The hardest part of the puzzle was checkmating with the bishop and knight at the very end.

@sapientum8

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Even some grandmasters would fail to do this under time pressure.

@gurgleblaster2282

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That is the worst ughhhhh. I practiced that for hours ughhhhh I hate it. I would rather just draw.

@emphyriohazzl1510

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KBN vs K is not very hard, if you learnt and understand well the W method it's easy. KQ vs KR (which can also happen in this study) is much harder to win (against a precise defender)

@gurgleblaster2282

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@@emphyriohazzl1510 there is a move king can make against the w method. I forget what it is its been a while but it can be very frustrating. You have to know the triangle and the w method. There is also a stalemate trap when making the second triangle. Regardless if you think KQ or KR endgame are more or less difficult the bishop knight endgame is by far the most tedious.

@emphyriohazzl1510

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@@gurgleblaster2282 I didn t say mating with KQ vs K or with KR vs K. I said winning with KQ vs KR, which is an ending which is well known to be more complex than KBN vs K, and which can easily happen in this Saavedra variant by Liburkin. Try giving yourself a Q, give the opponent a rook and try to win against stockfish, you'll see how difficult it is. And another even much tougher ending is defending with KR vs KRB. It s a draw but many GM manage to lose it in long games. KBN vs K I can mate in blitz without much problem, even blindfold. It s really quite methodical when you know it. When you drive the King from the bad corner towards the bishop color's corner, there is one point where he can leave the band, but he never escapes.

Those puzzles are really fun, but just a reminder that Queen vs Rook is probably a draw for non-titled players.

@elementaltamago1297

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe if the Q side faced a tablebase. If both players are equal the side with a rook is going to have an absolute nightmare regardless.

@hw_yozoraVODS

2 жыл бұрын

@@elementaltamago1297 i mean, the basic rule is pretty easy to remember, i'm a 1200 player but i still remember how to make the person with the queen suffer to checkmate. so i totally agree, is probably a draw, unless they have a lot of time to calculate and are willing to do some not intuitive esoteric moves.

@elementaltamago1297

2 жыл бұрын

@@hw_yozoraVODS I'm 2500, but don't have a title. If I have the Q and you're defending with the R, good luck.

@Amoeby

Жыл бұрын

This is not true. I studied this endgame and was able to consistently win with the queen vs CM.

@igoryegin9531

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@@elementaltamago1297 You do understand that it's the level that matters? If you're 2500, your having title or not doesn't matter that much difference, but it doesn't disprove that anyone below 1800 will probably fail to win with Q against the R

I was today years old when I learned why I'd ever want to promote to anything other than the queen. I'm a novice and just thought there's no reason ever to NOT get the queen. Honestly, I have often wondered why getting one of the lower-ranked pieces was even an option. Now I know. Frickin' brilliant!

@astros7242

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There are several others like this. The ones where you can only win if you get a knight are crazy. A few are easy, but there are some where it’s super hard to figure out or see and blows your mind. What’s crazy is one of those situations actually came up in a real game between two grandmasters if I remember correctly

@gildeddrake1479

Жыл бұрын

he has a puzzle on this chanel where you have 3 pawns and they HAVE TO get promoted to a rook, a knight and a bishop in order to win. 3 different underpromotions and there is no other way to win.

@christopherheckman7957

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@@astros7242 In one of Andy Soltis's columns in Chess Life, he presents a grandmaster game where there's a knight promotion with all four original knights on the board; i.e., five knights on the board at once.

today i nearly beat a 2100--(im high 15000s)--was up a pawn most of the game but he trapped me and won but thanks to your videos, i hope to beat him soon

@arrtttuurri

2 жыл бұрын

Damn, high 15 000s. Im impressed

@andycopeland7051

2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit 15,000?

@kyleedwards4903

2 жыл бұрын

@Mobile Task Force epsilon-11 (”Nine trailer fox”) magnus²

@zyrith9475

2 жыл бұрын

that 2100 rates player sure had the luckiest game of his life!

@yoeymusic

2 жыл бұрын

I need to meet this 2100 rated player and ask him how they keep stumping a 15000 rated player

And I thought the PREVIOUS PUZZLE was rich in details. This one takes it to another level. And it´s related to the previous one. That´s great stuff.

At 7:25, after Rb8, then Nb3+, if Black king moves, then white takes the rook while promoting to queen. And if rook captures the knight on b3, white king simply goes to c4.

@Rocky64

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Doesn't work because after 4...Rb8 5.Nb3+? Rxb3+! 6.Kc4 Rb1, White can't stop 7...Rc1(+), which either wins the queen or stops the promotion.

@sennahojw

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@@Rocky64 you are right, Nb3 doesn't work 👍

@Tim_Sviridov

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@@Rocky64 I don't get it. After 6. … Rb1, white can just take the rook with the pawn.

@Rocky64

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@@Tim_Sviridov Rb1 not Rb8.

@Tim_Sviridov

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​@@Rocky64 I was thinking 6. Kc2. I feel like I might be missing something obvious here.

Liberkin studys are the most insane chess concepts I have ever SEEN!

@3trilogy

2 жыл бұрын

They are mind boggling!

@hikatoyshi

2 жыл бұрын

He even has a double stalemate study : fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_(%C3%A9checs)#Pat_invers%C3%A9

@valinorean4816

2 жыл бұрын

@@hikatoyshi i don't understand the meaning of "double stalemate". doesn't it only matter whether the side to move has an option?

@hikatoyshi

2 жыл бұрын

@@valinorean4816 The thing is that either white or black is stalemated in the end, which is quite rare.

These videos are awesome, more of these please!

Thank You. Careful selected and well explained stuff.

very good analysis of a great study!

That was excellent, loved it.

Studying these moves helps me to learn Chess faster.

Love these chess puzzles!!

A bishop with a knight can force a checkmate withing 32 moves . There is a kinda an algorithm to force the chemate on a corner that has the colour of the bishop if u memorize it u win so easily .

video: amazing game: brilliant hotel: trivago

Unbelievable stuff. Best I’ve ever seen.

This is brilliant. But an honest question: Are these endgame studies interesting academically (you study just to appreciate the inherent brilliance) or is there something you can take away from these studies to gameplay OTB (underpromotion is common and therefore this is a practical exercise)? Maybe another way to ask is: What does an IM learn from these studies that s/he uses in actual gameplay?

@ChessVibesOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's primarily to appreciate the brilliance, but they do remind you to think outside of the box, which is a very valuable mindset to have in regular games as well. And every now and then an idea from one of these types of positions actually does show up in a real game.

@praffulsingh6815

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChessVibesOfficial sorry stupid question, however how a queen , knight could stale mate , was there any chances tht it counts n then it decides would b a stalemate?🤔 Sorry I'm naive.

@ruukinen

2 жыл бұрын

I mean what you can take away from this is the way black plays to draw the game, not necessarily how to win the puzzle.

@MrSyntheticSmile

2 жыл бұрын

@Bryan Bechtel, I think your question is like asking whether reading poetry will improve your drafting skills. It might.

@christopherheckman7957

Жыл бұрын

Generally speaking, studies are from positions that could easily arise from normal play; puzzles usually require an unusual position.

When I first saw the title to the video I was confused since queen moves more than a bishop can, but then I realized that it probably has something to do with a stalemate prevention, and it indeed is!

@erickpoorbaugh6728

2 жыл бұрын

Stalemate is literally the only reason to promote to a rook or a bishop (other than showing off). That's why a bishop is the least common underpromotion---at least a knight opens up different options and has situations where you need the new piece to make a knight's move.

Bishop vs knight is very difficult to win. If the side with the bishop and knight is an intermediate player and the side with the bare king is an advanced player, it may be a draw by the 50-move rule.

Akobian's video explaining the W method makes that mate super easy, barely an inconvenience. The trickiest part is getting the king to any corner.

It's always fascinating to see promotion to a bishop. Since it's a minor piece and it's movement can be mimicked by a queen, it's very rare to see bishop promotions

Another awesome puzzle that succeed to deliver smile on me

You should make a videó where you teach us how to play hypermodern openings! The folk would love it🤗

@Bobo-yw4ph

2 жыл бұрын

This is a fantastic idea!

It turns into a lesson on bishop and knight checkmate which I'm still trying to get down. One part of it is the black king is already on the corner of the color the bishop is on, the knight might not be the correct distance from the black king, so that takes know how.

Can you please put the FEN in the description?

Yea, I would go for the stalemate and be happy

Hey great vid! At the end, instead of capturing with the pawn, can you not check with the knight to b3 and then promote to queen? (if you arent confident of your BN checkmating :) )

@christopherheckman7957

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I thought about that, but Black can draw. After Nb3+ Black plays Rxb3+ and the White king needs to remain near c1. Black can shuttle the rook between b2 and b1 with checks. If White plays Kc3 or Kd3, then Black plays Rc1 to cover the pawn. (If the king is on c3, then c8(any) Rc1+ is a skewer, and if White moves his king to cover to c1, Black does the checking on b1 and b2 again.

1:14 Well the other more ore less useful Options for Black would have been King A1 to B1 and Rook C5 to H5

WAIT! AT 4:50 YOU CAN TAKE THE KNIGHT! if you do check with the king on c3 queen needs to take and stalemate. After a bit of calculation the best move is king to d2 . Rook checks the king a lot (king needs to stay on d file or no win) and you reach the position white king d7 and rook b7 (a pin). No matter what the pawn is gone and draw.

@thatnerdcalledzanni3957

2 жыл бұрын

the pawn promotes to a queen if you do that. queen with king should win, no? you also have king to the right square.

@ejjunnni

Жыл бұрын

Queen doesnt have to take, white will take with king

What about Kb2 as black's first move?

@pakasokoste

2 жыл бұрын

Then Nd3 forks king and rook.

On the last trick you can give check also with knight B3 and it doesn't matter if black capture the knight with Rook or not . .you will promote your pawn into a Quuen..will be Q vs R...more or less more easy than N + B vs K . .for me it doesn't matter I know this check mate patern but in fast time control Q vs R it is indeed easier .

@user-ss7kd7nf7r

2 жыл бұрын

I think this doesn't work because the Rook captures the Knight with a check and the King can always be in check so White doesn't have time to promote to Queen.

@chiryalways3546

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ss7kd7nf7r oo really and king move on top attacking rock?ot escort de pawn?think more maybe will be some issues with rock c1 after trying to win the pawn..but yeah I get the point .

correct me if im wrong but at 6:52, not only there is a stalemate trap but an alternative after the rook b2 check if king goes to c3 black just wins the pawn anyway through a skewer (kc3, rb1, kb3, ka2, c8=Q, or any promotion, rc1, king out of way rxc8)

@valinorean4816

2 жыл бұрын

..huh?

@nightraven6107

2 жыл бұрын

@@valinorean4816 what?

@valinorean4816

2 жыл бұрын

@@nightraven6107 i mean it's one of the most famous endgame studies period, did you really find an alternative solution?

@user-ss7kd7nf7r

2 жыл бұрын

But there is the Knight in b3 so if Rook goes to c1 to try a skewer then Knight takes Rook.

@jespernorgaard3795

2 жыл бұрын

If Kc3 comes Rc2+ directly and stalemate after Kxc2, note that Kd4 Rxc1 just loses for White

Fascinating, thankyou. This study reminds me of a small Russian book on Endgame studies that I had years ago. I have been looking for the same book for years. It was full of such marvelous endgames. Trouble is I cannot remember the author or the title of the book. If anybody has come across such a book please let me know.

Odličan si 💪

Brilliant study!

What is the name of chess app in which he is playing please tell me

what a endgame :o

can someone tell me why at 6:08 king to c3 isn't winning for white.

instead of taking the rook and underpromoting, can't you play knight b3 check? if the rook takes with check you go king c2 and if the king moves you take the rook

Wait, can't you move the knight into check instead of taking the rook to promote the pawn ? Might be worth it to not need the Bishop + Knight Checkmate

@JohnSmith-ey9xs

2 жыл бұрын

Good question, but after 1. Nb3+ (instead of cxb8=B) Rxb3+ the position is drawn since Black can keep checking on the b-file, and if the White King goes too far up the c-file Black just plays Rb1 followed by Rc1 winning the pawn.

The interesting thing is that such a position could possibly occur in a real game. I used to just do the mate-in-2 or mate-in-3 puzzles which tend to very "synthetic" positions. But it seems like "White to win" puzzles are more sophisticated?

Wow, and How much thought/time did this take? I love chess but it’s that damn clock that takes away some of the fun of it. I have a question. When did the clock come about? When did we start using a timer clock in chess games?

@steveburke1519

2 жыл бұрын

Clocks came about because players would literally take hours to make a move, especially if that player was losing. In classical chess, players are given ample time, and after 40 moves, they get more time. I believe most tournaments have 2 hours to make 40 moves, then 1 hour to make the rest of your moves, plus a 30 second increment per move. If you manage your time correctly, you will have plenty of time. Blitz and rapid tournaments are different animals.

@erickpoorbaugh6728

2 жыл бұрын

There's also deliberate slow-rolling. I remember when I was a kid in a chess tournament, my opponent asked to play without a clock, and I agreed because I didn't like being rushed. He then proceeded to take 5-10 minutes on even the simplest moves, clearly hoping to bore me into resigning. What's worse is that his mother apparently taught him that strategy, as my parents overheard her whispering to him late in the game to encourage him to keep it up ("Where would you be if you weren't here?" "Bed."). Lesson learned: Strangers can't be trusted to play properly without a clock.

Wow… chess is such a thinking game. I’m having a headache watching this lol

what is your rating

You forgot to mention that promotion to a knight draws because king and 2 knights can't force checkmate on a bare king. So this is interesting - one way you promote to a rook; the other way to a bishop. Now we need a study wherein depending on what Black does, you could promote to a rook, or a bishop, or a knight.

@Winnetou17

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He mentioned at the end that promoting to a knight won't do it, because the enemy king "can escape" (aka stalemate)

I keep getting this wrong; i keep thinking about moving your own king to get a draw and then promoting to a knight. But great video!

7:26 why not check the king with the knight and then promote to a queen?

At 7:30, why not check with the knight and then promote to queen?

@jordanbranken2734

Жыл бұрын

It will end in a draw unless black blunders because they can just keep checking you until they skewer your king and pawn

These puzzles are a fun way to learn the end game.

6:21 doesn't rb8 also work? Edit: b8=bishop!!

there are 6 pieces, so this was already solved iirc all positions with 7 pieces or less are solved

Wow. A very interesting under promotion to a bishop.

Finding myself in the position where I have to checkmate with a knight and bishop is something I absolutely DO NOT WANT. It's just going to just be humiliating for me. I'd rather go for the stalemate, thank you haha

At 7:54, what if you did Nb3+ instead?

Chess vibes favourite chess channel

your best video

That's not the only way to win. You can check the king with the knight and then queen your pawn.

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

Timestamp please

Make videos on Mikhail Tal's games

Just a beginner n love to get your input. Question: Black's move at 1:35 sec, what if the black king moves to B1 instead of black castle taking the pawn?

@user-ss7kd7nf7r

2 жыл бұрын

I think that white still responds with Knight b3 attacking the Rook. Then if the Rook takes the pawn in b5 attacking the Knight then you just march your c6 pawn and the Rook can't do much. In case he takes your Knights you just promote your pawn whereas if Rook to d5 with check you have Knight to d2 protecting your King and you also check the Black King. Might miss smth but i think it's the same idea that the Knight gets placed in b3 controlling the moves of the Rook.

@yogi9631

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-ss7kd7nf7r indeed 👍, apologies for a silly question.

@ZdenekMicke69

2 жыл бұрын

1... Kb1 2. Nb3 Rc3 3. Nd4 Rd3+ 4. Ke2 Rb3 5. Nxb3

wait 4:51 Rxb3 c8=Q Rc6 with stalemate

You can get a queen just before promoting the pawn you check the king with your horse and then you take the rook

could someone kindly explain why 7:39 would be a stalemate and not a checkmate ? i mean, king goes to b1 and queen takes him. king goes to b2 and queen can just take him. king goes to a2 and the knight takes him.

@eggshibe3149

Жыл бұрын

it is an illegal move to for the king to move into check so black has no legal moves

@desuvult8463

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a checkmate is when the one side cant make any moves and the king is in check, a stalemate is when one side cant make any moves but their king ISNT in check

6:43 Why not knight to C3 putting a check and then taking the rook

7Ñ26 why not move the knight to b3?

first time I saw under promotion to a bishop

6:54 what if you move the king to C3. Wouldn’t that get you out of check and still let you promote your pawn?

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

If I get the position correctly, then black would play rook at C2 check. If white moves the king out of the way, then rook will take the pawn and white cannot win anymore, just lose or draw. If the king gets the rook, then it's a stalemate, because black has no move (like at 6:31 )

At 6:48 cant nb3 check be played and then take the rook? It wont be stalemate

@juniorpresume8267

Жыл бұрын

If Nb3+ is played, then black would play Ka2(forced) and we are just back to a stalemate trap

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

nb3+ and black moves Kb2. Bye-bye pawn or whatever it promotes into, if you make that move.

But the bishop and rook movements are inside the queen, so why can’t you get the queen and have it move like a rook or bishop?

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

Watch the full video ?

If the king in e 1 then the horse can still block

If the rook goes to C2 trying to draw a stalemate couldnt you check with the knight then take the rook?

@user-vs1eg7kw5q

2 жыл бұрын

Then Kb2 and you're out of ways to save the pawn I had the same thought as you but then found out the denial

At 6:55, if the rook goes b2, why not king to c3?

@nicolascruz5956

Жыл бұрын

Because rook c2 still works. It's a check, and if the king moves out of the way, the rook takes the pawn. If the king takes it, it's still stalemate.

Already the first move in and I'm wrong. Time to retire from chess lol

Doesnt black have rook a5 pawn premotes rook a3 If queen takes rook stalemate

5:09 cant black just play RxC6? Cuz then its a stalemate uf white takes the rook

2:41 I still don't understand if like you are using custom rules or what because from what I understand queens are able to move any number of squares vertically, horizontally, or diagonally so why can't you just move your queen all the way to the left, this should be a checkmate.

@glenmiller1437

Жыл бұрын

The king has been checked by the rook (and the rook is also threatening the queen). Because you've been checked, you either have to move the king out of check, or eliminate the rook with the queen. Your idea to move the queen to the left would work, except the king is being checked, and you have to deal with that first.

@Koppu1doragon

Жыл бұрын

@@glenmiller1437 Talking about the move after, though on further review the actual reason is just that a queen blocks the black king from moving where a rook won't which will allow you to move the room into a spot that checkmates the king. I would argue that a situation where you can not move your king without being put into a check should be considered a checkmate but oh well I guess it's a stalemate.

@glenmiller1437

Жыл бұрын

@@Koppu1doragon Right, it's stalemate. It is interesting that a stalemate situation is a draw, not a loss. It's easy to imagine it being considered a loss. I've read that the rules are that way to give the losing player a way to prevent a loss and make endgames more interesting/challenging.

Hey man how to think like GM make a video

7:26 nc3+?

Very nice game but in last it is not make bishop but first give chek with knight then take blacks rook or if black take white knight then we can promote are queen .. rook and queen ...Will remain for end game

@omg4life234

2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I thought at first, but White doesn’t have time to make a queen since Black can get a perpetual check by checking on b1 and b2 (notice if White moves to the 4th rank, Black can always play Rb1 to draw). This is different than the Saavedra position as the rook is on the b-file rather than the d-file, so the king is guarding the rook when it checks on b1 and b2.

6:45 what about Nb3+ ? Edit: same for 7:30

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

At 6:45, then black would move Kb2 ? And bye-bye pawn or whatever it promotes into, if that move is made ?

You can checkmate with 1 rook why would he want a stalemate?

The person with auto-queen: 🗿

Yo but i think you missed when the rock attacked the kiing on b2 and king went down you could have cheeked his king after and take the rook

@nicolascruz5956

Жыл бұрын

Black can just play king to b2 defending their rook and now you can't take it with your king.

At 2:05 can’t you just check the king with ur knight?

So there are cases when not promoting to a queen is actually beneficial

@erickpoorbaugh6728

2 жыл бұрын

Two cases really: 1. There's an immediate tactical need for the newly promoted piece to be able to move like a knight. 2. Promoting to a queen would result in stalemate (or prevent you from being stalemated if you'd somehow be in a losing position even after the promotion) and there's no way to wait for a more opportune moment to promote. Promoting to a bishop is especially rare because you not only need a situation where promoting to a queen causes stalemate concerns but you *also* need a situation where either promoting to a rook would cause stalemate concerns or you need the newly promoted piece to be able to move like a bishop. After all, even if you can't promote to a queen, you'll almost always prefer a rook over a bishop in the endgame. Even in the position above, if there were a line that let white sacrifice the knight for the ability to safely promote the pawn to a rook rather than a bishop, it would be a good idea to do so, as a lone rook checkmate is far simpler than a knight-and-bishop checkmate.

Cool, I was just wondering how you would actually check-mate his king... But that's most probably not the most interesting part haha.

@Mikhail-tal-the-GOAT

2 жыл бұрын

The king is already in the same colour of the bishop. The knight and the king are close so it's not super hard just make sure that the king doesn't escape.

@valinorean4816

2 жыл бұрын

why isn't it possible to checkmate with two knights in this position? it should be?..

@erickpoorbaugh6728

2 жыл бұрын

It's never possible to force checkmate with two knights (unless it's mate in one or something, I suppose), and black's cornered position here doesn't really help since the black king could run away from the corner while the newly-promoted knight is slowly crossing the board. It's possible to force checkmate with a knight and a bishop (outside of unusual positions), but it's a challenge, although the black king's position makes it easier here. You can look up knight and bishop checkmates for the procedure.

@valinorean4816

2 жыл бұрын

@@erickpoorbaugh6728 king and bishop checkmate is apparently hard: kzread.info/dash/bejne/X6WgmsVqhrLeXbg.html

7:24 Rook to c5? then take pawn? why not

only hikaru can think future before going there

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Liburkin died on same day as Jooseph Stalin and composer Sergey Prokofiev. Together these three appeared at the Pearly Gates where Archangel in charge pronounced that Stalin goes to Heaven and Liburkin and Prokofiev to he'll. You Liburkin composed chess puzzles, you Prokofiev composed music.Both of you were attending religious establishments to pester us with your prayers. What have you done for us? Absolutely nothing. Look at him. He sent to us millions of good people...

In case you are wondering why not a knight // In general, two knights cannot force checkmate, but they can force stalemate. Three knights can force checkmate, even if the defending king also has a knight or a bishop. Once had similar position but was very young and ordered a knight and my mentor have me a look like what are you doing now.... =) with bisschop and knight "stupid" kid asks a second horse. =)

Can't you just give a check with the knight before taking the rook?

@Winnetou17

Жыл бұрын

Timestamp ?

Hikaru won with a king and 2 nights

Or a knight

What happens if, @6:25, white plays nb3+? If Ka2, then Kxc2, and if Kb2 protecting the rook and threatening the Knight, then nd4 threatening the rook. I can't see what might be the best move after that, though. Thoughts?

@duckman62

2 жыл бұрын

the rook could just take the c7 pawn and it would probably be a draw

@jabeavers

2 жыл бұрын

@@duckman62 Yeah, I see that. Good call.

@ZdenekMicke69

2 жыл бұрын

1. Nb3+ Kb1 2. c8=Q Rxc8 3. Nd2+ Ka1 4. Nf1 Rc1+ 5. Kxc1

Damn unfortunately didn't get to see forced checkmate

@williamprice1844

2 жыл бұрын

He can only move his king to b 2,then you move your bishop to c 7,he can only move back, then move b check mate

@williamprice1844

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry bishop d5

@sieger358

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamprice1844 king can still go to b1,and I am sure there's answer for that too but anyways,would love to see puzzle finished

@williamprice1844

2 жыл бұрын

@@sieger358 ya I saw that just now you are right

@jespernorgaard3795

2 жыл бұрын

1.cxb8B Kb2 2.Bf4 Ka3 3.Bd2 Kb2 4.Ne2 Kb3 6.Nd4+ Ka3 7.Kc4 Ka4 8. Kc5 Ka3 9.Kb5 Kb2 10.Kb4 Ka2 11.Bc1 Kb1 12.Ba3 Ka2 13.Nf3 Kb1 14.Kb3 Ka1 15.Bb2+ Kb1 16.Nd2# just one possible line, but black king cannot escape the corner

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Hi

1Nd3###

What's wrong with "stalemating"? Isn't that the same as check mate?

I don't understand because Tablebases are saying that fastest mate is mate in 36 moves with promotion to a Queen so you need to recalulate your process of thinking