Chess Puzzle #5107

CHESS PUZZLE #5107

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	09-Jul-08
Description:	Lev Andreevich Belov - Aleksey Petrovich Osachuk, Omsk 1965.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #5107
Attempts:	1272
Solved:	940 (73%)


White to move, mate in 3

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luqq
20-Oct-12, 05:16

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No comments yet how easy the easy puzzle is??? I'm confused ...

damalfi
20-Oct-12, 06:59

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Easy

I have to say, once you glance the mate pattern with back rank secured by pawns (black's) + bishop (white's).
I've overlooked it at first, looking for an aesthetical combinatios with Re3, and if QxB+, Rg3+!, Kh6 (if h8, Qf8#), QxQ+, Kh5 (forced), but black has other choices instead of QxB, of course, and it is not in 3 moves anyway. So it took me some effort. Until I realized Qf8+ forced a back rank mate. Very nice.

yadasampati
20-Oct-12, 07:44

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"Easy" is a relative concept

What is easy for one person might not be easy for another person. 24% did not solve this puzzle so far. I think it is a very nice puzzle for this section.

celticcountry
20-Oct-12, 09:33

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NIce

I stared at it for 10 minutes, thinking, why is this under easy section......
When I saw it, well , i deserves to be in the easy.
Keep them coming, enjoyed them tremendously.

michaeldommer
20-Oct-12, 09:49

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Nice

Other recent 'Queen sacrifice closers' helped me find the solution to this one.

thor99
20-Oct-12, 10:06

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thought this one was easy 'cause i was at a chess tournament a little while ago
saw a whole lot of queen sacs.

fezzik
20-Oct-12, 18:15

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I love this mate!

This mate actually occurs somewhat frequently once you know how to set it up.

I give this 2 stars difficulty
2 stars Aesthetic

But if I were giving stars for educational value, this would be at least 3 stars.

anna4u
20-Oct-12, 21:01

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Good

I would not have found the solution in blitz chess but under normal time controls I would have. But it doesn't matter. It's a nice puzzle.

chessikins
20-Oct-12, 22:47

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Smooth..

Nothing fancy but it all hangs together...not so easy to spot the first move..

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CHESS PUZZLE #5107