Chess Puzzle #7793

CHESS PUZZLE #7793

Added by:	andy94
Added on:	01-Dec-08
Description:	P. Gvozdjak. Extraordinary price, Praca 1995. Mate in 2 moves.
Difficulty:	online chess puzzle #7793
Attempts:	642
Solved:	37 (5%)


White to move, mate in 2

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pirz_potter05
19-Jul-12, 00:26

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not a good puzzle at all, because it will not happen in the actual games.

chessikins
19-Jul-12, 01:45

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Too much drivel..

Four w bishops,three w knights and three w rooks is just complication for the sake of it..messy and amateurish-looking....like a newbies idea of a 'big' chess problem...easy to spot the key move,too..then everything falls apart as it is so easy to finish..yuch..

rawbee
19-Jul-12, 12:15

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I think its quite good

Certainly interesting and difficult. There aren't as many extra pieces as you'd think, maybe one white bishop and one rook. It would have taken a while to compose too! Considering only 5% solved it, I think it deserves 4/5 stars.

mcmlxxxi
19-Jul-12, 15:01

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Alright

Not a big fan of positions that are evidently unattainable. Is this good instruction to force the solver to discover what each piece is actually doing? Yes. But I prefer tactis or some novel idea (at least novel to me

phonybenoni
19-Jul-12, 18:54

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Basically, I think this is first of all just an little exercise for the composer to utilize all those pieces in the most ridiculous position possible. I still haven't figured out why the rook is on e8, but all the other pieces actually seem to have a purpose in one line or another.

This boils down to being a drill in visualization, seeing why moves are mates in one variation but not in another. It's not much fun, but when mastering any skill you have to practice the basics until they become second nature. This problem won't teach you a specific mate, but it will help you to recognize mating patterns in the future.

That being said, I must admit that I didn't enjoy it. I admired the composer's ingenuity, but I didn't enjoy the experience. But then, enjoyment is not the purpose of a drill.

hcajg77
19-Jul-12, 19:55

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Why the first move?

I don't understand 1. g6

o_gee
19-Jul-12, 20:13

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the solution isn't a checkmate

the
g6 (say bxc4)
nxg4#

doesn't make sense because the king can kxc5.

phonybenoni
19-Jul-12, 20:21

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1.g6 opens lines for the Bh7 to help in the mate after 1...Ke3, and for the Rh5 to help answer 1...Kxc5.

o_gee
19-Jul-12, 20:26

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oh wow.. can't believe I didn't see that hundredth (exaggerating) rook all the way on h5 protecting the c5 pawn...

hcajg77
20-Jul-12, 08:48

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phonybenoni

Thanks for the explanation, but I still don't quite understand.

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