Chess Puzzle #5439

CHESS PUZZLE #5439

Added by:	thebish
Added on:	31-Jul-08
Description:	This is fairly easy -- mainly interesting because the rook on g7 is pinned, which you have to work around.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #5439
Attempts:	1368
Solved:	457 (33%)


Black to move, mate in 6

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yadasampati
03-Jan-13, 03:12

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i did not like it ...

.. i don't know why, but this puzzle could not charm me

sidthekid
03-Jan-13, 03:25

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i didn't like it either

But I only because I couldn't do it, excellent. Afterwards going throught the moves it looks much easier, but when I was doing it nope!

kaupanger
03-Jan-13, 04:13

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Nice one

I followed quite a few wrong paths before realising that something I'd seen at the beginning finally came in at the end. Made me smile. Thanks.

sicknero
03-Jan-13, 05:58

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I enjoyed that,

a couple of false trails, nice.

macheide
03-Jan-13, 06:37

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I enjoyed this one. Thanks.

kingdawar
03-Jan-13, 06:43

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It's not a matter of enjoying, it's doing what is necessary to bring home the point

dracoargentum
03-Jan-13, 07:25

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Queen sacrifice

If White feels forced to sacrifice the Queen, why not take the Rook with check?

kleinemax
03-Jan-13, 08:38

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Nice one.I did make some wrong moves, but finally I found the checkmate.

fezzik
03-Jan-13, 08:54

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Quite difficult ...

This one required some difficult decisions at several points. It took me a few minutes to work it all out.

FYI: to get really good at chess, try to solve these puzzles without moving the pieces.

3.5 Stars Difficulty
3 Stars Aesthetics.

yadasampati
03-Jan-13, 10:05

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I think there is more to a puzzle ...

... and chess in general, than just "bringing home the point". Am pretty sure Kingdawar will agree with me on that and i am just quoting his words to make a point, not to refute them or react in a negative way.

It is hard to describe what that "more" is, and of course that is also a personal issue, but for me it has to with beauty and originality. And unfortunately i could not find them in this puzzle

blitzkov
03-Jan-13, 19:31

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I found it fun. I ALSO solved it

kingdawar
03-Jan-13, 20:45

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yadasampati

I wasn't necessarily refuting your words either (just adding to the confusion, as always)

fezzik
03-Jan-13, 22:01

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If bringing home the point was all there was....

this puzzle would be about 1 star in beauty.

All Black needs to do to win is play Qxh3+ followed by Qxg4+. There's no more that needs to be calculated for Black to win. Black may not be able to force an immediate mate that way, but the win is guaranteed.

The position is attractive because of the rather convoluted, but fast forced mate that is available. But as tactics training, the game is over when the N is captured.

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