Database puzzle5: Difficulty .3

tellymetwise · Post by **tellymetwise** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:04 pm

This position was taken from the Net-Chess database game between:
heyuneverno-aauerbach
December 20th, 2000

Black just played Kh8.
How does white continue?

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keithstuart · Post by **keithstuart** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 1:32 pm

0.3 difficulty on a scale of what??

Still easy enough to spot the required move here i'll not say what it is for now to give some others a chance

tellymetwise · Post by **tellymetwise** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 4:03 pm

on a scale of zero to one.
Or ... 30% of the net-chess players would have "some" difficulty with this puzzle.

This I do on the basis of:
1. straight forwardness
2. number of pieces involved
3. distraction of position
4. number of moves needed
5. positional play
6. tactical play
7. need to create the oppertunity first, etc.

keithstuart · Post by **keithstuart** » Sun Dec 21, 2003 9:08 pm

ok i follow you know

i'll post my answer tomorrow if no one else has

keithstuart · Post by **keithstuart** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 5:53 pm

Nc6 is the required move

tellymetwise · Post by **tellymetwise** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 7:22 pm

That's the best move, though the easiest move to spot is capturing the rook on a8.

keithstuart · Post by **keithstuart** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:01 pm

tellymetwise wrote:That's the best move, though the easiest move to spot is capturing the rook on a8.

so easy i missed completly i spooted the queen attack first which is obviously better