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danchessmoo

Opponent resigned when I skewered

Mickdonedee

Nice. Looks like you smashed his king-side pawn structure first. Good work.

danchessmoo
danchessmoo

From one of GM Magnus Carlsen's game.

Mickdonedee
danchessmoo wrote:

From one of GM Magnus Carlsen's game.

First move was very clever because the square was safe from Black's pinned a-pawn. Thanks for posting.

Ghass2015

I heard you can capture the queen in two moves in this FEN: 3rkb1r/1p1np3/5pp1/pq1N3p/3P4/2P4P/P4PP1/2RQ1RK1.

Can you find it?

Mickdonedee
Ghass2015 wrote:

I heard you can capture the queen in two moves in this FEN: 3rkb1r/1p1np3/5pp1/pq1N3p/3P4/2P4P/P4PP1/2RQ1RK1.

Can you find it?

I've turned your FEN into this puzzle:

danchessmoo

I extended it back a little bit, figure out what made GM Magnus Carlsen resign. Hint: Attack the h bishop

danchessmoo
Mickdonedee wrote:
danchessmoo wrote:

From one of GM Magnus Carlsen's game.

First move was very clever because the square was safe from Black's pinned a-pawn. Thanks for posting.

I've extended it back, try it now

Mickdonedee

I'd start the puzzle with the White Queen move to a4 because the earlier moves don't have any relevance to the solution.

Mickdonedee
Ghass2015
Mickdonedee wrote:
Ghass2015 wrote:

I heard you can capture the queen in two moves in this FEN: 3rkb1r/1p1np3/5pp1/pq1N3p/3P4/2P4P/P4PP1/2RQ1RK1.

Can you find it?

I've turned your FEN into this puzzle:

 

Oh. I didn't know it was that easy.

Mickdonedee