I have to admit I was stumped by both, just not able to think outside the box I guess.
On the left, white to mate without making a move!
On the right, mate in a quarter of a move!
Please post the solutions if you have found them ( I know I couldn't).
Two puzzles.
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Re: Two puzzles.
In the first, how about Black has just played ,,,d4-d5+ and White says he has to take it back? Hope it's right, I hadn't seen it before.
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Re: Two puzzles.
Yes, white recaptures with en passant, winning the game. The second one is hard and relates to a move which (technically) has four parts.
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Re: Two puzzles.
There is a clue in the position I think.
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Re: Two puzzles.
Thye second one must be completing 0-0-0. K up, K down, R up..... R down.
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Re: Two puzzles.
I see that idea now, but shouldn't it be White wins in a third of a move, by analogy with the second puzzle?MJMcCready wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 9:44 amYes, white recaptures with en passant, winning the game. The second one is hard and relates to a move which (technically) has four parts.
My solution was more imaginative, I thought. Black has played an illegal move and is simply told to retract it.
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Re: Two puzzles.
Yes, that's the quoted answer. Not easy at first.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed May 12, 2021 9:46 amThye second one must be completing 0-0-0. K up, K down, R up..... R down.