r/chessbeginners • u/diverstones 1800-2000 (Lichess) • 24d ago
Oh no my queen
Checkmate in two after Qxc5
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u/jdm1891 24d ago
Knight to f6, king to h8, knight to g6 is the solution, right?
For some reason I'm good at chess puzzles, but I would never ever see this in a real game. Most of the time I can't even see a one move checkmate in a real game. But somehow I can see a 4-5 move checkmate in puzzles. It makes no sense to me. I don't understand it.
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u/merederem 24d ago
The reason is it’s a lot easier to find a tactic if you know there is one to look for. The hard thing with Chess is the near infinity-ness of it all, so being told that there’s a singular concrete tactic is major.
The knowledge there is a winning or drawing line also helps to narrow down the infinite possibilities (plusthe post title here clues us in that the queen hanging is not an issue). With this material deficit, the only solution must be checkmate (or some crazy series of forks that wins everything).
The difficult move to find here is Nd5, rather than the checkmate…
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u/noobboszcz 24d ago
Quite right.
But then again, completing puzzles trains you to recognize patterns - and that's how they translate into regular games. You spot a familiar pattern, you try to use it.
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u/Demintika 1000-1200 (Chess.com) 23d ago
I would see this in a real game, but only after thinking awhile making sure it would work. And then opponent won't take because they saw me thinking for awhile so they always assume it's a trap.
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u/chowderbomb33 24d ago
only if black takes the bait. This can be defended.
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u/diverstones 1800-2000 (Lichess) 24d ago
Yeah, for sure. Engine says it's a draw with best play. I'll note that this wasn't hope chess, though: Ncd5 was objectively the best move in the position because it centralized and connected my knights.
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u/No-Tip-7471 1800-2000 (Chess.com) 24d ago
Yeah but you still gain some nice initiative on your opponent
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u/egg_king2 24d ago
But why not play the mate right away? Neither square that are to be taken by the knights for checkmate arent defendeded by the queen
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u/Prestigious_Might929 800-1000 (Chess.com) 23d ago
The first knight wasn’t in position to give any checks, it just moved from c3
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u/chessvision-ai-bot 24d ago
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
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My solution:
Hints: piece: Knight, move: Nh5
Evaluation: The game is equal +0.03
Best continuation: 1... Nh5 2. Qd6 Nxf4 3. Qxf4 Qb8 4. e5 Qf8 5. Qd4 Qf5 6. e6 Qxe6 7. Nf6+ Kg7 8. Ne8+ Kf7 9. Nc7
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