Can You Qualify For Winton British Solving Championship? Try This Puzzle!

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Can You Qualify For Winton British Solving Championship? Try This Puzzle!

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Ай бұрын

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This is your chance to enter the Winton British Solving Championship!!! I mean not really, but this is the starting problem they proposed for this year. Winton British Solving Championship is a tournament where the competitors tried to solve chess problems. Points are awarded for how much of the solution the solver finds. It’s a fun tournament for people who like solving chess puzzle.
Now let’s start the video. It’s white to move and checkmate in 2 moves. Seems pretty easy right? Well if it was so easy, than it wouldn’t be a challenge to qualify for the tournament. Let me know in the comments if you did manage to solve it.

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@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

Did you managed to find the mate?

@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned Ай бұрын

technically there's one more line but I guess it doesn't qualify since it ain't 'forcing' but rather lingers on black making one specific move/mistake, but just for fun here goes... if white horsey takes pawn on d2, black rook retakes d2, white queen retakes d2 = checkmate in 2. \o/

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

@@WithmeVerissimusWhostoned that may work too, but for the challenge it won’t qualify

@ThomasRowland-dl2em 23 күн бұрын

You have forgotten a very important square the knight slightly higher on the left as this also affects a square next to the king!!

@sjay67 Ай бұрын

I got it by looking for the double check realizing that was the only way to avoid obstructions by the queen and bishop.

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

Congrats on finding it

@johnkesich8696 Ай бұрын

I was pretty surprised that I actually figured this one out. Two things caught my eye. The first was the potential for a double check with the knight and rook, and even before that the fact that all the other pieces seemed to be involved in penning the black king in. When playing it makes sense to always look for checks and other forcing moves, but how many mate in two puzzles start with a check? While puzzles are fun, on balance I think I prefer studies which highlight winning principles or pitfalls to avoid. Thank you for the interesting puzzle.

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

I am glad you found it interesting

@abgvedr Ай бұрын

very nice

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

I am glad you liked it

@denisrho1019 Ай бұрын

I was convinced that Qh4* would be THE move! After blocking with the bishop, I would re/take it with the Q (checkmate). HOWEVER, I forgot that black can block the check with the pound instead. So, I am not up to the task!

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

@@denisrho1019 that tiny little pawn

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

@@denisrho1019 that tiny little pawn

@c0neofsilence Ай бұрын

Nice puzzle! Its best to do a mix of endgame and tactics puzzles. Its all about calculating the best candidate moves and combinations.

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you found it interesting

@ThomasRowland-dl2em 23 күн бұрын

I am really not sure what more they want.

@tomsturgess 13 күн бұрын

I got it and submitted about 6 weeks ago, so it's been a long wait for confirmation!

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv 13 күн бұрын

The deadline for submission was in the day i posted the video, so it wouldn’t get confusion or they would say something negative that i reveal the solution

@tomsturgess 13 күн бұрын

I'm pretty sure the deadline was 31st July?

@arthurgershon477 Ай бұрын

i definitely missed that, so looks like i wont be competitive for another year... or ten!. i was thinking 1.qh4+, to which i thought black was forced to respond with 1... bg3, but i forgot blacks pawns are moving down the board! so black can do 1... g3 instead to defend the reasoning behind 1.fxe4 is neat, but i'm struggling to understand why something like 1... qg7?? doesnt defend against the knight check(mate) and force white to delay for at least a move (sorry if im being dumb - im very much a beginner!)

@ajitjoshi4663 Ай бұрын

Qe3

@arthurgershon477 Ай бұрын

@@ajitjoshi4663thank you, I feel so dumb, I thought that was covered by the pawn on d2, but again I need to review how the pawns move 😅 thanks again

@tottenvillelegend826 Ай бұрын

This may be hard to believe, but I actually suspected that the correct move had to be with the pawn on f3. I just wasn’t sure which direction to capture with the white pawn, though.

@ChessCrafters-lk4dv Ай бұрын

You have a great instinct!