Chess Puzzle #5519

CHESS PUZZLE #5519

Added by:	demagog
Added on:	05-Aug-08
Description:	Mate in 2.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #5519
Attempts:	1516
Solved:	1226 (80%)


White to move, mate in 2

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sc6654
06-Feb-13, 19:02

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There is better moves without losing Queen

mc_21
03-Mar-13, 00:13

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Well...

It's less beautiful without the queen sac.

yadasampati
03-Mar-13, 00:48

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Saving the queen means no mate in 2

A puzzle (and chess in general) is not about keeping or loosing pieces, but about checkmating the opponent. In this case there is no other way to give mate in 2, but by playing Qb8+. And indeed, the higher the piece that is sacrificed, the more beautiful it is.

grog75
03-Mar-13, 01:49

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Mate in 1

Knight to C7 is the only move that needs to be played.

mc_21
03-Mar-13, 01:53

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Are you?

Are you looking at the right boards grog75? ...Nc7 then king goes to b8 since the knight blocks the queen check, where is the mate in 1 in that?

grog75
03-Mar-13, 02:10

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I need to go to sleep.

Your right, I'm too tired.

mc_21
03-Mar-13, 02:12

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Yea

Yea I guess you should xD

jamesprincex
03-Mar-13, 03:58

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There's something intrinsically beautiful about a one horse mate..

who said anything too good can't be true?

tugger
03-Mar-13, 05:31

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"there is"
"your right"

I'm starting to think language and chess are closely related.

mc_21
03-Mar-13, 05:37

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LOL

haha! It's just the internet and not some scholarly work so I think it's acceptable

tugger
03-Mar-13, 05:38

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I couldn't stop myself.

fezzik
03-Mar-13, 11:23

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My first thought...

Was why is there only an 82% solve rate for one of the most hackneyed 2-movers in chess?

My second thought was why did 6 people feel the need to make a comment.

My third thought was to agree with tugger's last comment.

odysseuszero
03-Mar-13, 19:27

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Very good.

I enjoyed completeing the puzzle

una_amin
03-Mar-13, 20:06

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My first thought was ...

..how only 57% solved it excellently, ie without hints and up to 5 wrong moves allowed.

My second was realising that gameknot has a multitude of players rated under 1000 and that this site and puzzle section is for them as well.

mc_21
03-Mar-13, 20:07

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My first thought..

My first thought was why the heck am I here commenting? I should be playing chess, oh well..

godbole
03-Mar-13, 22:29

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Very simple. Actually this is one of the classic examples of a smothered checkmate in the chess world.
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