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Lichess puzzle #iuE9g
In Lichess Puzzle Storm, I encountered this puzzle with rating of 1086: https://lichess.org/training/iuE9g
[Event ""]
[Site ""]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round ""]
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Why is this the correct answer to chesspuzzle.net puzzle 37161?
https://chesspuzzle.net/Puzzle/37161
[FEN "r4rk1/2p2n1q/1p1b4/3Pp3/2Q2pP1/P1N1B2P/1P4P1/2RR2K1 w - - 0 1"]
1. Ne4
The answer given is Ne4, which is followed by the pawn on f4 capturing ...
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What is the best move in algebraic chess notation? [closed]
I can't fine the best move with algebraic chess notation.
[Title "White to Move"]
[FEN "r3n1rk/q3NQ1p/p2pbP2/1p4p1/1P1pP1P1/3R4/P1P4P/3B2K1 w - - 0 1"]
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Black to play and win but why was the move played a blunder?
In the position below Minic just had to play one move to reach the time control and, in those days, the adjournment which would have given his team a chance to find the win. Unfortunately he blundered ...
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Why trade rook for bishop and knight in this puzzle?
The puzzle https://lichess.org/training/kFzbF has position
[Title "Black to move"]
[FEN "r3rnk1/1bq2pp1/1ppb1n1p/p2p4/3P1B2/P2B1N1P/1PPQNPP1/3RR1K1 b - - 1 16"]
and the solution ...
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How do you analyze this position holistically?
So I was solving a puzzle, and I got it wrong in my first attempt, so I checked with the engine and understood the solution. But I think that I am missing some aspects of the puzzle as I'm able to get ...
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Explanation of Hard Puzzle #34
Wikipedia defines a chess tactic as:
In chess, a tactic refers to a sequence of moves that limits the opponent's options and may result in tangible gain.
I'm having a hard time understanding a ...
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Why can the bishop just take the knight in this Lichess puzzle?
In this Lichess puzzle, after the initial moves
[title "Black to move"]
[fen ""]
[Startply "17"]
[StartFlipped "1"]
1. c4 b5 2. cxb5 Bb7 3. Nf3 g5 4. Nxg5 Bg7 ...
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Why do these convergent lines evaluate differently?
I recently analyzed alternative lines for this puzzle on chess.com.
[Event "French Championship"]
[Site "Val d'Isere FRA"]
[Date "2002.08.23"]
[Round "5"]
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I can't understand this puzzle
I came across this puzzle and even after I learned the answer I couldn't quite understand what's going on. I understand that we amaterial advantage by capturing the knight with a pawn, but I can't ...
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Why are these sequence of steps played to solve this puzzle?
[FEN "rnbqkb1r/pp4pp/2p1pn2/3p1p2/3P4/BP4PN/P1P1PPBP/RN1QK2R b KQkq - 0 1"]
[StartFlipped "0"]
1... Bxa3 2.Nxa3 Qa5+ 3.Kf1 Qxa3
FEN: rnbqkb1r/pp4pp/2p1pn2/3p1p2/3P4/BP4PN/...
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Why does Stockfish evaluate this Lichess puzzle position as so advantageous for Black?
[Event "Rated Rapid game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/tZI4OlZ3"]
[Date "2021.04.20"]
[White "Paulinos"]
[Black "Qedesh76"]
[FEN "r3qrk1/2pbbppp/...
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I'm struggling to find the full solution of a chess problem
I'm starting to think that this puzzle, found on chess.com here in the 5th post down, does not have a correct full solution. But it features a nice line if Black moves wrongly, so judge by yourself.
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Is there a solution to this puzzle in Clive Ke's "How to improve in chess" book? [closed]
I am wondering if there's a solution to this puzzle anywhere.
[FEN "3r4/p4k2/1p2bb1p/2p2pp1/5P2/1NP1B2P/PP4P1/4R1K1 w - - 0 1"]
Here's the description of the puzzle in Clive Ke's "How ...
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Why move bishop first instead of queen in this puzzle?
In this puzzle (white to move), the solution first moves the bishop (to pin the knight) and only then the queen. Why is it better to move the bishop first?
[FEN "r2qk2r/pbp1bpp1/1pnp3p/8/3NP3/...
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What is the best move in this puzzle rush?
[FEN "2b2r1r/2k1q1b1/2p1p2p/1p1pPp2/pP1P1RB1/P1N5/2P1Q1PP/5RK1 w - f6 0 1"]
[starpPly "2"]
1. Bh5?
In this puzzle rush from chess.com, it says that Bh5 is the wrong move, ...
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A question about a puzzle
It's White to move. Why does Stockfish evaluate 13. Kh1 so much higher than 13. Rf2? They both seem like reasonable options for me, yet the former is evaluated +7.95 for white and the latter is at -0....
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lichess puzzle 61124
I am a beginning chess player, and just had a look at lichess puzzle 61124. The following contains spoilers.
The solution to the puzzle is supposedly Rd4, then the follow-up move from white is Nb6, ...
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Why should I expect that black moves Rxd2 after I move Bxe3 in this puzzle?
I've been playing a few puzzles for a couple of days, and I see that often the final move to chessmate is easy to spot, but earlier moves aren't (to me).
In this case, for instance, why should I ...
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How can white force a quick win here?
This is from a tactics puzzle I encountered today. The given solution was 1. Qxf6 gxf6 2. Bxf6#,” but to me 1... Ne6 seems to halt white in his tracks, even if it does give up a rook.
My moves as ...
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Chess.com's daily problem-Why doesn't 1...Nf8 win the Nh7?
Shouldn't 1...Nf8 win here too? Why not?
[FEN "r2qk2r/pp1nnp1N/4p1pQ/3pP3/4b1PP/P1B5/1PP1B3/R3KR2 b Qq - 0 1"]
1...Nf8??
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Lichess Puzzle 82753: Can white win with a queen and two pawns vs. rook and four pawns?
Lichess puzzle 82753 involves a rook and pawn endgame where white sacrifices their rook to queen a pawn. The final position is the following (with black to move):
[FEN "2Q5/6p1/1K3pkp/8/8/4p3/r5PP/8 ...
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Why doesn't 1.fxe4 Nf6 work for black in this puzzle?
I was solving puzzles and I failed this one.
The correct answer was fxe4 fxe4 Bxh5+.
Why can the knight not just move to f6 and be safe there?
fxe4 Nf6 exd5 fxd5 is in my opinion more preferable for ...
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Is today's chess.com daily puzzle a draw (as hinted at in the puzzle title)?
Today's daily puzzle on chess.com is called Desperation Draw:
White to move
[FEN "r5k1/P4ppp/8/8/p1p1P3/4KP2/2P3PP/5R2 w - - 0 1"]
1. Rb1 Rf8 2. Rb8 *
One of the commentators asked:
What draw?
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Is my solution to this puzzle wrong or a transposition of the official one?
I saw the following puzzle recently in a newspaper:
Black to play and win
6rk/6qp/2Bp4/P1pP1p2/3bnP2/6BQ/7P/5R1K w - - 0 1
My proposed solution was
1. ... Nf2+
and the lines I foresaw were
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Best White Move
I'm building a chess engine and trying to figure out how good are the moves generated. Can you tell what is the best move for white in following position and why? Thanks.
[fen "r1b1kbnr/2p2ppp/p1p5/...
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Why was 49...Rb4+ played in this puzzle?
I was looking at the answer of today's puzzle in chessgames and see that the reason I wasn't able to solve it because I missed a key move in the solution:
Black played 49...Rb4+
note: this is not the ...
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