Chess Puzzle #26363

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 1k5r/1bp1Q2p/1p6/P3p3/4np2/2P2P2/2P2P1P/R3R1K1 b - -

Added by:	mika76
Added on:	19-Jun-10
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 1k5r/1bp1Q2p/1p6/P3p3/4np2/2P2P2/2P2P1P/R3R1K1 b - -
Attempts:	760
Solved:	620 (81%)


Black to move, mate in 8

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eugen1943
09-Oct-20, 05:59

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Very interesting

I haven't evaluated this problem, but in my solution the first thing white does is it gives up it's queen and as Esbjerg said "It's a wak in the park."

fajter
09-Oct-20, 09:11

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Anyone can find this game in the Internet?

This would be great to see the whole combination.

paldan84
09-Oct-20, 11:23

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?????

what's the reason for the queen to block the rook? just to extend the game one more move? I would never do that in hope my opponent makes mistakes further into the game.

vanessavh
09-Oct-20, 18:25

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Looks like a real position that occurred in a game, someone made a puzzle out of it and had to change it to mate in 8 because of the queen. Mate in 7 with the queen blocked or somewhere else would have probably been better.

81% success rate, because the moves come completely natural.

fajter
08-Jun-23, 16:50

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The record of the game

It seems it is impossible to find the game from move one. Yet there is some tangible evidence the game was in fact played:
www.newzealandchess.co.nz

kingdawar
08-Jun-23, 21:01

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Someone from the Nordic countries might tell us if Stalflinga is actually the name of a known chess player or that it's some made-up word meaning. ..flake? Stalflinga - Ewen Green, 1974 seems trustworthy, but it's also less reliably referred to as Stalflinga - Lars Grahn, 1976. That's all I can find via Google now, which itself has gradually become less reliable in its listing of useful results.

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