Chess Puzzle #61732

CHESS PUZZLE #61732

Added by:	blitzkov
Added on:	01-May-12
Description:	composed by me try to solve it (i dare you to try too!!!)
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #61732
Attempts:	31
Solved:	7 (22%)


Black to move, mate in 3

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lavacouch
01-May-12, 22:58

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Not bad!

blitzkov
01-May-12, 22:59

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well it is a nice little trick to it!!

jsufeijo
02-May-12, 07:17

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Other way

If I'm not wrong, it's mate in one single move: pawn 7D to 5D. Is it possible?

lavacouch
02-May-12, 11:51

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Yes it is. I especially like the second move.

@jsufeijo d5 doesn't even put the king in check.

jsufeijo
02-May-12, 13:07

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No, but whites are forced to move, pawns are stuck and thus the king has no place where to go: checkmate.
Nice exercise in any case.

lavacouch
02-May-12, 13:31

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That would be a stalemate, which means the game ends in a draw. The point of puzzles are to try to checkmate the opponent in the required number of moves.

However, ... d5 leaves white to counter with cxd6 e.p., (en passant), so it's not a stalemate either.

jsufeijo
02-May-12, 13:46

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Oh, thanks. I didn't know the stalemate, now I know, and what definitely surprises me is the 'en passant'. So thanks for explaining. Is there any other special situation a beginner like me should know?

lavacouch
02-May-12, 15:30

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You're welcome.

En passant is the really odd one. I remember the first time someone played en passant against me. I was shocked, but it does makes sense since the pawn has to cross the square that is being attacked.

Otherwise, knowing the rules of castling are important. People seem to get these wrong sometimes. Especially, that the rook CAN be under attack during castling (and can move through an attacked square when queenside castling). I've had to argue this one several times over the years.

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CHESS PUZZLE #61732