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| Feb-12-20 | | thegoodanarchist: Took me a little time because I wanted to sac the rook at first. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | Stale.Mate: That’s one pretty checkmate. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | landshark: Easier to spot than Monday's puzzle. And (for me) far easier than yesterday. |
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Feb-12-20
 | | chrisowen: Feck any stool? |
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| Feb-12-20 | | Parachessus: I have a harder time with these puzzles because I know many people here will say how easy it was, they spotted it immediately, etc. etc. and that causes psychological interference with my thought processes, the feeling that I am competing with people. This goes alllll the way back to when I was in elementary school and my class had to write all the numbers from 1 to 100 on a piece of paper by writing each number in blank squares on a piece of paper. I always felt others were done while I was still on say, number 20. |
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Feb-12-20
| | chrisowen: Until I feel your touch? |
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| Feb-12-20 | | Damenlaeuferbauer: After long pondering, my old English friend Dominic finally found the mate in 5 moves with the queen sacrifice 39.Qxf8+!,Bxf8 (39.-,Ng8 40.Qxg7#) 40.Rxh7+,Kg8 41.Bc4+,Qd5 (41.-,Nf7 42.Bxf7#) 42.Bxd5+,Nf7 43.Bxf7#. The Bayonet Attack is a very dangerous line against the King's Indian (cf. the games of the immortal Vladimir Kramnik) and playing -,Nf4 combined with -,f5 is like commiting suicide for black. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | 5hrsolver: Nice puzzle.
<Jimfromprovidence> How about 40. Qxe5 Bxe5 41. Rc5 Rf5 42. g4 Nxg4 43. Rc8+ |
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| Feb-12-20 | | TheBish: I thought this was easier than yesterday's. A forced mate in 4, when Tuesday's had several variations to check after finding the key move. Plus, you're always going to look for a queen sac in these puzzles, right? |
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| Feb-12-20 | | TheBish: OK, forced mate in 5 if Black gives up the queen. Had to correct myself before someone else did :) |
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| Feb-12-20 | | drollere: <I have a harder time with these puzzles because I know many people here will say how easy it was, they spotted it immediately, etc. etc. and that causes psychological interference with my thought processes> uh, what causes psychological interference with your thought processes may be knowing that reading the comments interferes with your psychological thought processes -- but reading them anyway. the culture on this site is helpful, and i don't remember a post saying someone was stupid. i agree, though, that "i got this one" or "3/3 for the week" or "too easy for a wednesday" are not intended to be useful to others. who cares? |
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| Feb-12-20 | | 5hrsolver: <Parachessus>
I go at my own pace and I enjoy the process. Most days it takes me 5 hrs to solve a puzzle and still find out I have the wrong solution. |
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Feb-12-20
 | | ajk68: <al wazir: An obvious ♕ sac.> Yes but it took me a minute because I was not seeing that the bishop was on f8 later in the Queen sac line. Once I saw (remembered) it, the puzzle was simple. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | AlicesKnight: Found it on second glance. The 3-piece mate is a nice picture. |
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Feb-12-20
 | | Jimfromprovidence: <5hrsolver>
<Jimfromprovidence> <How about> (after 39 Ne6 Qe5) <40. Qxe5 Bxe5 41. Rc5 Rf5 42. g4 Nxg4 43. Rc8+> Here is the position after 42 g4 in your line.
click for larger view42 g4 is the key move forcing black to give up a piece. Stockfish suggests 42...Bh2+ 43.Kxh2 Nxg4+ 44.Kg3 Rxc5 45.Nxc5 as the best course for black. Your 42...Nxg4 leads to a quick mate because the knight abandons protection of the back row. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | TheaN: <Parachessus: I have a harder time with these puzzles because I know many people here will say how easy it was, they spotted it immediately, etc. etc. and that causes psychological interference with my thought processes> Isolate your own thoughts and solve it in your own time. Yes, I do generally have no issues with Mon-Wed, usually fine on Thursdays, Friday is the day where I usually stall (I see the principle but not all variations). The weekend I usually ignore because I cba :> During all of this, I try to make it more of an experience rather than just posting a solution. Today was different as I think this is an inappropriate Wednesday: from a comparable difficulty it's much easier. That's not to say it's as instant and easy for others. |
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| Feb-12-20 | | Nullifidian: This one is easier than yesterday's "white to move and win a pawn" puzzle. It's a straightforward queen sac leading to an inevitable mate. 39. ♕xf8+
If black feels like surrendering, he can play 39... ♘g8 for a smothered mate with 40. ♘f7#. Otherwise, the only continuation is: 39. ♗xg8 40. ♖h7+ ♔g8 41. ♗c4+ ♕d5 42. ♗xd5+ ♘f7 43. ♗xf7# |
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| Feb-13-20 | | TheBish: "Running into a Bayonet" |
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| Feb-18-20 | | jith1207: <Until I feel your touch?> ~~ chrisowen, 2020. |
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| Oct-16-22 | | thegoldenband: From The Herstory Erf the French Revolershern:
"Ermahgerd, the persernts herve ner brerd!"
"Ermahgerd, let dom eat kirk!" |
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Oct-16-22
 | | Teyss: For the pun, don't look for a churchy reference ("Dom" means cathedral in German): it's about Start Trek. Captain Kirk is ostensibly drinking Dom Perignon in the series, which is eating him from inside. Also in a deleted episode, a monster named Dom with ghastly purple tentacles comes close to bringing the Captain to its mouth. |
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| Oct-16-22 | | sfm: Brilliant pun! Good game. |
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| Oct-16-22 | | sfm: <Teyss: For the pun, don't look for a churchy reference ("Dom" means cathedral in German): it's about Start Trek. Captain Kirk is ostensibly drinking Dom Perignon...>
Absolutely loved this one! Maybe we need a new forum "Punterpretations" |
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Oct-16-22
 | | FSR: Ezra got Pounded. |
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Oct-16-22
| | DaltriDiluvi: From the 90's, I remember a US American band called "Better Than Ezra". |
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sac: 39.Qxf8+