Qxg4 Nxg4 Bc4+ Qe6 Bxe6#
I didn't cheat.
I have 2000 in lessons and I saw a similar patter like this so I assumed sacrificing my queen to get checkmate.
Difficult puzzle for experienced players (1700+)
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1400136896 wrote:
Qxg4 Nxg4 Bc4+ Qe6 Bxe6#
I didn't cheat.
I have 2000 in lessons and I saw a similar patter like this so I assumed sacrificing my queen to get checkmate.
Well done! 
Dec 31, 2017
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#7
I got it but it took about 30 seconds.....likely never would have seen it in the actual game, unless it was a long time control.....good game!
Dec 31, 2017
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#8
HI Everyone, I got a question about resolve puzzle, on your experinace this really contribute on your improvement? Thanks
Dec 31, 2017
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#10
Thanks dotol, I got 1388 on chess.com but going up and down during last week.
wonderboycurt wrote:
Thank you! Glad you liked my puzzle
I enjoyed the puzzle and congrats on the win. Thanks.
universityofpawns wrote:
Thanks! In many cases, my sacrifices go terribly wrong and I lose. But this sac was a rare moment of brilliance. the time control in this game was 15|10 and it took me like 3-4 minutes to see the trap and calculate it
I got it but it took about 30 seconds.....likely never would have seen it in the actual game, unless it was a long time control.....good game!
hitthepin wrote:
Congratulations, it sounds like you have very good intuition
I straight up guessed and got it right.
hitthepin wrote:
Congratulations, it sounds like you have very good intuition
I straight up guessed and got it right.
I solved it easily in 10 seconds, and I'm rated 1400. Maybe there is some truth to my tactics rating of 1950? I thought it was inflated.
Also, it is not forced. Black does not have to recapture the knight. Material is even. Black should focus on king safety.
Dec 31, 2017
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#18
It's a Boden's Mate pattern which is very well known and easy to spot in this position. White wins the knight tactically.
1700+ is crazy. 1350-1450 is probably more realistic and has a very good chance of still being too high in terms of rating.
K_Brown wrote:
If I changed this puzzle a little bit, put the white queen on f4 rather than g5, this puzzle would have been much harder and would have challenged 1700+ players. this puzzle, in its current form, is easy for some players, because the white queen is under threat, and the threat makes it obvious that the queen is the piece that should move first.
It's a Boden's Mate pattern which is very well known and easy to spot in this position. White wins the knight tactically.
1700+ is crazy. 1350-1450 is probably more realistic and has a very good chance of still being too high in terms of rating.
Jan 1, 2018
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#20
The queen has nothing to do with the Boden’s Mate pattern that jumps out at the player though...
All that matters after you notice that pattern is the c4 square and the knight that defends it. Then you look for what advantages you can gain from it. In this example you can win the knight.
All that matters after you notice that pattern is the c4 square and the knight that defends it. Then you look for what advantages you can gain from it. In this example you can win the knight.
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I just played my best game ever, so I decided to make a puzzle out of it.
The following puzzle is pretty hard to solve. Even strong players will find this puzzle challenging.
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