As per request, It's your move (2).

Yesterday, a few people had fun trying to solve a chess puzzle.
One gentleman got it right. Kudos to Ger.... from Australia ! cheering
Another gentleman requested more of these puzzles.
So, here is the second one;

Will one of yesterday's players be the first to get it right again, or can someone else be the first to solve today's puzzle ? dunno

Only time and your effort(s) will tell.

Here's today's chess board set-up. You play white and as the blog title suggests,
it's your move. What is your best first move and why ?

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The pieces are symbolizes as follows;

K = King
Q = Queen
R = Rook
B = Bishop
N = Knight
P = Pawn

As always, from white's perspective the lower left corner is space a1
and the upper right corner space is h8.
The space to the right of a1 is b1, etc....

So for instance, if you first move is to move the white pawn in front of your king that move would be noted as; 1. P h3 - h4.

May the force be with you. head banger

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Comments (7)

Q-g1 pins the black R.... If Rxg2+ then RxR... If RxR then QxQ... If any other move R (or Q) x R and black resigns.cheers
G 2, everyone else 0. Good job again ! cheering
My Arty is taking his morning nap... blues



Anyway, Geriatrix, well done! cheering
Thereby providing more evidence for the statement - "you snooze, you lose". laugh
Geriatric - while I was concentrating on all the scenarios involving my knight to cause mischief and banking on black to make a mistake that I completely forgot the obvious. With me I realize that only by playing the same person a few times will I be able to understand his or her tendencies to trap him or her to where to move. I find it very hard to read anyone's tendencies and skill level on the first couple of sit-downs so I tend to play very boring and conventional. In any event congratulations. art

Jim - thanks again and your right "You snooze you lose." "Err" maybe next time you should ban Geriatic so as to give the rest of us mere mortals a chance. Lol.
Sorry N. I don't ban anyone from commenting. If you want to sleep in,
perhaps try solving the puzzle without reading the comments. peace
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