CHESS THREAD
Chess problem from before seemed cool, so here's another chess thread.
Rules of the thread:
1. Give your solution in algebraic notation. Provide a short annotation that justifies your solution.
2. You can and should post other chess problems, but make sure to tag the correct problem when giving a solution.
3. ____ to win just means best play gives one opponent a significant advantage.
I'll start the thread off with a relative low-ball. Black to move. What's the best move and why?
Self bump
Relative chess noob here, G5 to F3? Forces opposing queen to take it or lose a rook, although I suppose if they called your bluff you can't take the rook or you'd lose your queen, guess it depends what kind of level you're playing at, again I'm pretty much a noob.
OP here - you're on the right track. Think about potential forks.
Black to move
>Rd2
>QxRd2
>Nf3
>whatever
>checkmate is most likely QxPh2
I'm literally that much of a chess noob I wasn't aware of that term, aside from an incredibly amateur chess club as a kid and the odd game with a friend or older family member I don't really play, although I've wanted to.
This is almost gibberish to me, I'm completely unaware of basically any notation.
Yep. Best play and white still loses a bishop.
Here's a fun one by Paul Murphy. White to move - checkmate in two.
Chess.com is a good site to practice chess for free.
I was lazy as shit and I am drunk hope this helps
Rh6
Yeah for the Pawn cap and then push with your pass pawn.
Yep. Here's a trickier one. White to move - mate in three.
Is K to f5 on the right track or am I retarded?
retarded because it would be a draw
>Rf5
>Ke7
>Ke5
Next move doesn't matter, rook to a8 for the mate. Great thread guys. Anymore of these?
Does knight to f8 sound right
Rf8, Ke7 >Opens a move for the king to avoid draw and force him to move to only one position.
Nf6+, Kxf8 >Positioning the knight for the mate, while sacrificing the rook for the king's only move.
Rf7# 1-0
oh yeah.. sorry mate, learned how to play only about a month ago.
Ra8 kc7
rb8 kd6
rb6#
>Rf5
>Ke7
>Ke5
The next move does matter ,because
>Kd8
allows the king to escape to c7 after Ra8
is correct
I just saw that and I hate my life.
Not mate. Kc7 again.
Mate in 1
Kd6
Take king, win game.
7 whites against a nigger shouldn't take more than 1 round.
anyone here titled?
Can't king return to d6 after Nf6?
And if black doesn't move its pawn? Not checkmate in 2...
That would result in a quicker mate with Rd7.
If black does not take the rook with its pawn, it's only other eligible move would be to move its bishop somewhere, which leaves h7 undefended. Rh7 would be mate in 2, still.