Try here if you want to solve on interactive board without hints - https://onlinequicktool.com/chess-puzzle-160/
FEN (if you want to use any other apps) - k1r2q2/ppQ5/N7/8/8/8/8/3K4 w KQkq - 0 1
A fun one indeed!
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Queen to B8, rook takes queen, knight to C7.
Question
I'm a total noob in regards to chess, but why isn't the black king going to b2 but the rook is?
That square is protected by the knight.
Oh, yeah. That's why I'm a noob.
::: spoiler Question I'm a total noob in regards to chess, but why isn't the black king going to b2 but the rook is? :::
::: Question I'm a total noob in regards to chess, but why isn't the black king going to b2 but the rook is? :::
Smothered mate
Spoilers!
Wow that's a cool one haha.
Oh that's a great one!
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | ๐ณ๐ด | 2839 |
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana | ๐บ๐ธ | 2786 |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura | ๐บ๐ธ | 2780 |
| 4 | Ding Liren ๐ | ๐จ๐ณ | 2780 |
| 5 | Alireza Firouzja | ๐ซ๐ท | 2777 |
| 6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ๐ท๐บ | 2771 |
| 7 | Anish Giri | ๐ณ๐ฑ | 2760 |
| 8 | Gukesh D | ๐ฎ๐ณ | 2758 |
| 9 | Viswanathan Anand | ๐ฎ๐ณ | 2754 |
| 10 | Wesley So | ๐บ๐ธ | 2753 |
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