A GREAT BIG THANK YOU!!! to all of you that made this thread the fun that it was!


The new Chess Cafe can be found here:

Beethoven's Chess Cafe III


This thread is now CLOSED!!!

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I'm going back to bed now.

G'nite.

Good night!!!!!

Thanks for showing us your screenshot, but could you now delete the pic or delete your post? Because your screenshot is making the thread very Wiiiiiiiiiiiiide for everyone. LOL

I think it is to late now for the edit.

I'm going back to bed now.

Thanks for the tinfoil kitty pic. I'll look for the other one tomorrow.

G'nite.

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Can we spawn this thread? ps Beethoven, see those 2 new tinfoil pics in ur cafe.

Hi Anne.

The changes you're seeing are temporary. The developers are changing the forums to take out some of the recent bugs in it.

Thanks for showing us your screenshot, but could you now delete the pic or delete your post? Because your screenshot is making the thread very Wiiiiiiiiiiiiide for everyone. LOL

Just hit the "Edit" button and take out the pic, if you'd be so kind.

Thanks Anne!

You've just seen Ingleside's work tonight. He's the Star problem solver, our No. 1 solver. He's good, isn't he? Heheheh

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go to edit this post and delete it.

Hello !

You've done good work this night ; I see that all the problems have been solved ! Congratulations ! :)

Now, what's the trouble xwith the threads. I must "scroll" to the right to be able to read the messages in full !

It makes the whole of it very uneasy ... :( Look at what my screen looks like ! (

Can someone do something to change this ?

Good day ! :)

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Anne

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Hello ! :)

A very easy problem :



Now, I'll try to find a very difficult one ! ;)

Well, even it's already been solved, since it's "very easy", let's see...


1; Qh4xh6+
1a; Kh7-g8 => 2; Qh6-g7 mate (or Qh8++)
1b; Kh7xh6 => 2; Rf4-h4 mate


Checks Octagon's solution... well, blacks move isn't forced, but you'll still have a mate in 2nd. move so it doesn't really matter...

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"I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might."

New problem ! :)

White to move, no instructions;



Have a good time !

Hmm, let's see...


1; Ng5-e6
Many possibilities, but most leads to 2; Bb2-g7 mate
The ones that does not, is AFAIK...
1a; Qe7xe6 => 2; g4-g5 mate
1b; Bb8-e5 or Qe7-f6 or Rf8xf7 or Rf8-g8 =>
2; g4-g5+
Qe7xg5+ (forced) or Qf6xg5+ (forced)
3; Qh4xg5 mate

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"I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might."

This is not the difficult one I was looking for.

White to move ; mate in five



Have fun ! ;)

Well, this one seems to be unsolved...


1; Qh4-h8+
Kg8xh8 (forced)
2; Rf6-f8+
Kh8-h7 (forced)
3; Ne4-g5+
Kh7-h6 (forced)
4; Ng5-f7+
Kh6-h7 (forced)
5; Rf8-h8 mate

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"I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might."

A last one before I'm off to bed ? :)

This one is brillant and elegant.

White to move ; mate in three :



It makes three problems for you to solve during the night (my night, of course !).

Cheers,

Hmm, let's see...


1; Qh4xh6+
g7xh6 (forced)
2; Bf4-e5+
Rf8-f6 (forced)
3; Be5xf6 mate


Checks Beethoven's solution... the same, but the "else"-part isn't possible. ;)

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"I make so many mistakes. But then just think of all the mistakes I don't make, although I might."

Can we spawn this thread now?

Hello ! :)

A very easy problem :



Now, I'll try to find a very difficult one ! ;)

Hit "reply" to see the text full size.

1. Qh4Xh6+ .. Kh7Xh6 (forced)
2. Rf4-h4++

I think you got yourself a winner on that one, Octo. :-)

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A last one before I'm off to bed ? :)

This one is brillant and elegant.

White to move ; mate in three :



It makes three problems for you to solve during the night (my night, of course !).

Cheers,

You're right, Anne. This one is very elegant.


1. Qh4xh6+ ...g7xQh6 (forced, else Qh6-h7++)
2. Bf4-e5+ ...Rf8-f6 (forced)
3. BxRf6++

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A last one before I'm off to bed ? :)

This one is brillant and elegant.

White to move ; mate in three :



It makes three problems for you to solve during the night (my night, of course !).

Cheers,

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Anne

© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue

This is not the difficult one I was looking for.

White to move ; mate in five



Have fun ! ;)

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Anne

© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue

Why do you write : "Hit "reply" to see the text full size." ?

The [ size ] tags around the solution are there so that people who see the post, but are still working on the solution themselves, don't see the answer right in front of them.

It is supposed to appear 1 pixel high, but many browsers have a minimum text size. If you are using such a browser, the effect is lost on you :-)

Ah ... ! :)

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Anne

© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue

Why do you write : "Hit "reply" to see the text full size." ?

The [ size ] tags around the solution are there so that people who see the post, but are still working on the solution themselves, don't see the answer right in front of them.

It is supposed to appear 1 pixel high, but many browsers have a minimum text size. If you are using such a browser, the effect is lost on you :-)

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No animals were harmed in the making of the above post... much.

Hello ! :)

A very easy problem :



Now, I'll try to find a very difficult one ! ;)

Hit "reply" to see the text full size.

1. Qh4Xh6+ .. Kh7Xh6 (forced)
2. Rf4-h4++

Yes, that's it ! Congratulations ! :)

Now, my previous problem (Message 384612) ; what's the solution ? !

Why do you write : "Hit "reply" to see the text full size." ?

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Anne

© anne schmidt - L'Humeur Bleue