Chess puzzle #2

iceblue (54)in #chess • 7 years ago

Deutsch

Hallo Schachfreunde,

heute möchte ich Euch eine nette Schachaufgabe präsentieren. Ich fand Sie beim Durchstöbern meiner
alten Karteikarten, auf denen ich vor vielen Jahren einige Aufgaben, die mir besonders gefallen haben,
verewigt habe.

Die Aufgabe ist von einem Schachspieler und Schachstudienkomponisten namens Wladimir Horwitz.

Mir gefällt sie wegen der vorhandenen Geometrie besonders gut. Wenn ihr die Lösung findet oder später sehen
werdet, werdet ihr verstehen, was ich meine :-)

Aufgabe: Weiß am Zug setzt Matt in 5 Zügen.

Viel Spaß beim Knobeln!

English

Dear chess friends,

today I'd like to present a nice chess puzzle with a surprising solution (at least to me). I found the puzzle in my
collection of record cards which I collected a couple of years ago. I collected the most impressive ones.

The puzzle is from a chess player and study composer who's name is Wladimir Horwitz. I like the puzzle because of its
geometry. If you find the solution you'll understand why.

White to move and check mate in 5 moves!

Enjoy to rack your brains!

#games #boardgames #deutsch #quiz

7 years ago in #chess by iceblue (54)

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jaki01 (74) 7 years ago (edited)

Qa8 c4
Bb7 c3
Bg2 hxg2
Kg1 gxh1Q+
Qxh1#

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago

Yes, that is the correct solution! You are declared the winner of this puzzle :-) Queen and bishop change places so to say. The pawn on h3 is needed to avoid stalemate (to give black an extra move) and the knight on h1 is needed for the same reason. Kg1 is so cool......isn't it?

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jaki01 (74) 7 years ago

Mr. Horwitz was indeed very creative when creating this chess problem. There you can see the difference between a professional and myself: my problems are creative, too, but by far not as tricky as this one was ...

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juanmi96 (50) 7 years ago

You make it look so easy :).

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago

Don't worry, it was a hard nut to crack!

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aidilf (44) 7 years ago

@jaki01 I am amazed by you in the field of chess. I've also never seen a gem you play 30 times you win the game series one time and lose just 19 times
What makes you too liked chess

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jaki01 (74) 7 years ago

Do you mean my statistics at lichess.org? Last time I played there was just terrible, lol. I had slept before joining the server and therefore was still 'sleeping' when playing chess, haha. :)

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aidilf (44) 7 years ago

Hehehe asleep because it was too tired maybe.
Get some coffee while you get some coffee-good play chess his not let overslept. And I have also watched. You play chess and some are giving up right

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juanmi96 (50) 7 years ago (edited)

This is a weird and pretty position. I can't find the solution, it's very difficult!
I understand that take on g7 is not good, but i don't know. I'm gonna try later :)

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago (edited)

Yes indeed, it is not that easy. But once you'll find the idea it will be no longer that difficult ;-) Keep on trying :-) I will go to sleep now and see tomorrow if you (or others) have found the solution.
Edit: Yes, taking on g7 is not good, you are right.

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juanmi96 (50) 7 years ago (edited)

I found the solution in six moves:

Qe4 c4
f4 c3
f5 gxf5
gxf5 Rxg5
```
4. ... Rg6
5. Qh4+ Rh6
6. Qxh6#
```
Qh4+ Rh5
Qxh5#

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago (edited)

True, that seems to work too. Very good! Now you have to improve your solution by one move :-) Edit: If I remember correctly the solution you found was by coincedence the one I found as well when I saw the study the first time. But it is not the right one. There is a better and prettier one.

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juanmi96 (50) 7 years ago

I give up! I spent the whole morning trying to find the solution in five moves and I couldn't :(. This is the most difficult position I have seem, amazing...

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago

Thanks a lot for your efforts juanmi96. I will wait a little bit before presenting the solution. Maybe one hint right away: try to understand the function of the pawn on h3 & try to understand the function of the knight on h1 :-)

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jaki01 (74) 7 years ago

I knew you would need me, haha. :)

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iceblue (54) 7 years ago

Yepp! :-)

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aidilf (44) 7 years ago

In my opinion the first untukLangkah Qa8 c4 and then for the second step we have to play the third step c3 Bb7 we should also move the Bg2 hxg2 to step into the four of us had to move gxh1Q Kg1 and for the last step so that the opponent loses Qxh1

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sid9999 (52) 7 years ago

I am learning a lot from the post you make on chess a big fan of your article and also the post jaki01 makes.... Thanks a lot for writing this @iceblue