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12-20-2012 , 01:52 AM

NajdorfDefense

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or is it?

http://www.chess.com/tactics/?id=66812
[don't read the comments before attempting the problem!]

White King Kd4, a6, h2
Black King has taken on Kc6, d6, g5

White to play and Win.

2 Kings, 2 pawns each. This came from an OTB game I played.

Enjoy!

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12-20-2012 , 04:21 AM

wlrs

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Nice. Not that hard when you know what you are looking for

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12-20-2012 , 08:24 AM

Cadaz

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Bah I got it wrong but I was too lazy to calculate everything so kind of my own fault..

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12-20-2012 , 09:53 AM

Ajezz

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Got it.

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12-20-2012 , 10:05 AM

wlrs

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The pawn ending you posted earlier certainly helped with this one

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12-20-2012 , 02:01 PM

XaQ Morphy

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Originally Posted by NajdorfDefense

I stared at this/played with it for 5 minutes before I realized that the puzzle starts AFTER Kxc6. Slightly different problem now!

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12-20-2012 , 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by XaQ Morphy

I stared at this/played with it for 5 minutes before I realized that the puzzle starts AFTER Kxc6. Slightly different problem now!

Hahaha, same here. For about 5 mins I thought "why not just retreat the bishop?"...so confused.

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12-20-2012 , 03:43 PM

XaQ Morphy

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Hahaha, same here. For about 5 mins I thought "why not just retreat the bishop?"...so confused.

lol, I always look to banzai first, so a7 was my move. Then I read some of the comments and he said that a7 was a draw, and there went 2 more minutes of wtf. Hey, at least it gets us thinking, even if it's for all the wrong reasons!

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12-20-2012 , 05:46 PM

NajdorfDefense

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Originally Posted by XaQ Morphy

I stared at this/played with it for 5 minutes before I realized that the puzzle starts AFTER Kxc6. Slightly different problem now!

Silly me for thinking the 2 Kings, 2 pawns each and K takes c6 would clarify!

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12-20-2012 , 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NajdorfDefense

Silly me for thinking the 2 Kings, 2 pawns each would clarify!

Hey, never assume your audience can read and/or think for themselves!

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12-20-2012 , 05:59 PM

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NajdorfDefense

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Yeah, I know I misread chess notation pretty regularly. then I spend 5-25 mins trying to figure out why a 'balanced' position is an easy win. Or think it's White to Play when it's black's turn in a GM game.

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