Chess Puzzle

perseus

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From an actual game.

White to win in four moves against any defence.

http://www.stansco.com/cgi-bin/nc_game.cgi?457961?32b?black?large

 

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CHAPPERS

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Is this another weird Tony Bloom thread?

 

perseus

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No, it s just that some people play life as a Poker game, others may play it as a Chess game, and others: well what is your game plan?

The Commander-in-Chief of the Organisation should play Chess. The Poker Player should be the Complement.
Complement
compatible strengths with opposite emphases (Personality Theory)

 

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perseus

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İbrahim Tatlıses;2972045 said:

e5-f7
f7-d8
d5-f7
f7-g7

is that right?

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To sacrifice a Queen to win the battle !

 

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simmo

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Knight to F7 Chq B - King to g8
Knight to H6 Chq (by queen+knight)
Queen to F7
Queen to G7 mate

 

perseus

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simmo said:

Knight to F7 Chq B - King to g8
Knight to H6 Chq (by queen+knight)
Queen to F7
Queen to G7 mate

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Except it is Rook takes Queen (Sacrifice) and the mate is delivered by the Knight. My opponent missed it and now the game is a draw!

 

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simmo

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perseus said:

Except it is Rook takes Queen (Sacrifice) and the mate is delivered by the Knight. My opponent missed it and now the game is a draw!

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How does the queen get sacrificed iif t goes to F7 or G7 neither on the rooks row?

Also looking at it on the third move there is no check from white so blacks queen and potentially his rook on row E can check the white king, thus stopping the 4 move win.

 

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simmo

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simmo said:

How does the queen get sacrificed iif t goes to F7 or G7 neither on the rooks row?

Also looking at it on the third move there is no check from white so blacks queen and potentially his rook on row E can check the white king, thus stopping the 4 move win.

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In fact if this happens black can mate white in two moves by

B: Queen to E2 W: King to G1
B: Queen to E1 mate

 

perseus

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Queen goes to G8. Black Rook takes Queen and White delivers checkmate with the Knight.


34. N-h6+ K-h8 35. Q-g8+ Rxg8 36. N-f7++ Queen sacrifice mate

 

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simmo

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perseus said:

Queen goes to G8. Black Rook takes Queen and White delivers checkmate with the Knight.


34. N-h6+ K-h8 35. Q-g8+ Rxg8 36. N-f7++ Queen sacrifice mate

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Yep, got it now

 

perseus

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Bonus question: how do you cheat at OTB* Chess ?

(*over the board, no computer aids)

You can't bluff, as in poker and business.