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03-17-2009 , 02:04 AM
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i know this is an opinion thread but cmon. Anyone >2000 strength would solve this in under a minute over the board without prompting, a titled player would see it almost instantly.
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03-17-2009 , 07:21 AM
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Chief? lol
chief

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1. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
2. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief.
3. (initial capital letter) U.S. Army. a title of some advisers to the Chief of Staff, who do not, in most instances, command the troop units of their arms or services: Chief of Engineers; Chief Signal Officer.
4. Informal. boss or leader: We'll have to talk to the chief about this.
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03-17-2009 , 08:23 AM
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Saw this pretty instantly and I'm prob. out of practice enough I'm pretty bad at tactics, there just aren't many moves that could even by candidates for winning.

I wish there was a way they could make tactics puzzles that simulate real games(ie. only a small % of the time there is some ridiculous combo, rather than every single board having a way to arrive at a clear win within a few moves). I found when I was playing chess, I'd occasionally look for something ridiculously deep just because so much of my practice was looking for tactics and in practice, there always is an answer.
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03-17-2009 , 08:59 AM
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That is my complaint about tactics problems, actualie. I mean, I can spot lots of tactics if I know that it's "white to move and win".

But what about when it is "white to move and who knows whether there are tacitcs or not imo"
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03-17-2009 , 09:21 AM
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That is my complaint about tactics problems, actualie. I mean, I can spot lots of tactics if I know that it's "white to move and win".

But what about when it is "white to move and who knows whether there are tacitcs or not imo"
Supposedly, as a result of training tactics, your brain goes "a-ha, i've seen a piece constellation similar to this and there was this tactic available" and you can apply -> profit
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03-17-2009 , 09:26 AM
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I'm posting this one here because the motif is similar. This was originally published in Tim Krabbe's Open Chess Diary



to quote from there: "After 11...Kh8 (see diagram), White still seems to lose the Ne5. What should he play? Hendriks showed the position to various strong players, "and some of them couldn't find it, even after a long think."
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03-17-2009 , 10:51 AM
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Spoiler:
Qg3 and if NxQ, then Ng6+, PxN, PxN++ (ok edIt: mate in 2 actually)... hehe cool puzzle
Last edited by PyramidScheme; 03-17-2009 at 10:53 AM. Reason: nitty correction
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03-17-2009 , 12:18 PM
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that's a very cool position but is it actually winning for White? Or is it just that after any other move White is way worse?
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03-17-2009 , 04:38 PM
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that's a very cool position but is it actually winning for White? Or is it just that after any other move White is way worse?
Yes, very interesting; White might be much better ( quick analysis ):

1...g6 2. Qc3: maybe if 2...Nf6 3. Bxg6 works
1...Bg4? 2. Bxh5 (or 2. Qxg4 Qxe5 3. Nc3 )
1...Qb4+ 2. Nc3
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03-17-2009 , 08:37 PM
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Yes, very interesting; White might be much better ( quick analysis ):

1...g6 2. Qc3: maybe if 2...Nf6 3. Bxg6 works
1...Bg4? 2. Bxh5 (or 2. Qxg4 Qxe5 3. Nc3 )
1...Qb4+ 2. Nc3
this may make me sound like an idiot but why not just

Spoiler:
1. Qg3 Rxf7 with maybe a tiny advantage to White
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03-17-2009 , 09:25 PM
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Qg3 and if NxQ, then Ng6+, PxN, PxN++ (ok edIt: mate in 2 actually)... hehe cool puzzle
Nice but
Spoiler:
Qg3 has no real threat
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03-18-2009 , 12:27 AM
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chief

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–noun

1. the head or leader of an organized body of people; the person highest in authority: the chief of police.
2. the head or ruler of a tribe or clan: an Indian chief.
3. (initial capital letter) U.S. Army. a title of some advisers to the Chief of Staff, who do not, in most instances, command the troop units of their arms or services: Chief of Engineers; Chief Signal Officer.
4. Informal. boss or leader: We'll have to talk to the chief about this.
5. Heraldry.
a. the upper area of an escutcheon.
b. an ordinary occupying this area.
Chief? lol
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