Magnificent Puzzles (1)

Submitted by Phobetor on Fri, 01/23/2009 at 12:45pm.

There are many places where you can find simple tactical puzzles (for example Chess.com's Tactics Trainer or Daily Puzzle) or more complicated puzzles with highly unlikely positions, where the key move is a totally unexpected move. There are only few places however where you'll find puzzles which are complicated but yet simple. Puzzles with few pieces on the board, but with a very elegant solution. In the Magnificent Puzzles I'll try to entertain you with such puzzles.

Below is the first puzzle. The puzzle was composed by A. Afruniev in 1974. It's white to play and draw.

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by h777 - 15 days ago
Vancouver Canada

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will be a draw

by bugswattr - 34 days ago
Aurora United States

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if bishop takes h6 its a stalemate

by aieplm - 45 days ago
manila Philippines

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nice

by aa2faye - 49 days ago
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why blacks 4th move be Bxhs

by joeyboy - 3 months ago
laguna Philippines

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i'm not satisfied for the puzzle #1 theres a move K7

by alinrf - 5 months ago
Italy

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very very nice

by kid_of_chess - 5 months ago
Ottawa,Ontario Canada

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Ne5 was actually the last move i tried =)

by invaderX17 - 8 months ago
Fremont,CA United States

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You are like a grandmaster!

by jrcolonial98 - 8 months ago
Newtown, Connecticut United States

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nice

by rumi99 - 8 months ago
Khulna Bangladesh

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good but very difficult to me...........................

by Phobetor - 8 months ago
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vishalpnp, after 4... Bxh6 it's stalemate!

by vishalpnp1984 - 8 months ago
New Delhi India

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HOw can it be a Draw, why not black's 4th move Bxh6..

by Phobetor - 9 months ago
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Vodac, 1. Ne5 e1=B 2. Ng6+ hxg6 3. fxg6 is an obvious draw, while 1. Ne5 e1=N 2. Nd7 followed by 3. f8=Q+ Bxf8 4. Nxf8 should also be a draw. Good points though; we mustn't forget to check that 1. Ne5 e1=N and 1. Ne5 e1=B also draw.

And if 1. Ne5 e1=R then the same variations as above apply. It's still stalemate if black takes on h6.