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Capture all Black's main pieces in 13 moves.

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Capture all Black's main pieces in 15 moves.

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I found this unusual line where White wants to clear the back rank to promote the f-pawn in 7 moves. Is this a bad puzzle? If you think it is, I'll remove it.

glacenoe

looks cool

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glacenoe wrote:

looks cool

I feel very uneasy about it. I like the idea of simplifying the position on the back rank to promote a pawn. But, is the White Queen sac realistic? Can that be calculated with any degree of confidence? Can Black disrupt the exchange sequence somehow so it doesn't lose the exchange?

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Mate in 8 moves.

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Capture all Black's main pieces in 10 moves.

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Mate in 8 moves with 100% accuracy.

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Capture all Black's main pieces in 12 moves and promote the b-pawn.

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Mate in 9 moves.

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Mate in 14 moves.

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Mate in 11 moves.

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[Based on a Chess960 game in the 2024 Freestyle Chess G.O.A.T. Challenge] Capture all Black's main pieces in 9 moves. 

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Promote the b-pawn to a Queen in 9 moves.

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Capture all Black's main pieces in 10 moves.

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Promote the b-pawn safely to Queen in 10 moves.

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Checkmate in 7 moves with the Rook.

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Clear the 7th rank of all Black pieces with your Rook and return to g1 to prevent the Black c-pawn from promoting.

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Black is one pawn up in this position. Magnus Carlsen as White, at the age of 12, found a creative sequence of moves to win material and take a material lead. This puzzle is best moves based on the Carlsen game. Solve in 5 moves.

Below is the actual move order as played in the game Carlsen vs Tor Gulbrandsen in 2002.
 
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For sac practice, mate in 8.