Page 1 of 1

Puzzle 11: difficulty 40% vs 80%

Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2004 12:26 pm
by tellymetwise
1. White to play
2. Black to play if white plays Qh4 from position below

ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
ImageImageImageImageImageImageImageImage
View Board

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:34 am
by tellymetwise
Answers

1. White mates in 4.
1.Rxh6+ Kxh6 2.Qg5+ Kh7 3.Qh4+ Nh5 4.Qxh5#

2. If white tries to advance to mate with 1.Qh4, Black will win after Nh5!!
This opens the g-file and gains the much needed tempo, which black
wouldn't get after the checks in the first line.

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:39 am
by saemisch
Nice problems. I enjoyed them...thanks! :)