Mate in 5 puzzles can be rather intimidating to approach. Not only are solvers asked to calculate much deeper than a Mate in 2 but, oftentimes, composed chess puzzles feel like attempts by the composer to trick the solver. In contrast, the Mate in 5 puzzle below is a rather straightforward chess problem that canContinueContinue reading “Chess Position Worth Sharing 158!”
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Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 79
I solved the puzzle below by using the brute force method of calculating all possible moves three steps deep to find the checkmate in two moves. This method is oftentimes a more appropriate choice than the “Checks, Captures and Threats” system because composers of mate in 2 puzzles commonly start with a “quiet move” toContinueContinue reading “Betcha Can’t Solve this #Chess Puzzle! 79”