Chess Puzzle #17219

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 2K5/8/8/p5Qp/8/5Bp1/7k/8 w - -

Added by:	kingdawar
Added on:	13-Nov-09
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 2K5/8/8/p5Qp/8/5Bp1/7k/8 w - -
Attempts:	467
Solved:	48 (10%)


White to move, mate in 3

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shrinarayanan
18-Jan-21, 05:01

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Excellent Puzzle

Very nice. Difficult three mover. 4 stars.

fredkohn
18-Jan-21, 15:16

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Another notch in kingdawar's belt.

kingdawar
19-Jan-21, 01:48

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From a technical point of view, for me, the loose a5 pawn (preventing zugzwang scenarios) and the deliberate placement of white's king (in the way for a 3. Bc8#) together "give away" a lot, maybe everything.

existentialist
20-Aug-23, 06:42

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kingdawar

Certainly the a pawn clarifies that there will be no zugzwang solution.

I didn't really focus on the white king before solving the problem except that I noted that it was too far away to play an active part.

I do see the point that it presents Bc8, but I didn't consciously notice that until after I had solved the problem.

I agree that it is a very good problem; no extraneous pawns or pieces to just confuse and distract thereby meeting one of the classical elements of a good problem.

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