Chess Puzzle #5294

CHESS PUZZLE #5294

Added by:	fikzter
Added on:	19-Jul-08
Description:	T. Krabbe, 1974
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #5294
Attempts:	868
Solved:	56 (6%)


White to move, mate in 4

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kingdawar
14-Apr-11, 00:49

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T. Krabbe, 1974

houthakker
09-Oct-11, 01:35

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Woow

A really awesome problem !!

falkirkbairns1314
09-Oct-11, 02:43

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wow

nice one

willpeet
09-Oct-11, 05:53

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Knight?

Why did black promote to a knight in his first move? There were two black pawns that would have kept him from going anywhere. If he had taken a queen the queen could have taken the knight if he chose to move it there and the queen would not have been able to take the pawn and put him into check-mate.

ccmm01
09-Oct-11, 08:33

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Cool problem!

Interesting! It could have made better moves, (black) but it's a nice puzzle!

bulldogg6404
09-Oct-11, 09:05

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RE: Knight?

If black promotes to anything but a knight, white wins with 2.Ne4 and 3.Ng5# (earlier than 4 moves). When black promotes to knight, however, 2.Ne4 saves black with a stalemate instead of a loss.
There were no better moves in this position than the ones the computer made.

willpeet
09-Oct-11, 09:41

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RE: RE: Knight

Wow...so there's a beautiful stalemate because he froze his last piece. I wouldn't have seen that if my life had depended on it...plus, by moving white's knight there and giving it to black he's not only giving him the move of taking his knight, but now there's a place for black's knight to move so white has all the time in the world to get his check-mate. Another example of the reasons my game is so mediocre. Thanks a lot

phonybenoni
09-Oct-11, 10:32

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Not just a trick; there's some artistry involved. Turns out to be an unguard problem, of all things.

willpeet
09-Oct-11, 18:00

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Never heard of that...

What is an unguarded problem?

willpeet
09-Oct-11, 18:03

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Sorry

I put unguard on that question but my computer shoe to correct me. It just tried to do it again

phonybenoni
10-Oct-11, 04:53

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"Unguard problem" is not a technical term. It's just my way of saying the point lies in Black unguarding a square; in this case, the Na1 abandoning control of c2.

clinttherakam
11-Oct-11, 00:49

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Now that was an awesome puzzle, I think my all time favorite!

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