Chess Puzzle #8204

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN rnb1rk2/1p3p2/p2N4/2pP3Q/4P3/5PN1/Pq1bBKPP/2R4R b - -

Added by:	mika76
Added on:	19-Dec-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle rnb1rk2/1p3p2/p2N4/2pP3Q/4P3/5PN1/Pq1bBKPP/2R4R b - -
Attempts:	1810
Solved:	1415 (78%)


Black to move, mate in 4

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mikha-el
14-May-14, 00:43

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Nice one

Thanks for sharing

bunnyrabbitz
14-May-14, 03:07

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Nice one

A good 'easy' puzzle.

bunnyrabbitz
14-May-14, 03:13

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forgot to mention

If White's king takes the black bishop - I did not immediately see Qd2 checkmate after Qd4 check. P

bunnyrabbitz
14-May-14, 03:17

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waiting for comments at Midnight

I'm sure the usual 1200 to 1400 rated players will BRAG about how quickly they solve this -LOL LOL !! I'll check back around midnight to check the silly comments as I usually do to HUMOR MYSELF from the drivel and silliness !!!

spectrachess
14-May-14, 04:45

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A good puzzle !!
I was just amazed that the white king retreated instead of taking the unprotected bishop on the first move.

pdbm8
14-May-14, 05:07

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bunnrabbitz

Took me about 45 min to solve, making several wrong moves in the process. But that also included a second trip to the coffee pot.
However, I do agree that the 1st bishop move eluded me because I couldn't see through the fog of my limited consciousness to see the peril if Kxe3 was black's response.
I thought this was a good puzzle.

phonybenoni
14-May-14, 05:37

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Took me a year to solve. Thank goodness I had a time machine to bring me back to today.

dkapitator
14-May-14, 06:18

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Lovely puzzle but...

White's threat of mate in one gave away that it had to be checks all the way through. It would have taken me a lot longer to find the solution -- took me only 1.1 x 10^45 planck units -- if I wasn't forced to check right out of the gate.

That said, the puzzle was quite instructive, and I rather enjoyed solving it.

lyonscolorado
14-May-14, 06:37

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bunnyrabbitz
14-May-14, 03:13

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forgot to mention
If White's king takes the black bishop - I did not immediately see Qd2 checkmate after Qd4 check. P

I saw that too

jdorp
14-May-14, 07:32

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Fun

It seems obvious to me that this one came out of a real (tactical) game; a very interesting one!

chessyqueen
14-May-14, 08:43

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good easy puzzle

Was trying to solve it in my head (like you have to do in a real over the board game). Was not too easy for me to find the first bishop's move.

rooklecour1
14-May-14, 09:44

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Solution Time

I have been working on this puzzle since 1962 but had the advantage of working on it in a previous life. Success came after two chocolate muffins and a very LARGE cup of Kona (Hawaiian) coffee. (The muffins did have a high glycemic index...)

spangleman
14-May-14, 10:24

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nice puzzle

The threat from the white queen means it has to be check every move so you can only use the bishop and queen. Looks wrong at first to risk sacrificing the bishop but you should quickly see that d4 then d2 give checkmate. I liked this puzzle as its not one that would perhaps jump out as obvious in a game. A good one to learn from.

rook2d2
14-May-14, 10:54

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Bishop Sac or not leads to Mate

Great puzzle ,some of the earlier comments from bunny are not needed,she is a strong player,one of her games against lostinadaze was a great game on how you should carry out a kingside attack ,but do not understand why she has singled out 1200 1400 rated players ,we all have to start somewhere,hope bunny understands that she might have been having a laugh but rises above it.

benijmnz
14-May-14, 23:52

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nice puzzle

Beautiful mate in three.

kreinhold
19-Jan-23, 21:24

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K takes knight, right?

Why wouldn’t White king take knight after first move?

noggins
10-May-23, 08:30

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Definitely not easy to see the line:

1. ... Be3+
2. Kxe3 Qd4+
3. Kf4 Qd2#

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