Please do not cheat by using one of your top engines. this puzzle was given to a 10 years old prodigy and he solved it in 5 seconds. I noticed that the majority of of the members of this forum are lazy and immediately use their engine, but remember this was solved by a 10 years old prodigy 7 years ago.
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It is White to play what do you play here ?
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Re: It is White to play what do you play here ?
With 2 black kings on the board, I doubt any engine would be useful...Chessqueen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:27 pm Please do not cheat by using one of your top engines. this puzzle was given to a 10 years old prodigy and he solved it in 5 seconds. I noticed that the majority of of the members of this forum are lazy and immediately use their engine, but remember this was solved by a 10 years old prodigy 7 years ago.
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Re: It is White to play what do you play here ?
This was not meant to be solved by any engine, remember that a 10 years old solved it in 5 seconds. Sorry this is the positionKarlo Bala wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:43 pmWith 2 black kings on the board, I doubt any engine would be useful...Chessqueen wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 10:27 pm Please do not cheat by using one of your top engines. this puzzle was given to a 10 years old prodigy and he solved it in 5 seconds. I noticed that the majority of of the members of this forum are lazy and immediately use their engine, but remember this was solved by a 10 years old prodigy 7 years ago.
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Re: It is White to play what do you play here ?
b6+ without thinking much
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Congratulations, in reality Nihal at the age of 10 solved it instantly as you can observe this video ==>
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Re: It is White to play what do you play here ?
i cant remember well and i didnt klick the vidio...but as far as i can remember the same theme works when the white king stands on d8...its also won if i remember correctly...try to solve this instead and your head is burning
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Re: It is White to play what do you play here ?
This is the Kid who was 10 years old when he had a quick solving mind https://chessbase.in/news/54th-Biel-Int ... itz-reportSpliffjiffer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:29 pm i cant remember well and i didnt klick the vidio...but as far as i can remember the same theme works when the white king stands on d8...its also won if i remember correctly...try to solve this instead and your head is burning
And here he is when he was only 15 years old beating the next World Champion contender GM Nepomniachtchi
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Re: It is white to play, what do you play here?
Hello:
I also played 1.- b6+. The key is not allowing to crown a black pawn in b1 in the same move (i.e. next ply) than the white pawn in h8, because h8=Q controls a1 but not b1.
https://yacpdb.org/#337324
There is a nice research of the problem at a chess forum that I was not aware until now (ChessProblem.net):
Source of a Problem
I highly recommend reading that thread because it shows other very interesting related issues.
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I also played 1.- b6+. The key is not allowing to crown a black pawn in b1 in the same move (i.e. next ply) than the white pawn in h8, because h8=Q controls a1 but not b1.
I searched the position and it looks like the original problem had the white king in d8 in fact:Spliffjiffer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:29 pm i cant remember well and i didnt klick the vidio...but as far as i can remember the same theme works when the white king stands on d8...its also won if i remember correctly...try to solve this instead and your head is burning
https://yacpdb.org/#337324
There is a nice research of the problem at a chess forum that I was not aware until now (ChessProblem.net):
Source of a Problem
I highly recommend reading that thread because it shows other very interesting related issues.
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.
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Re: It is white to play, what do you play here?
Ajedrecista wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 6:51 pm Hello:
I also played 1.- b6+. The key is not allowing to crown a black pawn in b1 in the same move (i.e. next ply) than the white pawn in h8, because h8=Q controls a1 but not b1.
I searched the position and it looks like the original problem had the white king in d8 in fact:Spliffjiffer wrote: ↑Sun Aug 01, 2021 2:29 pm i cant remember well and i didnt klick the vidio...but as far as i can remember the same theme works when the white king stands on d8...its also won if i remember correctly...try to solve this instead and your head is burning
Regards from Spain.
Ajedrecista.
This position was presented to Young Nihal Sarin when he was 10 years old and if you look at the video the King was NOT in d8 as it was presented to him. Esta posición se le presentó al joven Nihal Sarin cuando tenía 10 años y si miras el video, el Rey NO estaba en d8 cuando se le presentó.
Some people are just born to have a great chess mind, amazing how fast he solved it, and when he reached 15 years he was paired vs GM Nepo , yes the next challenger to Carlsen title, and see how Young Nihal beat GM Nepo in Blitz. What a sharp tactical mind, he left GM Nepomniachtchi furious or surprised to be beaten looking left and right. and if you noticed young Nihal spent most of the time observing Firouza game on his right
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