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Patrick Oliver

Boulder climber

Fruita, Colorado

Topic Author's Original Post - Mar 14, 2011 - 04:04pm PT

I've shown you three problems, not real difficult
to solve, but with some after-play and complications...

Here's another problem that might be about a four to five
minute problem. Shouldn't take much longer than that to
solve. But this one was hard to compose.

White pieces:
pawns: b2, e6,
knights: a6, c4
rooks: a8, f3
bishop at f1
queen at e3
king g5

Black pieces:
pawns: a7, b6, b3, g6
king: b5

white to move and mate in two

nutjob

Gym climber

Berkeley, CA

Mar 14, 2011 - 04:11pm PT

For us folks who are too dumb to create a graphical layout in our head from the notation, or too lazy to get out a board, is there an easy way to represent this in ascii? Maybe an 8x8 character grid with letters to represent each piece? Or draw it and scan it and post a pic?

John Moosie

climber

Beautiful California

Mar 14, 2011 - 05:25pm PT

Thanks Pat. This is getting fun. I'm even thinking about getting a board. I haven't played regularly in more then 15 years. I played my nephew this past Christmas and he beat me 2 out of 3. It should have been the other way, but I got careless after getting his queen for my bishop.

I'm with nutjob. I need a board or a picture because I just can't see problems in my head anymore. Too many years of poor health and not playing. My brain has atrophied and I don't have enough spunk left to try to retrain it.

seth kovar

climber

Reno, NV

Mar 14, 2011 - 05:27pm PT

If you sign in to chess.com you can create whatever situation you want...

jsb

Trad climber

Bay area

Mar 14, 2011 - 05:29pm PT

Thanks, Pat!

eliot carlsen

Social climber

San Diego

Mar 14, 2011 - 05:38pm PT

nice! thanks jsb! i think i finally know the answer to one...

Patrick Oliver

Boulder climber

Fruita, Colorado

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2011 - 12:45am PT

Thanks, jsb, you are the designated man to put up
the board for future problems. Ok?

guido

Trad climber

Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific

Mar 15, 2011 - 01:01am PT

Can I play? Oh wait you said chess!

marv

Mountain climber

Bay Area

Mar 15, 2011 - 01:08am PT

I'll take the pair at A3 (or is it 38DD?)

Port

Trad climber

San Diego

Mar 15, 2011 - 01:40am PT

I can get mate in three but I'm not seeing two.

damo62

Social climber

Brisbane

Mar 15, 2011 - 02:33am PT

qkXqkp

Port

Trad climber

San Diego

Mar 15, 2011 - 02:38am PT

Not understanding your notation there.

madbolter1

Big Wall climber

Walla Walla, WA

Mar 15, 2011 - 02:56am PT

Lower-right white knight takes the pawn directly north of black king. Check from white bishop.

Black king can now move to either black square west or south. No other moves are available.

In either case, white queen moves west to black square just east of the black pawn. Mate.

Good one. Fun.

Port

Trad climber

San Diego

Mar 15, 2011 - 03:21am PT

Black king can now move to either black square west or south. No other moves are available.

I dont think this is right. If lower right knight takes that pawn, black king can move to white square north east (c6) and from there I don't see a check mate in only one additional move.

I was thinking knight c6 to e5, forcing black king to a5 or a4....but from there I cant mate in a single move....it takes one more.

eliot carlsen

Social climber

San Diego

Mar 15, 2011 - 03:24am PT

Hint: don't look if you don't want a hint...

look for a queen move...

Patrick Oliver

Boulder climber

Fruita, Colorado

Topic Author's Reply - Mar 15, 2011 - 03:29am PT

everyone wrong so far...

jsb

Trad climber

Bay area

Mar 15, 2011 - 04:07am PT

Sounds like a deal to me, especially for such quality problems.

Port

Trad climber

San Diego

Mar 15, 2011 - 04:08am PT

Here's another problem that might be about a four to five
minute problem. Shouldn't take much longer than that to
solve.

Yea right!...I'm going on an hour and I consider myself a decent chess player.....I'll be pissed if its not solvable in two white moves. And those giant racks aren't helping me concentrate.

Eliot, this is Colin. Next time we see each other we should have a chess set around. Sounds like I'll get my ass kicked but I'm always down to play a game.