Um, the checkmating move is not a double-check. Maybe you have the wrong move, Nick?Nick Grey wrote: Joshua keep posting them - I have no idea how to, not techie enough to download - they are entertaining.
Perhaps my very old tactical training that double checks are usually very good & winning & then not looking for a better move because the clue was only one mate in one.
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The first puzzle Leonid Kubbel
White to move, Mate in 1! | 1-0
Promote pawn to Queen on d8 with a rook on a7 is a double check. A queen on b6 defends d8.
I have only looked at first two puzzles so may look at the rest other than I'm watching derby v Leicester on the BBC.
White to move, Mate in 1! | 1-0
Promote pawn to Queen on d8 with a rook on a7 is a double check. A queen on b6 defends d8.
I have only looked at first two puzzles so may look at the rest other than I'm watching derby v Leicester on the BBC.
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Heh. Let's give the position in a diagram:
The checks that fail to give mate in one:
1.Ng6+
2.Nc6+
3.Nf5+
4.Bf8+
5.Bg5+
6.Bd6+
7.Bh4+
8.Rxe5+
9.Qd8+
10.Qd6+
11.Qe6+
12.Qf6+
13.Qc5+
14.Qb4+
15.Qxe5+
16.Qg5+
17.dxc8=N++
18.dxc8=B/R/Q+
There is also the illegal move for White: d8=Q (not mate).
So it is the nineteenth check that delivers mate.
The checks that fail to give mate in one:
1.Ng6+
2.Nc6+
3.Nf5+
4.Bf8+
5.Bg5+
6.Bd6+
7.Bh4+
8.Rxe5+
9.Qd8+
10.Qd6+
11.Qe6+
12.Qf6+
13.Qc5+
14.Qb4+
15.Qxe5+
16.Qg5+
17.dxc8=N++
18.dxc8=B/R/Q+
There is also the illegal move for White: d8=Q (not mate).
So it is the nineteenth check that delivers mate.
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
That's a puzzler - I set up pieces with white king on h4. tw*t.
So it's Qa3
So it's Qa3
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Familar theme to this last one but won't spoil it for others!
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1.
If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here
If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Clue - its a move which is no longer legal, but once was
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Old Adolf was a crafty one for thinking outside of the box....
P.S. This marks my 1000th post on the forum.
P.S. This marks my 1000th post on the forum.
Lose one queen and it is a disaster, Lose 1000 queens and it is just a statistic.
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Not the official answer, but....White goes to pick up his knight on b4, but accidently knocks it to the floor. The diagram shows the board at that moment in time. White retrieves the dropped piece and places it on c6 with mate.Andrew Bak wrote:Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1.
If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here
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The solution is an illegal move ! No wonder I couldn't get it.
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
So, in your starting position, with the knight on b4, it's White's move and Black is in checkKevin Williamson wrote:Not the official answer, but....White goes to pick up his knight on b4, but accidently knocks it to the floor. The diagram shows the board at that moment in time. White retrieves the dropped piece and places it on c6 with mate.Andrew Bak wrote:Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1.
If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here
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Black isn't in check in the starting positionIan Thompson wrote:So, in your starting position, with the knight on b4, it's White's move and Black is in checkKevin Williamson wrote:Not the official answer, but....White goes to pick up his knight on b4, but accidently knocks it to the floor. The diagram shows the board at that moment in time. White retrieves the dropped piece and places it on c6 with mate.Andrew Bak wrote:Here's one that might leave you scratching your head a bit! White to play and mate in 1.
If you want to see the solution, you can find it out here
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
I was going to make the b7-b8=black knight as a more inventive solution than white knight on b4 except it is on the floor.
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Re: toughest mate in one puzzle
Here's a fun one: it is possible to tell from the diagram that white has mate in two, but not what the mate in two is.