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Asheera
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posted April 14, 2009 10:11 PM |
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I'm using the coordinates that are marked on the image 
Black Rook at e8 move to e2
White Rook at e1 takes it (e2)
Black Queen (h3) takes white rook at f1
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posted April 15, 2009 09:24 AM |
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Very good Asheera. You can also write that as 1... Re2 2. Rxe2 Qxf1#
Here's another one.
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posted April 15, 2009 11:18 AM |
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I like this one.
1. e6 a6 ; Bishop tied to the king, forcing black to move the Knight. Two possible options here, but both end in black being checkmated.
2. b5 b6 ; mate in three. Both the king and the bishop can't move. Depending on the knight position:
2 ... b4 x a6
3 b6 b7 ++
or
2 ... c5 b7
3 a6 x a7 ++
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posted April 15, 2009 07:13 PM |
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Correct. Your notations are impossible to read.
Here is the solution
1. Ra6! Nc5
2. b6!! (mate in 1)
2... Nxa6
3. b7#
OR
2... Nb7
3. Rxa7#
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posted April 15, 2009 07:24 PM |
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I use the European notation. I prefer it over the algebraic notation.
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posted April 15, 2009 07:31 PM |
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Yeah I've never used European notation and can't read it for ****. Algebraic is easier for me.
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Asheera
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posted April 15, 2009 08:24 PM |
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I don't get it, what's so hard about the European one? (I also prefer it over the Algebraic)
You just tell two coordinates for a move, the starting spot (with the piece) and the ending spot. That's all. Only a few other signs such as "x" when taking a piece, "+" when check and "#" or "++" when checkmate. But I don't find these signs necessary, you can clearly see anyway what it is.
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posted April 15, 2009 08:50 PM |
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It's just what you are used to seeing. It would be like trying to read cursive for the first time.
Anyway here's another puzzle.
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posted April 15, 2009 09:35 PM |
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Edited by Nebdar at 01:28, 16 Apr 2009.
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RSF could you post all of the names of the pawns in english(full version and short version)
White G5 to D2
Black C3 to D4
White D2 to E3
Black No matter what the move loses Queen (Game Over)
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posted April 16, 2009 12:40 AM |
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Sorry Nebdar, but you are incorrect. It is not a winning position after that sequence of moves.
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Nebdar
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posted April 16, 2009 01:31 AM |
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White G5 to D2
Black C3 to D4
White D2 to E3
Black D4 to C3
White E3 to B6
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posted April 16, 2009 05:08 AM |
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Quote:
White G5 to D2
Black C3 to D4
White D2 to E3
Black D4 to C3
White E3 to B6
Congratulations. You forced a stalemate. Now find the winning solution. Here's a picture of the position if you don't believe me.
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Nebdar
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posted April 16, 2009 04:54 PM |
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White G5 to D2
Black C3 to D4
White D2 to E3
Black D4 to C3
White E3 to B6
White B6 to C7
White C7 to E5
Stalemate doesn't mean the end of the game?
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posted April 16, 2009 07:22 PM |
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A stalemate is a draw. If Black had no legal moves and was not in check, then the game ends in a draw. Look at how in the above diagram, black has no legal moves. The pawn is blocked by the black king, and the king can't move to b2, c2, or d2 because of the white king, b3 or d3 because of the pawn, b4 because of the white knight, c4 because the black pawn is blocking and d4 because of the white bishop,
If you take the queen after Kc3, it's a stalemate. You want to win as white. In otherwords checkmate the black king or win the queen without stalemating your opponent.
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posted April 16, 2009 08:55 PM |
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It looks like you guys are having trouble getting this one, so I'll give the solution.
1. Bd2+ Kd4 2. Be3+ Kc3 3. Nb4!
Here black has a few responses but all of them are losing.
3... Kxb4 (Black takes the knight but hangs the queen) 4. Bxb6
3... Qxb4 (Loses to the same skewer) 4. Bd2+ Kd4 5.Bxb4
3... Qg6 (Loses to two possible checkmates) 4. Na2# OR 4. Nd5#
3... Qa5 (Attempts to cover a2 and d5 with the queen to hopefully create a zugzweng) 4. Bd2+ Kd4 5. Nc6+ (winning the queen)
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posted April 16, 2009 09:00 PM |
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WHITE TO MOVE
Edit: Sorry the picture was incorrect. I've fixed this problem.
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Nebdar
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posted April 20, 2009 11:23 PM |
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Edited by Nebdar at 23:24, 20 Apr 2009.
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White G6 to E7
Black F7 to E7
White C2 to G6
Black E7 to G7
White G6 to G7 (The End)
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posted April 20, 2009 11:51 PM |
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Correct.
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posted May 05, 2009 06:00 PM |
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posted May 05, 2009 06:39 PM |
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