Chess challenge 19

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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pawn g4 to g5, check
king h6 to h5
queen c3 to h3, CM.


..no further comments.. ;-)

btw.. where do all you seti-users hiding?

Hi Moon!!! :]]

Um, there is one further comment...

I'm sorry, but I disagree with your solution. If "queen c3 to h3", then Black just takes the Queen! Be6xQh3 EEK!!! You see, by moving the pawn g4-g5+ you opened up the diagonal for the Bishop to defend, including h3. Nice try, though! :]]

I think the solution is


1. Ra5-h5+; KxR (forced)
2. Qc3-f6++

im sorry, but i disagree with your solution :-)
king can not take rook, because it puts it in check with the white pawn.
I think we are both wrong. Yey! haha

Heheh. You're right, that was a typing mistake. I meant PxR, the pawn takes the Rook (Tower). In fact that's part of what makes this clever little puzzle work! The pawn, by taking the Rook, blocks off any escape for its king by just being on h5.

But then you're smart enough to know what I meant. :]]

You caught me on that typo, I'll give you that!

mmmmhhh.. Im not smart..im just lucky.
Cheers! ;-))

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Cheers!!!

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 19

1 Rh5+ gxh5
2 Qf6++ Mate


Chess challenge 20

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 19

1 Rh5+ gxh5
2 Qf6++ Mate


Chess challenge 20

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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queen takes pawn on c6, check
pawn takes queen
bishop f1 to a6, CM.

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 19

1 Rh5+ gxh5
2 Qf6++ Mate


Chess challenge 20

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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Qc2 to c6 +
Pb7x c6
Bf1 to a6++

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 19

1 Rh5+ gxh5
2 Qf6++ Mate


Chess challenge 20

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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Qc2 to c6 +
Pb7x c6
Bf1 to a6++

Hi Es!!!

Nice to see you on a Chess thread again! :]]]


You got this one right, of course. :]]

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Hi Es!!!

Nice to see you on a Chess thread again! :]]]


You got this one right, of course. :]]

Well done Es, both you and Moon got it right :)

Moon wins Chess challenge 20
Solution;

1 Qxc6+ bxc6
2 Ba6++ Mate

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Chess challenge 21

White to play and win in 3 moves.





Moon tells me she is too busy to have a go at this right now since she needs to clean some apartments tomorrow. One in particular she says needs heavy attention. Something about full of beer bottles after this one guy from England keeps having parties ;)

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Chess challenge 21

White to play and win in 3 moves.





Moon tells me she is too busy to have a go at this right now since she needs to clean some apartments tomorrow. One in particular she says needs heavy attention. Something about full of beer bottles after this one guy from England keeps having parties ;)

puhh! I got this so quickly, that i dont even want to post the solution.. :0 ;D lol.. Ice.. this is not good enough! lol

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Chess challenge 21

White to play and win in 3 moves.





Moon tells me she is too busy to have a go at this right now since she needs to clean some apartments tomorrow. One in particular she says needs heavy attention. Something about full of beer bottles after this one guy from England keeps having parties ;)

puhh! I got this so quickly, that i dont even want to post the solution.. :0 ;D lol.. Ice.. this is not good enough! lol

Awww! Poor Moon! So you don't want to admit you can't solve it? Don't worry.

Here: I'll help you out. :]]




1. Qh4xph7+; KxQ (forced)
2. Rc1-h1+; Kh7-g8 (forced)
3. Rh1-h8++

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Chess challenge 21

White to play and win in 3 moves.





Moon tells me she is too busy to have a go at this right now since she needs to clean some apartments tomorrow. One in particular she says needs heavy attention. Something about full of beer bottles after this one guy from England keeps having parties ;)

puhh! I got this so quickly, that i dont even want to post the solution.. :0 ;D lol.. Ice.. this is not good enough! lol

Awww! Poor Moon! So you don't want to admit you can't solve it? Don't worry.

Here: I'll help you out. :]]




1. Qh4xph7+; KxQ (forced)
2. Rc1-h1+; Kh7-g8 (forced)
3. Rh1-h8++


hehe.. i did solve it.. too quickly.. ehh ehh.. lol.
i felt it wrong to answer. :-))) you win. YES! :-D

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Chess challenge 21

White to play and win in 3 moves.





Moon tells me she is too busy to have a go at this right now since she needs to clean some apartments tomorrow. One in particular she says needs heavy attention. Something about full of beer bottles after this one guy from England keeps having parties ;)

puhh! I got this so quickly, that i dont even want to post the solution.. :0 ;D lol.. Ice.. this is not good enough! lol

Awww! Poor Moon! So you don't want to admit you can't solve it? Don't worry.

Here: I'll help you out. :]]




1. Qh4xph7+; KxQ (forced)
2. Rc1-h1+; Kh7-g8 (forced)
3. Rh1-h8++


hehe.. i did solve it.. too quickly.. ehh ehh.. lol.
i felt it wrong to answer. :-))) you win. YES! :-D

Oh yeah? Prove it! You can't, can you. Huh? Huh? Huh?

But I can..and did!


And if it was that easy, how come nobody else posted the answer either? Huh? Huh? Huh?

I think you've been "hoist with your own petard" as Shakespeare put it. LOL


Of course I'll take the win.I solved it! And a win is a win, is a win. :]

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Of course I'll take the win.I solved it! And a win is a win, is a win. :]

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Oh yeah? Prove it! You can't, can you. Huh? Huh? Huh?

Maybe the referee of these chess challenges was sitting next to her when she worked her solution out ;)

Whether he was or not, I'll be posting the solution and next challenge when I get home from work, if an early sunny garden here in Surrey UK doesn't hold me up too much :)

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Oh yeah? Prove it! You can't, can you. Huh? Huh? Huh?

Maybe the referee of these chess challenges was sitting next to her when she worked her solution out ;)

Whether he was or not, I'll be posting the solution and next challenge when I get home from work, if an early sunny garden here in Surrey UK doesn't hold me up too much :)

There's no problem. :]]

I was just teasing Moon a bit for her brash statement that the last problem was so easy it wasn't even worth posting. It takes a while Ice, to learn the best mix of easy and hard problems most suitable for Setizens. Make them all hard, and most people get frustrated and stop even trying; make them too easy and you'll get the occasional griping. You should have some easy ones also though: for beginner players, to keep their interest and give them the satisfaction of an occasional solve. It's all about promoting an interest in the game/art/science of Chess, don't you think?

This is something new for you, hosting a Chess thread. You're doing fine! I'm sure you'll get the hang of it before long. :]]

Cheers!


Beets

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Oh yeah? Prove it! You can't, can you. Huh? Huh? Huh?

Maybe the referee of these chess challenges was sitting next to her when she worked her solution out ;)

Whether he was or not, I'll be posting the solution and next challenge when I get home from work, if an early sunny garden here in Surrey UK doesn't hold me up too much :)

There's no problem. :]]

I was just teasing Moon a bit for her brash statement that the last problem was so easy it wasn't even worth posting. It takes a while Ice, to learn the best mix of easy and hard problems most suitable for Setizens. Make them all hard, and most people get frustrated and stop even trying; make them too easy and you'll get the occasional griping. You should have some easy ones also though: for beginner players, to keep their interest and give them the satisfaction of an occasional solve. It's all about promoting an interest in the game/art/science of Chess, don't you think?

This is something new for you, hosting a Chess thread. You're doing fine! I'm sure you'll get the hang of it before long. :]]

Cheers!


Beets

Cheers Beets. I'll keep posting the puzzles and hope people will have a go and enjoy the puzzles, easier or harder, as long as I can find the puzzles to post, and as long as people have a go ;)

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 21

1 Qxh7+ Kxh7
2 Rh1+ Kg8
3 Rh8++ Mate



Chess challenge 22

White to play and win in 2 moves.

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Beethoven wins Chess challenge 21

1 Qxh7+ Kxh7
2 Rh1+ Kg8
3 Rh8++ Mate



Chess challenge 22

White to play and win in 2 moves.

who knows.. :p


R d6 kills horse f6
P g7 kills R f6
Queen c2 to h7, CM.

...maybe its too early for me to try this.. ;-) ill better
check it out again later..

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Chess challenge 22

White to play and win in 2 moves.

who knows.. :p


R d6 kills horse f6
P g7 kills R f6
Queen c2 to h7, CM.

...maybe its too early for me to try this.. ;-) ill better
check it out again later..

It looks good, but ..... Qh3 to f3, instead of pxf6, will block white Q to CM - and would thwart a CM in 2 moves
Please try again... I hope you will ;)

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