Quite possibly, one of the most difficult chess problems ever designed....
White to move and win
Supposedly, Tal looked at this problem for 5 minutes, went outside for a walk and a cigarette and returned an hour later with the solution. The players who had unsuccessfully been trying to solve the problem for hours over a chessboard were both dismayed and amazed at his achievement.
Tal, we salute you. R.I.P.
No, I was never able to solve it. Too many underpromotions and too far outside the boundaries of a 'normal' chess game for me to ever solve.
mind blowing. were u able to solve this?
Yes, and promoted just to stall the mate.
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The Importance Of Being Hated
Now, I know that you're probably asking yourself, How do I know the difference between my nemesis and my archenemy? Here is the short answer: You kind of like your nemesis, despite the fact that you despise him. If your nemesis invited you out for cocktails, you would accept the offer. If he died, you would attend his funeral and--privately--you might shed a tear over his passing. But you would never have drinks with your archenemy, unless you were attempting to spike his gin with hemlock. If you were to perish, your archenemy would dance on your grave, and then he'd burn down your house and molest your children. You hate your archenemy so much that you try to keep your hatred secret, because you don't want your archenemy to have the satisfaction of being hated.
RECOGNIZING YOUR NEMESIS
RECOGNIZING YOUR ARCHENEMY
Shamelessly lifted from Chuck Klosterman's essay, "The Importance of Being Hated"