tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post4453557590529384554..comments2023-10-15T01:42:12.090-07:00Comments on JROBICHESS CHESS BLOG: Tactics Practice!jrobihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-28222270345996148672007-09-20T06:08:00.000-07:002007-09-20T06:08:00.000-07:00That's awesome with the twin solution, going to pl...That's awesome with the twin solution, going to play around with it in the PGN viewer.jrobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-71679339553610399122007-09-19T19:43:00.000-07:002007-09-19T19:43:00.000-07:00make that black pawns starting on g2 and h2 of cou...make that black pawns starting on g2 and h2 of course for that twin solution, not g2 and h1.TVTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744334633233011249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-33323307733655177322007-09-19T19:41:00.000-07:002007-09-19T19:41:00.000-07:00Dennis said..."I have seen this position long time...Dennis said...<BR/>"I have seen this position long time ago. The funny thing about it is that there are indeed two ways to mate:<BR/><BR/>One in the position you gave, and one with the board rotated 180 degrees (so black has his pawns nearly promoted). In both positions it is a mate in three! Try it."<BR/><BR/>Cool! In the twin problem, I found a mate in 4 right away (bl K on h1, bl pawns on g2,g1, wh K e2 and wh N h3):<BR/>1 Ng5 Kg1<BR/>2 Nf3+ Kh1<BR/>3 Kf2 g1=Q+<BR/>4 NxQ++<BR/><BR/>It took me several more minutes to find the more efficient mate-in-3.TVTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02744334633233011249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-75761565557336743292007-09-19T11:01:00.000-07:002007-09-19T11:01:00.000-07:00I have seen this position long time ago.The funny ...I have seen this position long time ago.<BR/><BR/>The funny thing about it is that there are indeed two ways to mate:<BR/><BR/>One in the position you gave, and one with the board rotated 180 degrees (so black has his pawns nearly promoted). In both positions it is a mate in three!<BR/><BR/>Try it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459306667445839068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-48519763697918522852007-09-19T06:06:00.000-07:002007-09-19T06:06:00.000-07:00Good call unorthodox - right on the money. How lo...Good call unorthodox - right on the money. How long did it take you to come up with 1. BF6!! ?jrobihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828140640238429952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-86589469521439528482007-09-19T01:39:00.000-07:002007-09-19T01:39:00.000-07:00looks like Bf6 does it the line goes as follows 1....looks like Bf6 does it the line goes as follows 1.Bf6!! gxf6 2.Kf8 f5 3.Nf7#. Or if you wanted to do it the hard way i guess you could play 1.Ng5 Kg8 2.Bxg7 h5 3.Kf6 h4 4.Kg6 h3 5.Ne7#UnorthodoxPlayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01727299860664817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1648196022824376522.post-47752718015354184942007-09-16T21:12:00.000-07:002007-09-16T21:12:00.000-07:00I can't believe it took me so long to get this! I ...I can't believe it took me so long to get this! I spent like 15 min on it. Very nice, somewhat tricky!! I wasn't thinking out of the box enough for it, but I finally got it.Slattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08745162353212068509noreply@blogger.com