Puzzle 2026-08-31 - wilvik
About This Puzzle
White to move
White Pieces: Ka6 Bf1 Bg3 Nc4 Ne7 f5
Black Pieces: Ka8 Qc1 Qh6 Rg5 Nb7 a5 b5 c5 c7 f7 g4 g6
▶♟ Useful patterns for solving (2)
No ImageThemeAttractionA tactic that lures an opponent's piece to a specific square. The strategy aims to guide the king or important pieces to disadvantageous squares to set up subsequent attacks. Nearly synonymous with DecoyNo ImageThemeClearanceA tactic involving moving a piece to make use of the piece or square behind it. Used to set up checkmates or powerful tactics. Often involves a sacrifice
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wilvik☢️🇺🇸
Quite difficult as a regular puzzle, even more so blindfolded. The ideas themselves aren't too hard to see, the tricky aspect is finding the correct move order. There is only one sequence of moves that win (except the very last position after a4: there are multiple mates, but find the fastest).