Chess Puzzle #8018

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 3r1kbR/1p1r2p1/2qp1n2/p3pPQ1/P1P1P3/BP6/2B5/6RK w - -

Added by:	eqj2
Added on:	11-Dec-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 3r1kbR/1p1r2p1/2qp1n2/p3pPQ1/P1P1P3/BP6/2B5/6RK w - -
Attempts:	1911
Solved:	928 (48%)


White to move, mate in 4

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maxwellunsmart
13-Apr-14, 00:53

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Nice end game

She was 16 at the time and rated 2430. What a group of sisters.

rooklecour1
13-Apr-14, 05:44

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Direct and Brutal

A nice puzzle, but a little obvious. What was Black doing while all the major White Pieces infiltrated the kingside?

maxwellunsmart
13-Apr-14, 08:14

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Here's the game

rooklecour1, here's the game. Gocheva was rated 2210 at the time.

www.chessgames.com

mikha-el
13-Apr-14, 10:26

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A really nice ending

Thanks for sharing

rich_sposato
13-Apr-14, 11:11

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Ms. Polgar would have bested me. Took me over 3 minutes to solve this one.

sadiesgramps
13-Apr-14, 16:54

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It pays to be stupid

I guess this is easier if you are sufficiently stupid not to think too deeply because unlike most times I got this right away.

w-w-w
13-Apr-14, 17:37

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Why didn't the pawn take the queen?

fabiomagnifico
13-Apr-14, 18:07

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The rook would have come down and it would have been a checkmate

w-w-w
13-Apr-14, 18:30

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@ fabiomagnifico -Thank you

jayelthefirst
12-Jul-22, 07:39

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Two Q sacs!!

One to no avail of course. Surprisingly low solve rate at 48% given the force used to end it.
Thank you for the game link maxwellunsmart (not agent 86 presumably)!

quokkascuseme
02-Nov-23, 16:44

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Another Way to Win?

1...Rf7, doesn't 2. Qxd8 Qe8 3. Bxd6 mate one move earlier?

caseyza2
02-Nov-23, 20:06

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No, white does not mate. Black can now play Re7.

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