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01-23-2013 , 05:56 AM
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i'm probably missing something but:

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1. Ke4 Kg3 (otherwise white wins the f-pawn and the game) 2. Kd5 Kg4 (now black is not in time to trap white's K on the a-file) 3. Kc6 Kxf5 4. Kb7 Kg4 (i don't think other squares are better) 5. Kxa7 f5 6. Kb6 f4 7. a7 f3 8. a8=Q f2 9. Qg2 +-
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01-23-2013 , 07:29 AM
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2.-Kf4
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01-23-2013 , 07:50 AM
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ah that makes sense.

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1. Ke4 Kg3 2. Kd5 Kf4 3. Kc6 Ke5 (else see above) 4. Kc7! Kd5 5. Kd7 Ke5 6. Kc6!
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01-23-2013 , 09:31 AM
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yep
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01-31-2013 , 10:44 PM
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White to play and win.
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03-19-2013 , 10:09 AM
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bump!
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1.Kc4 Ka5 (Ka3 2.Nc3) 2.Kxc5 Ka6 (Ka4 3.Nc3+) 3.Kxc6 Ka7 (Ka5 4.Nxc5) 4.Nxf6 (threatening Nxh7 and Ra1+Nd7 stuff) maybe?

another fairly hard one:
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03-19-2013 , 05:30 PM
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Rd7+ Ke3; Re7
.... Kc1; Bh5 e1=Q; Rd1+
..... Kc3 is clearly the nut that needs cracking!
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03-19-2013 , 05:57 PM
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bump!
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1.Kc4 Ka5 (Ka3 2.Nc3) 2.Kxc5 Ka6 (Ka4 3.Nc3+) 3.Kxc6 Ka7 (Ka5 4.Nxc5) 4.Nxf6 (threatening Nxh7 and Ra1+Nd7 stuff) maybe?
Nope, not quite!

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4. Nd6! Rh8 [otherwise Nc8-b6-d7 mates] 5. Rb6 Ka8 6. Nb5 Rc8+ 7. Nc7+ Rxc7+ 8 Kxc7 and wins. White moves his R back to the second rank, chases the black king back to a3 after a Kc4, and then finishes with Rg2, putting Black in Zugzwang.
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03-19-2013 , 06:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leofric
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Rd7+ Ke3; Re7
.... Kc1; Bh5 e1=Q; Rd1+
..... Kc3 is clearly the nut that needs cracking!
Spoiler:
1.. Kc3 2. Rd3+ wins I think
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03-19-2013 , 08:03 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by leofric
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Rd7+ Ke3; Re7
.... Kc1; Bh5 e1=Q; Rd1+
..... Kc3 is clearly the nut that needs cracking!
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Ke4 looks good enough in the main line

should be:
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1. Rd7+ Ke3 2. Rd3+ Kf4 3. Rf3+ Ke4 4. Bc6+ Kd4 5. Rd3+
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03-19-2013 , 08:07 PM
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the other line is pretty too, if short:
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Kc2 Rd1
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03-19-2013 , 08:19 PM
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Spoiler:
1. Rd7+
A. Ke1 Re7 ->Rxe5
B. Kc3 Rd3
C. Kc2 Rd1 with a pin one way and a skewer the other (or Re1)
D. Ke3 Rd3+
... Kf2 Rd2
... Kf4 Rf3+ Ke4 Bc6+ Kd4 Rd3+
... Ke4 Bc6+ Kf4 Rf3+
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03-20-2013 , 02:10 AM
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correct guys!
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05-15-2013 , 09:30 AM
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Here's another from tactics trainer. Not that hard but pretty
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05-15-2013 , 09:55 AM
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Spoiler:
1.Rf8 Qe5 (only square to avoid forks) 2.d4 Qd6 (again only square) 3.Rf6 Qd7 (only square, surprise) 4.Ne6+

If...

4...Kb7 5.Rf7 followed by 6.Nd8+

4...Kc8/b8 5.Rf8+ followed by 6.Rf7 and 7.Nd8+

Very pretty problem indeed.
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05-15-2013 , 02:34 PM
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Spoiler:
It appears that it has to start with 1. Rf8 Qe5 (and I see how any other move drops the queen, yay knight forks!). I haven't found a second move yet, though, that proves the point.

*five minutes pass*

2. d4? *three minutes pass* it forces Qd6... does 3. Rf6 work then?

*one minute passes*

3. Rf6 would force Qd7... what now?

*two minutes pass*

4. Ne6+?

*one minute passes*

That looks right. If Kb7 then Rf7 Qxf7 Nd8+ wins the queen. If Kc6 or Kd6 then Nf8+. Kc8 or Kb8 then Rf8+ Kb7 and again Rf7. It took me 12 minutes, but did I get it? If so, I'm curious how much time the tactics trainer timer allowed for it, and what it's rated.
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05-16-2013 , 01:40 AM
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correct, it's 2450 and 384 seconds
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05-28-2013 , 06:52 AM
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with YKW slacking from his duties I shall deliver:
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05-28-2013 , 07:04 AM
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Spoiler:
1. Ne5+ Nxe5 2. Ra4+ Kg5 (king cannot step on the f or h files, which is the driving force of the etude I think) 3. Nf3+ Nxf3 (Kg6 Nxe5+ and Nxd7) 4. Rg4+! Kxg4 5. gxf3+ Kg5 6. h4+ Kg6 7. f8N+

If this is indeed correct, it's a very very beautiful etude
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05-28-2013 , 07:41 AM
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that's correct, IM-to-be
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08-08-2013 , 10:26 AM
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08-08-2013 , 11:52 AM
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Absolutely sick geometry! So beautiful
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08-08-2013 , 11:55 AM
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That's freakin gorgeous, wlrs.
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08-08-2013 , 08:18 PM
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Cute but the first move is too obvious a candidate move.
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08-09-2013 , 02:13 AM
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Yep, as a study it's not that great but the point is as cute as a baby pig
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