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[Black to Move] White got greedy and captured the a-pawn. Punish them!

Taken from a game I just played.

While there is one move here which is objectively best, there are multiple winning moves for Black in this position. It's always important when you see a good move to stop and consider if there isn't a better option.

Solution:

>!1...Re3!!!<

>!If White tries to save their Queen, say with 2.Qc2, then it's forced mate after 2...Qxh3!! or 2...Rg3!!<

>!White's only sensible alternative is to take the Rook. 2.fxe3 Rxe3 and anywhere White moves their Queen there's a discovery to win her, so they must desperado the Queen. 3.Qxe3 Bxe3+!<

>!4.Kh1 Qxh3# is how my game ended, but as a final nail in the coffin I did see that after 4.Kh2 Qb7 Black simply forks the Knight on a6, Bishop on b2, and the g2 pawn all at once.!<

Edit: Whoops. IDK why the post looks like that on the Reddit page.

u/XasiAlDena — 3 days ago
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Need help coming up with a chess puzzle as an anniversary gift!

Hi everyone! First time poster, and I’m not very good at chess, but my boyfriend is a really good player and is obsessed with puzzles on chess dot com

Our anniversary is coming up, and I wanted to make him a paper chess board with custom pieces and things that have something to do with our relationship, and thought it’d be cute to ask him to solve a puzzle.

The problem is, I don’t know how to make a puzzle, which is why I came here!

I wanted to be cheesy and do something along the lines of “find a way to capture the queen”

Sorry if this is not the right place to post this! I’m looking forward to your responses 🤭

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u/Soft-Mango-5398 — 3 days ago
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Black to move

Mate in 2. Can you find the right move for Black ?

This was played by GM recently.

u/Whole_Dare_1223 — 5 days ago
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Can you solve it in a minute?

What do you do when there's no visible advantage? You think in a positional manner.

White to move

Difficulty: Easy

u/icepopper — 7 days ago
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One of those rare moments !!!

You rarely get a chance to execute it on someone rated 150 points above you!!!!

u/neemishrak — 7 days ago
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How quick can you find the move?

It's white to move. Not your usual tactics but think positional.

Difficulty: Easy

u/icepopper — 8 days ago
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How quickly can you solve it?

Test your skills to think beyond tactics.

DIFFICULTY: Easy

u/icepopper — 9 days ago