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Quality and quantity of problems will be increased by better computational resources and heuristics soon. We started simple manual QC for now. It will be a good idea to support your critics with evaluations of your favorite engine, although you are still waiting for PGN export features ;( Problem   Tactician Rating Comment p00004 b plopje 1630 childish p00004 b RuneMusen 1628 Okay problem... I guess p00010 b Chesser 1219 This was WAY to easy. Piontless, how could this be rated 1769.2??!?! p00010 b jimmeebgood 1156 easier than most p00010 b Yuan 1644 very difficult p00010 b palindrome 1619 quite easy p00010 b mbingham 1432 This looks more like 700 than 1700. p00010 b Olar 1282 easy p00010 b kpmartin18 1483 Outstanding puzzle, best one on the site p00010 b Markusgoth 2055 Easy. A bit too high for 1700s but it is not a bad problem at all, especially for 1300s-1500s. p00010 b admeyer73 1602 It's overated, but not that bad because it's so easy it looks like there is a hidden trick involved. Time burns off your clock and your rating decreases. p00010 b admeyer73 1602 It's overated, but not that bad because it's so easy it looks like there is a hidden trick involved. Time burns off your clock and your rating decreases. p00010 b mastermind2007 1359 Well, it's not obvious at once, but if you've figured it out it seems to be very easy! p00010 b john2001plus 1598 I found it difficult because it was not what I expected. p00010 b notquitekarpov 1332 Pointless - solution is the most natural looking move anyway. p00010 b realpatzer 1561 why p00010 b nicola 1173 too easy for 1768 :) p00010 b nordmela 1724 too easy p00010 b clav 1542 IMO it's not easy, because it really looks like as if there was something hidden in that position. It must have been taken from a real game. p00010 b mryucky 1336 I agree, it is poor p00010 b Boriskudelin 1849 It is not that bad. The point id that you have to find out it WAS easy. When you do a lot of tactics - then you don't really know what to look for. For an easy one or for a hard one:) So it works :) p00010 b Carnap 1367 It is a fairly easy problem. It does appear devious though. p00010 b PsyMar 1195 I didn't know if it was easy or hard, and I got it wrong. I didn't even see the solution as a possible move. p00010 b cyruslaihy 1280 it looks complicated, make you think a lot, then you arrove at the most obvious answer p00010 b steinar 1566 Why? p00010 b atefile 1045 Good problem p00010 b Derek 1410 Its pointless, I agree. And this isn't even a tactic! p00010 b darthsenior 1168 eas p00013 w Twistedslayer 1336 realy easy p00013 w Boriskudelin 1849 :) yeah p00013 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for this rating p00014 w Olar 1282 took me a while to see the first move, after that the rest was fairly easy p00016 b plopje 1630 it should have been easy but I just didn't see it p00016 b epimedes 1361 A good test of visualisation p00016 b tralala 1448 yeah, nice! p00017 w Guptaempire 1261 did in two seconds, I am a beginner.. p00018 w Tama 1551 I solved it! p00099 w wolf212768 1130 easy p00109 w mastermind2007 1359 Well, this one takes some risk with it, I think. p00110 w mastermind2007 1359 easy p00110 w penguin 1197 one word easy p00110 w Guptaempire 1261 lol p00110 w wolf212768 1130 too easy p00119 w wolf212768 1130 raffiniert... p00143 b tmprat 1274 No other possibility p00165 b wolf212768 1130 very easy p00167 w wolf212768 1130 super easy p00173 w wolf212768 1130 beautiful pin p00180 b wolf212768 1130 and what then ... p00205 b penguin 1197 very easy shouldn't be a 1039 problem p00216 w wolf212768 1130 surprise :-) p00217 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating p00222 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating p00229 b cheetah7 1517 I don't see what is so hard about it. p00229 b wolf212768 1130 there is no way out of the knight pin. p00237 w wolf212768 1130 great, i loved it. p00241 b CirqueDude 1455 Black could defend with Nc6 instead... p00253 w MPradical 1356 can someone explain this one? p00253 w mykingislonely 1805 uh, you win a piece p00253 w wolf212768 1130 yeah, you have to take it. p00253 w wolf212768 1130 because of the following pin. p00256 b Roger 1368 its is a very good problem p00256 b arusa18 1606 easy p00265 b wolf212768 1130 difficult for the rating p00265 b wolf212768 1130 beautiful checkmate ! p00267 w nonso 1604 NICE!!!! p00267 w Chessdoom 1581 splendid! p00267 w d4d5e4 1503 wonderful p00268 b itzerkle 1033 i dont get this one p00268 b wolf212768 1130 follow up ? p00268 b wolf212768 1130 its mate in 4. p00270 b TacticsSucks 1783 I missed that you could take With the N saved me some time. p00270 b smotherhubbard 1754 Ok... you're still totally lost either way. p00270 b smotherhubbard 1754 or...maybe not totally. But in serious trouble judging by crafty's -3.12 rating. p00270 b tomohawk 1820 I think -3 is totally lost. Bad problem. p00273 b attilaturzo 1754 What about first Qd5 and than Bc4? p00273 b mykingislonely 1805 Maybe because black can play Re6 p00273 b snakehead 1460 If Qd5+ then ...Kg6, then if h4+ the K escapes to g5. In the solution, this square is guarded by the white Q. p00275 b wolf212768 1130 hmm, too easy... p00280 w wolf212768 1130 like it. p00293 b wolf212768 1130 lindo - excellent p00296 b underated 1302 this is more like a must than a puzzle. p00296 b underated 1302 this is more like a must than a puzzle. p00296 b wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating p00299 w Arthurrocks 1764 why is this 1999? Not as hard as it's rating p00299 w ibaric 1428 It took me some time because i was focused on the attack and not on queen capture. p00299 w stbrie 1314 Nice way to give it away, ibaric. p00299 w sujabdul 1603 everybody thinks abt moving forward only... but it seems something else p00299 w hedgehoghead1 1028 attacking is not everything p00306 w wolf212768 1130 hmm, first i didnt see the mate. hahaha p00308 w wolf212768 1130 uhhh, difficult for the rating. p00317 b wolf212768 1130 easy p00325 w hmpf142000 1640 overrated"! p00325 w Markusgoth 2055 Overrated. p00325 w Derek 1410 2230.5!? Way Overrated. p00331 b wolf212768 1130 ok, and then ?? p00336 b wolf212768 1130 and then ? p00336 b wolf212768 1130 hmmm, its mate, didnt see :) p00346 b wolf212768 1130 too easy p00347 b wolf212768 1130 yeah, easy p00351 b wolf212768 1130 and then... p00361 b wolf212768 1130 where does he go ??? p00364 w wolf212768 1130 beautiful combination, a bit difficult for 1165 p00370 b Markusgoth 2055 Almost missed this one! Freakingly nice position indeed. p00388 b notyetagm 1507 2 RxBg7+! is a great example of the DESTRUCTION/DECOY principle applied to a bishop (Black g7-bishop) defending an opposing bishop's (White c5-bishop) TACTICAL BASE (d4-square, attacking Black c3-rook). p00388 b wolf212768 1130 beautiful p00396 w wolf212768 1130 followup ? p00398 b Milacek 1785 excellent ... clearly better than Rh7+ p00408 b moegigo 1514 cxd4 doesnt threat mate on g7 p00416 w wolf212768 1130 easy... p00423 w impromptus 1513 Missed the Bishop + p00425 w plopje 1630 yeah. But obvious. It had to be a forced mate otherwise it was a loss. Knight e3 failed on bishop f1. p00426 w Chessdoom 1581 2 easy 4 me! p00426 w tmprat 1274 No big deal. Overrated. p00436 b wolf212768 1130 hmmm, cant see, whats happening ?? p00436 b wolf212768 1130 ah, fork :-) p00440 b Auge 1591 Ein bekannter Konter. p00440 b wolf212768 1130 good idea p00441 b Markusgoth 2055 In fact this is a very deep problem that worth playing. p00441 b Markusgoth 2055 The 3rd move is so tactful that it ensures the victory. Nice problem indeed. p00446 w mastermind2007 1359 very easy one! p00446 w underated 1302 bang bam... p00456 b tomohawk 1820 Should include ...Nf8 Qxc2 and Rxa8 p00461 w lagplayer 1668 This was silly since rxb4 leads to an easy won pawn endgame. p00461 w edgy 1662 Terrible problem. ...Rxb4+ is a trivially won endgame. Of course lousy problems like this never get removed... p00461 w Meyinor 1796 I suggest to add a pawn on a3, to fix this problem. p00461 w uraleech 2721 So you would rather be up by a pawn than up by a rook? True, they both win, but which is the better move? p00461 w Markusgoth 2055 This problem is rated 1802??? p00461 w edgy 1662 uraleech, a trivially won game is a trivially won game. Both moves have the same value. p00461 w mark1960 1495 Rc1+ is correct. Faster win with a rook up. Argue otherwise and you miss the point of the problem. p00461 w fredc 1420 Rxb4 leads to easy endgame. p00461 w w1b888 1397 the question is to find the best move (Rc1+), not to find one of the winning moves (ex: Rxb4+). p00461 w bwtaylor 1447 Crafty has scored the moves wrong because it can't search deep enough. Both are +99.99. There is no way to argue that Rc1+ is better than Rxb4. Both win, by force, with no complications. The number of moves to win has no value according to the rules of chess. p00461 w chesswiz 1554 1. none of us paid for this site so we shouldnt be complaining in the first place. 2. the point of this site is to help our tactical skills, wether you found rc1+ or rxb4 it did just that. p00461 w KABOOOM 1789 People. Yes, Rxb4 leads to a won endgame. But Rc1+ just wins a Rook. Which is better being up a pawn or up a Rook? Use your heads. Alot of these problems have many moves that win, but the machine only accepts the best. p00461 w Linder 1563 Meyinor is absolutely right. And this site is there to make your tactical and not your endgame skills better p00461 w mykingislonely 1805 Calm down everyone, SveJoe already suspended this problem. Twice. p00461 w imnothere 1165 I dont get it...I thought Rxb4 was the answer...o wait a minute nvm.rook to c1 then d1 and you get to take the white rook while keeping yours p00479 w underated 1302 block that queen... p00479 w wolf212768 1130 and then ... p00479 w wolf212768 1130 ok, good idea. p00490 b Auge 1591 Without considering all stupid moves before. p00491 w Tama 1551 way to simple no distractions to get your attention of track. 1870?????? wtf think its that high because there rent a lot of people that play it. p00498 b wolf212768 1130 difficult... p00507 b wolf212768 1130 back rank mate. gooood. p00516 b underated 1302 lovely sequence and sacrafice. p00516 b underated 1302 stuffed this up 2nd time around. p00517 b underated 1302 nice a neat. p00517 b wolf212768 1130 its very tenting to take the queen. hahaha... p00523 w PeaceProcess 1539 What after 2.Bf3,Qxf5 3.Bg4 p00523 w mykingislonely 1805 Bf3 Qh4 i guess p00523 w mykingislonely 1805 Bf3 Qh4 i guess p00523 w mykingislonely 1805 the queen has no other place to go p00530 w floreatdunum 1654 Extremely poor. There is no practical difference between eveluations of -3.85 and -5.89 pawns. Whoever included this here has either a) no commonsense, or b) no understanding of chess, or c) is an arsey little pedant with smelly old anorak and a plastic bag full of scoresheets. In any case, whoever included this problem certainly deserves no friends. GET RID OF THIS SHITE. p00535 w mastermind2007 1359 nice p00536 w wolf212768 1130 why not show the next moves? p00539 b Prufrock 1587 It is mate on the move if the rook is taken by the Bishop. I'm with JoeLag on this p00539 b justafan 1390 Ne7..Rf7?..2.Ng6+..Kg8..3.Qxh7+...Kf8...4.Qh8 ++ p00539 b young026 1328 3.Qxh7+...Rxh7 p00539 b wolf212768 1130 beautiful. For explanations look at Crafty. Ne7= +2.0, Re7= +7.0. :) p00549 w wolf212768 1130 and then? What follows, is so beautiful. p00549 w wolf212768 1130 white Q without defence. p00563 b JSorel 1701 very easy for a 1700 p00577 w wolf212768 1130 it was easy ! p00577 w slacker00 1526 Talk about a help-mate. White hangs himself with his last move. It took me a while to see it, though, somewhat peculiar to see that opportunity pop up. p00578 b netbuzzard 1245 There is only one legal move. p00587 b wolf212768 1130 but why not s h o w the following moves? :( p00593 b Arthurrocks 1764 how about Bg5+ retard? p00593 b mykingislonely 1805 allows the king to escape the pin p00598 w wolf212768 1130 please show what follows then, its so interesting ! p00606 w morkovkin 1644 wrong problem. there are at least 3 equal possibility Qg5; Qa7; Nd3 p00606 w ostap 1852 1...Qg5 2.Rc2 and what? 1...Nd3 even loses to 2.Be6+ p00606 w morkovkin 1644 You are right. I do not understand why I wrote that :) p00606 w armeno 1831 but why is 1803 so easy problem? p00608 w edgy 1662 stupid non-problem p00608 w Violinist 1418 It takes a strategist to realize the passed pawn is compensation for the rook... except that the position shown doesn't quite give you any choices eh? p00608 w zenchess 1612 i agree this is a non-problem, and i think white is better anyways in the final position, so this should be removed p00608 w Markusgoth 2055 Too easy for 1500s... but maybe some pseudo-strategists don't realize that. It's easy to make mistake. p00608 w AngryPirate 1308 I agree with edgy and zenchess.....It isn't really a problem as you MUST take back with the rook, there really isn't any choice...there is no tactic or strategy involved. p00608 w netlava 1438 LOL p00608 w spacecowboy 1394 This comment is in reply to the prior comments posted by edgy, Violinist, zenchess, & AngryPirate. Juding from your comments, you four guys didn't understand something when you made your comment about this problem. Go to the bulletin board and find the posts by JoeLag and SveJoe on August 24, 2005. Those posts should explain a little something to you guys. Now, the comment by zenchess regarding he thinks White is better in the final position (after 1...Rxe8) is an opinion that is probably correct. For confirmation, one just has to take a look at Crafty's analysis of the problem which is presented on this web site. Crafty agrees with zenchess and so do I. Crafty's score of +.2.04 means White has a decisive advantage. For this reason, I agree with zenchess' assertion that this problem should be removed. The best move by Black after 1.Bxe8 still loses. p00608 w beco 1362 Sorry the rate mistake. I think it is poor. One star only. p00608 w theKnife 1585 very poor p00608 w wald 1609 well I guess in real chess games, you don't know a priori when there is a problem-like tactics, so it's good to have some "non-problem" problems amongst the problems. However, at least then one should not be loosing, as in this one ... p00608 w Chessdoom 1581 Damnit you fools, whats the problems? For every1 who thinks it is "to easy" why did you had it wrong then? Thats the tactic, You think so hard when its so esy, you've think easy in a real chessgame 2 right? p00608 w Derek 1410 this is overrated!!!!! p00608 w LaskoVortex 1427 What's the catch? p00608 w mykingislonely 1805 Boo! Whoever makes these problems (non-problems) should give up chess p00608 w lyctc 1474 when a monkey could make the correct move... p00613 b floreatdunum 1654 Nice - first use the pin against the f7 pawn, then use the pin against the g7 pawn... p00623 b underated 1302 I think it's great when you muff these ones and second time round when you see the solution. the sound of the moon slap you give yourself is priceless.. p00624 b mastermind2007 1359 oh well... p00641 b nemrod 1406 and what abot Qe7? p00641 b Wilsonia 1706 Off the top of my head, 2.Qe7 Rxe7 3.fxe7 Qb5 4.Rxf7+ Bg7 and black wins I think. p00667 b e4e5f4 1413 Spieß p00681 w floreatdunum 1654 1...Bxd5 is also winning, as Crafty's output below indicates. Who really cares whether its -8.49 or -3.33, in real life? p00681 w mykingislonely 1805 crafty does p00690 b pinkerton 1537 Emanuel Lasker loves these economical mates. To him everybody on the attack's has been stretched in an ideal manner. p00693 w FireGarden 1571 This problem has got to be trading on its rating! At least as far as I was concerned! :) p00693 w freeher 1426 I actually missed this one. For some reason, I just assumed it was a perpetual check and moved Qc1 without looking too closely, missing that the queen was hanging altogether. (of course, Qc1 isn't even a perpetual...) p00693 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating. p00694 b wolf212768 1130 too easy p00699 b waaek 1030 These sorts of questions are harder on a tactics site than in a game: you keep looking and looking for moves which win, and sometimes there just aren't any. p00710 w Auge 1591 standard defense against standard attack p00712 b tomohawk 1820 Solution should be longer. p00719 w jkool 999 i am 72 but i leep trying i love chess i hope 2 get beter problems help a lot i like playing here thanks p00750 w wolf212768 1130 seems sooo easy, but... p00758 w wolf212768 1130 easy p00776 b wolf212768 1130 zu leicht für ranking. p00784 w notyetagm 1507 The f1-rook is not loose, the f1-square is a loose mating focal point! So 1 ... Qh3! threatens 2 ... Qxh2# and 2 ... Qxf1#. White cannot meet both threats. p00784 w theKnife 1585 White cannot meet Qxh2 at all anyway. ;-) p00789 w Philwillb 1335 Very good. I thought that Ng5 was better because then KxR is answered by NxQ+ forking White's Rook. Missed the little fact that White could play the Queen to b3 checking, and then allowing KxR without the preceding punishment. p00789 w QuickFire 1560 What Phil said! p00789 w EngrStudent 1247 nicely done! p00791 b CLance 2103 more than one winning lines p00798 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating p00798 w wolf212768 1130 much too easy. there is no other move. p00799 w underated 1302 what a great turn around. p00799 w wolf212768 1130 very easy :-) p00819 b camembert 1600 The solution really should be extended to Qxe5 dxe5 Rxd7+ Kg8 Bc4+. Playing Qxe5 on a whim because you can't see anything better (which I almost did myself) isn't the same as solving the problem. p00820 b wolf212768 1130 i like those backrank mates. :) p00842 b underated 1302 a good points earner for the quick p00842 b wolf212768 1130 ok, relatively easy. p00858 b pinkerton 1537 This position teaches us not to be afraid of ghosts. p00861 w underated 1302 missed this 3 times p00861 w wolf212768 1130 seems so easy, but didnt find it p00866 b deepfriedbrain 1795 of course mate is best, but i think Rb4+ also wins (cxb4 Qxb4 Kc7 Re7+ Qxe7 Qxe7+ is a won ending for white, yes?) p00869 b Russellovich 1468 very sweet p00871 w LaskoVortex 1427 Hard to see that white is missing a rook. p00898 b tpollet 1718 étonnant que ce problème soit si difficile, alors que la solution est d'une simplicité absolue. p00923 b underated 1302 painfully exposed king... p00927 w wald 1609 again one of those: find the only moves which do not instantly loose... p00942 w floreatdunum 1654 A theme known with reversed colours from the Dutch Defence. What was the opening here? p00982 w MasterThak 1402 I like 1...Kf4 p01001 w wolf212768 1130 i like this knight attack :) p01018 w wolf212768 1130 removal of defense, beautiful. p01023 w Markusgoth 2055 Somehow interesting. p01023 w hmpf142000 1640 a bit underrated... p01023 w wolf212768 1130 last queen move is difficult. p01035 w nemrod 1406 nice ;) p01051 b wolf212768 1130 removal of defense. p01056 w LaskoVortex 1427 If 2.gxh3, then its mate in three: 2...Qh4+ 3.Ke2 Rg2+ 4.Rf2 Qxf2++. p01063 b pkendal 1474 very nice. p01110 b wald 1609 Kh2 is not wrong, it only prolongs blacks misery by one move. p01119 w BughouseMaster 1555 Nice problem, but after thinking for about 20 secs I still couldn't see the solution! I had looked at Rxe5 but then after he takes back, didn't see the Ng3 Kh2 forced move and then Nf1+, forking... I felt this was tougher than 1475 rated problem. p01119 w Chessdoom 1581 Greatproblem, but i agree wit bughousemaster, (not that i had it wrong, I got 0.64+ rating!) p01119 w notyetagm 1507 @Bughousemaster: Yes, this problem is a great example of the need to EVALUATE FORCING MOVES LIKE A COMPUTER (1 ... Re8xBe5!, 2 ... Nh5-g3+, 3 ... Ng3-f1+) p01119 w notyetagm 1507 @Bughousemaster: Yes, this problem is a great example of the need to EVALUATE FORCING MOVES LIKE A COMPUTER (1 ... Re8xBe5!, 2 ... Nh5-g3+, 3 ... Ng3-f1+) p01123 w notyetagm 1507 Yet another example of the fork-overload trick. After 1 ... Nxd5? 2 Nxd5 Qxd5, White plays the fork-overload trick 3 Re1+!, to deflect the d1-rook from its defense of the White queen along the d-file. White loses material. Chernev used to say "When you double your rooks on an open file, you more than double their power". This problem makes a good example of this saying. Without the doubled rooks the fork-overload trick would not work here since the White f3-knight defends the e1-checking focal point. p01141 b notyetagm 1507 A wonderful example of the tactical theme . Here 1 ... Nxc4?? is a blunder because White can play 2 QxNc4!, exploiting the fact that the Black e6-bishop is an , having to both the Black c4-knight and the White e5-pawn to stop the e5-e6+, winning the Black f7-queen. p01141 b notyetagm 1507 A wonderful example of the tactical theme BLOCAKADERS DO NOT DEFEND, THEY ONLY BLOCKADE. Here 1 ... Nxc4?? is a blunder because White can play 2 QxNc4!, exploiting the fact that the Black e6-bishop is an OVERWORKED BLOCKADER, having to both DEFEND the Black c4-knight and BLOCKADE the White e5-pawn to stop the DISCOVERED CHECK e5-e6+, winning the Black f7-queen. p01141 b Sidorsky 1483 should be rated higher p01141 b wolf212768 1130 wonderful, but difficult for the rating. p01200 b tmprat 1274 Too easy p01208 w wolf212768 1130 too easy for the rating. p01218 b edgy 1662 Nxc6 also kills p01218 b nabla 1852 1.Nxc6? Bb4! 2.Nxd8 c2+ p01218 b JoeLag 1285 8 tries at all, 5 failed tries and 3 tries p01218 b JoeLag 1285 8 tries at all, 5 failed tries and 3 tries less or equal 1 sec. What should you think of that? p01218 b Mattdw 1378 Nxc6 is blunder as it is overlooking an altogether more superiour move. Bh5+ is mate if black just tries to sidestep the check. The only way out for black is to play Nxh5 (as the knight is the only thing blocking the kings escape route after the next move), which forces Ke7 which then makes Nxc6 a winning move. p01218 b InfamousG 1178 Excellent problem, sacrificing the bishop to fork the queen. While Nxc6 will win the queen (if 1.Nxc6 Qb6 2.Bh5+ Nxh5 3.Qh5#), it can force a difficult time after. Bb4 should not be "!" because of Nxb4 preventing the trade of queens by the threat from c2+ and an altogether more complicated game after. 1.Bh5+ forces 1...Nxh5 2.Qh5+ Ke7 3.Nxc6 Kf6 4.Nxd8 Winning Knight, Pawn, Queen and excellent positition for a Bishop. p01223 b deadbeatoz 1832 qb8+ is totally won as well p01224 b Markusgoth 2055 Why suspended? What's crafty auto? p01238 b tomohawk 1820 Definitely should extend solution. p01244 b wolf212768 1130 and then... p01253 b impromptus 1513 wow this is quite a long sequence.. p01255 w Fromper 1281 Tricky. Good endgame exercise. p01267 b Wojtas257 1513 GREAT p01267 b Fromper 1281 Oddly, that last move took some thought. I must really suck if it takes me that long to find the one and only move that avoids mate. p01267 b underated 1302 yeah that trap was set and I was thinking of attack...attack...silly me. p01269 b floreatdunum 1654 2. Qe4+ is very much winning too, leaving White a full piece up with Black's king dreadfully exposed. 2. Qe6+ is mate in 9, which is a bit much to expect anyone to calculate in 3 seconds. Therefore a 50/50 guess for either of two winning moves in 3 seconds. FUCK OFF YOU PRAT. p01283 w Arthurrocks 1764 this is 1831? This should be like 1950. Get lessons on how to rate problems please p01301 w wolf212768 1130 interesting puzzle. p01302 b underated 1302 why did I throw the rook into the fray... p01308 b wolf212768 1130 if you see it, its so easy p01309 w wolf212768 1130 last minute salvation :) p01315 w LoseOften 1406 This problem is, i think, much more difficult than 1384 p01315 w LaskoVortex 1427 This problem is ridiculously difficult. It should be rated 2100 at the bare minimum. Even 2.Bxb5+ axb5 3.Qxa1 should throw off many 1600 tacticians, not to mention the crafty line, that has a *THIRD* Queen capture at c6! The beauty of the crafty line is *****, but I have to give it * because 1300 players just guess the right answer without even seeing the simplest of White's responses. p01315 w LaskoVortex 1427 I meant a third queen capture at move 6, not c6--actually c7. p01315 w notquitekarpov 1332 Agreed. I rejected b5 on basis of Bxb5 and if axb5, Qxa1 but then I am only 1375 rated. A really difficult solution to find for grade given. p01315 w wolf212768 1130 why not show the continuation? Would be very interesting. Can be analysed in Fritz. But is complicated to transfer it. p01315 w wolf212768 1130 too complicated for this rating. Have to think 6 moves ahead !! p01315 w wolf212768 1130 with luck i got the solution, but without knowing, if it was really a good move. im rated 1180 at the moment. :) p01319 b wolf212768 1130 here its not necessary show the next move, its supereasy. p01331 w smotherhubbard 1754 This problem should make people find 3...Kxf7; I didn't think it was obvious. p01335 b wolf212768 1130 complicated continuation :( p01335 b wolf212768 1130 it was a guess move, because there was a mate threat of black present. p01347 b Markusgoth 2055 A great one! p01358 b wolf212768 1130 too easy. p01369 b padman 1706 maybe I missed something silly, but doesnt queen takes f5 check win in the same way?? p01369 b padman 1706 damn, q*f5+, king takes, rook checks, and then the black pawn can block...my mistke!! p01369 b sven 1644 the pawn can block, but still f4+ is possible. This would win was it not for gf: ep. p01369 b kitaro 1641 since Qxe4 is not check, black can play Qf3+, then you can forget the mating net. The right move is Qxf5+. I want my points back p01369 b kitaro 1641 ohh I see the e5 pawn block. dont pay attention to the last comment p01390 b BughouseMaster 1555 What makes this problem difficult is the fact that the last move, Ne3, FORKS the 2 rooks and upon first glance makes the white player worry about his position. That's why you see so many people failing this problem. p01390 b Chessdoom 1581 A excellent move great! p01390 b JSorel 1701 You've solved problem p01390 in 1.5 seconds ;-))) p01394 w floreatdunum 1654 very messy position p01411 w wolf212768 1130 hmm, doppelangriff :) - it was so common, so i looked for other solutions. p01424 w wolf212768 1130 there is something wrong. Crafty shows 2.Kxf3. :( p01434 b underated 1302 I got distracted. p01434 b wolf212768 1130 continuation? p01438 w tacticaldeep 1830 quite good exercise, but after 1.Rxd1 Qxe7 2.Rxe7 Nxe7 3.Rd7!= fe.3...Rc1+ 4.Bf1 Nc6 5.Rc7 g5. p01438 w tacticaldeep 1830 im sorry first 5.Kg2! is better threatening 6.Bb5! p01438 w tacticaldeep 1830 thats it!? p01462 b Markusgoth 2055 1st move is very normal, but the obsure 2nd move is indeed quite a great move. Let's mate, guys! p01467 w abcdef 1402 cool p01480 w wolf212768 1130 very, very easy p01495 w wolf212768 1130 hmmm, fork. p01495 w wolf212768 1130 when i found it, i laughed. ;) p01498 w Holy 1153 Every piece is still on the board. Has the themes of discovered attack, bishop fork, and removing/distracting the defender. p01501 b tomohawk 1820 Should extend the solution. p01520 w wolf212768 1130 too easy p01522 b camembert 1600 Couldn't the solution be extended with something like 2...Qh6 3.Qc3+ (and maybe even on to 3...Kh7 4.Nf6+)? Those moves are the only ones that win, and I think they make the point of the problem clearer. p01522 b floreatdunum 1654 I agree with Camembert p01522 b tomohawk 1820 I agree as well. Many problems are like this one. They end too soon and can't be "correct" if you can't find out the entire sequence. Otherwise it is just guessing. p01532 w wolf212768 1130 what a Q sacrifice ! p01532 w peterbrace 1240 nice p01544 b notyetagm 1507 An excellent combination that looks like it results from an Open Sicilian position. 2 Nf5+!! e6xf5 is a LINE-OPENING SACRIFICE that open both the d-file and the a2-g8 diagonal. The opening of these two lines to the Black e7-king creates two LOOSE SQUARES next to the Black king, the Black d7-knight and Black f7-pawn. Then 3 Rxd7+!! Kxd7 is a KING DEFLECTION, DEFLECTING the Black e7-king from defending the f7-square, allowing 4 Qxf7+, winning. p01550 w notyetagm 1507 The famous SIBERIAN TRAP. If 2 NxN??, then 2 ... QxP#. p01550 w amok 1578 very nice p01557 w Braydin 1131 Unless I'm mistaken Qh1# is also a solution, but will give you a failed rating. p01557 w fulmar 1348 If Qh1+ then Bf1 p01559 w underated 1302 nice little one 2 there. liked it. liked it a lot. p01562 b diegoami 1392 Ng5 wins too p01562 b mykingislonely 1805 Ng5 f5 p01562 b impromptus 1513 I thought Ng5 would work lol p01564 b tpollet 1718 Très subtil dans l'idée. C'est une prise qui permet la bonne déviation. p01585 w plopje 1630 I couldn't see a defence at first. Mate in one I didn't expect that at first. p01589 b wolf212768 1130 didnot find it easily.... p01592 b wolf212768 1130 surprise ;) p01592 b wolf212768 1130 hmmm, its so tenting taking the rook. (Its better always looking for mate). p01593 w floreatdunum 1654 White had a major mental malfunction that day... p01616 b wolf212768 1130 removal of defense. A difficult one. p01622 w wolf212768 1130 yeah, i like it. p01626 w snakehead 1460 D'Oh! p01633 w wolf212768 1130 not too easy to find... p01644 b wolf212768 1130 poor Queen. p01654 b wolf212768 1130 hmm, its mate if you dont do nothing... p01659 b edgy 1662 don't see why Rxf8 and then e5 doesn't work p01659 b Sagwagon 1588 because of 1.RxB RxR 2 e5+ Nxe5 p01659 b Sagwagon 1588 because of 1.RxB RxR 2 e5+ Nxe5 p01659 b Sagwagon 1588 haha i didnt know that hitting the back button would post it twice..anyway i thought you said RxB not RxR so..forget my two posts :D p01659 b Sagwagon 1588 because of 1.RxB RxR 2 e5+ Nxe5 p01659 b mykingislonely 1805 Rxf8 Rxf8 e5+ Bxe5 Ne4+ and the king may go back down p01662 b Markusgoth 2055 I agree with tomohawk. This is indeed an excellent problem. p01663 w underated 1302 hesitant to sack the queen. but it looked so good. p01670 b FireGarden 1571 I think more people might fail this if they were asked for a further move. The point of the tactic is that after 1. ... hxg5 2. hxg5 Bxg5 3. Rh2+ is a discovered attack on the black rook. So black can't save his bishop. At the moment, some of the people who solve this position may simply be recapturing a pawn. Right move for less than best reason. p01670 b wolf212768 1130 and what then ? p01673 w limbo696 1351 only legal move p01673 w InfamousG 1178 1...Kc7 or 1...Kc5 are both legal moves. Both lead to a struggle for position and potentially a draw by 3-fold reptition as white is in a much tougher position. Nb6 effictely removes the White Queen from the game with her only two safe squares are her current position and Qa7. The White Bishop is pinned to the King. Regardless of White's next move, exploiting the pin and Black's pawn threat should make quick work to check mate. Nb6 is far superior to moving the king. p01673 w InfamousG 1178 1...Kc7 or 1...Kc5 are both legal moves. Both lead to a struggle for position and potentially a draw by 3-fold reptition as white is in a much tougher position. Nb6 effictely removes the White Queen from the game with her only two safe squares are her current position and Qa7. The White Bishop is pinned to the King. Regardless of White's next move, exploiting the pin and Black's pawn threat should make quick work to check mate. Nb6 is far superior to moving the king. p01698 b impromptus 1513 almost got me lol p01703 b nune 1416 Rxb2 is clearly winning also p01703 b chessidiot -115 not really. all it does is regaining the pawn p01718 w hmpf142000 1640 Stupid problem were qxb1 works as well! p01718 w piedmon 1602 Qxb1 wins as well. p01718 w ealster2004 1593 Well, as the crafty analysis shows Nf7+ is clearly much better because white does not get counterplay but puzzles classically are not supposed to take that stuff into account so I think the puzzle should be withdrawn. p01743 w wolf212768 1130 here continuation isnt necessary. p01755 w tpollet 1718 Ne pas avoir peur d'un échec. Je ne pense pas avoir tout vu. p01763 w tpollet 1718 Objectif final : le mat, n'est pas toujours le seul dans une partie. Une simple suppression d'un défenseur de caca peut suffire p01769 b wolf212768