Chess Puzzles

aero's solution is incorrect. Black's bishop can be moved to prevent checkmate. momagajic has the only correct solution. It's the same answer I came up with.

So I answer in spoiler. But let just say Moma is the first that gave the correct solution with the correct explanation. [spoiler] [spoiler=@supiachao]you were close to the solution but you mistyped it and then the continuation it was not complete because Black have different possibilities rather than only Bh4.[/spoiler] [spoiler=@aeronautic]Nope sorry Qb3 doesn't work because Black can move the Bishop in f2 and White cannot mate anymore. The first move of White is the solution of the puzzle and there is only one move that let you checkmate at the next.[/spoiler] [spoiler=@Matty]keep in mind the board is conventionally always White oriented since yes black pawns move down! Yes, you recognized Qb3 doesn't work.[/spoiler] [spoiler=@momagajic]Yes right, probably it wasn't so hard for you, parhaps I will make one more difficult for you.[/spoiler] [spoiler=@Vexer]Yes, that is the solution, momagajic arrived first but congrats if you solved it by yourself.[/spoiler] [spoiler=Solution][b]Qb1[/b] Demonstration: - if Black moves the Bishop in f2 or g3 or h4 then White checkmates him with Qf1# - if Black promotes the pawn to Queen or Rook then White checkmates him with Qe4# - if Black promotes the pawn to Bishop or Knight then White checkmates him with Qb5#[/spoiler][/spoiler]

Bishop ,give something harder man ,I need 1 minut to find answer on this one ,a long ago 1982 i was in lebanon and there i hawe to solved more than 5000 chess problems ,mate in 2 ,mate in 3 ,and mate in 4 …whit 1 ,2,3,4,5, stars (Stars indicate the seriousness of the task) and that was a great chess expirience for me ;)

Okay Moma I will add something more difficult. But wait I don't know if someone is still thinking this one. It took me much more then 1 minute honestly, I think something like a quarter of hour. [spoiler=Image for reference][b]White to move, mate in 2[/b] [img]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/Photo_Bishop/Chess_Puzzle_zpsncf2g6vb.png[/img][/spoiler]

Ah yes![spoiler]I see that the Bishop can create an exit for the King in my move. Well done moma, I also thought the Bishop could prevent checkmate on your move, but realised after, that you had an option of checkmate no matter what black moved from that position.[/spoiler]

hm... when do we have the next riddle? :D

So here the next two! [size=14][b](A) White to move, mate in 2[/b][/size] [i]Composed by Gerald Frank Anderson (Good Companions 1919)[/i] [img]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/Photo_Bishop/Puzzle265_zpswsdvwdjp.png[/img] [size=14][b](B) White to move, mate in 3[/b][/size] [i]From real game: Emanuel Lasker - Frank James Marshall (Saint Petersburg 1914)[/i] [img]http://i1354.photobucket.com/albums/q700/Photo_Bishop/Puzzle476_zpsa89natuu.png[/img] Please guys give the solutions for (A) and (B) in a spoiler so everybody can try independently. Moma send me the solutions by private message please. They took me about 1 hour, 5 minutes for one and 55 for the other... But I won't tell you which is the harder and which is the easier. Good luck! ;)

A [spoiler]Rook takes the black pawn[/spoiler] [spoiler]Oh no, that's not it. The pawn moves to b4[/spoiler] Nope, that's not it either. Oh my hurting brain Aha, got it. [spoiler]Rook moves down one to a3[/spoiler]

[spoiler=A]Bb1 Check If Black kills rook with knight, Bb2 Checkmate If Black blocks check with knight, Ra2 Checkmate If Black blocks check with rook, Bc3 Checkmate 10 minutes... but probably wrong[/spoiler]

[spoiler=B]Qa7 Check Black must move Kc8 b7 Check Black must move Kc7 b8 Promote to Knight Checkmate Edit... no wait, King can move to c8 Qa7+ Black Kc8 Qa8+ Black Bb8 Qa6# Think that's it.[/spoiler]

[spoiler] [spoiler=to Sygmassacre]One of them was right but you didn't give the correct explanation.[/spoiler] [spoiler=to aeronautic]Clever but wrong, you missed a detail. After knight takes rook Bxb2 is not mate because Black plays Nxb2 (knight takes bishop) [/spoiler] [/spoiler] Nobody trying the B puzzle... :(

The last one is right but there was lots to explain for every move black can make but I can give a 2nd white move for any black move after [spoiler]Ra3[/spoiler] I can put it in a black move:white move format when I can be bothered lol

I had a go at B in Post #25

Whoops sorry Aero I didn't seen your post before posting mine... [spoiler]Congrats Sygma solved A and Aeronautic solved B, you should play in team maybe[/spoiler]

First problem is look like simply ,1.King d2 and second i cant look on first look head start pain ,mate in 3 is harder minimum 5 x times than first one ...