White to move and checkmate in 2. No computer line please. How long does it take you to solve it? :)
8/8/N1n1n3/1N1k4/2n1n3/3N4/8/K2N4 w - - 0 1
(This is a chess composition. I forgot the name of the composer. I will list the name as soon as I can find it.)
24 comments:
Ka2
15 seconds or smth...
Ka2! +-. 2 seconds it took
waiting move Ka2!
Ka2
Ka2! Zugzwang
Ka2
Ka2
Well, 1.Ka2 looks interesting and zug
The key is a quiet move Ka2 to put black in zugzwang. any knight move leaves black open to checkmate. i.e.
1. Ka2 Ncd4
2. Nab4#
About 4-5 seconds ...
1.Ka2! (Z)
Ka2!!!!!
Damn.....
these waiting moves are so sexy...
Bishop g4
I think Kh2 and next knight move Black gets mated.
1. Ka2 zugzwang.
Ka2
1. Ka2
Approx. 35 secs
Ka2, then black has to play a knight, and White has a mate on every move -- if I didn't miss something.
No bishop here. I have no idea though. Not much worry about computer as most will sayu invalid position.
1. Ka2, zugzwang
The Black King can not move.
1. ..., Nc4 moves, N(d)e3++
1. ..., Ne4 moves, N(d)c3++
1. ..., Nc6 moves, N(a)b4++
1. ..., Ne6 moves, N(a)c7++
Yes, Ka2 is it. I did not think instantly but did see no N move could win.? Well 1200 players just have little pattern sense.
"Not much worry about computer as most will sayu invalid position."
What computers are you using? Don't they now promotion? This position is regular. Else it wouldn't be published as chess problem.
But who cares about computers this time? I think I solved this quicker than anybody can set up the material. ;)
Nice one, though it is not hard to solve as soon as you see that no knight must move (which is a see at once) leaving only 3 king moves.
Jochen
PS: Sorry, I do not know the author either.
Ka2 5 seconds
1. Ka2
4 seconds, 5 weeks, 23 hours and 1 decennium
ka2 - negras mueven cualquier caballo y blancas dan mate con caballo
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