One trick you should learn about most good mate in twos is that White's first move is never a check or capture (there are exceptions, but it's usually obscure, like an en passant first move), and in many cases the first moves seems to just hang a piece, like here. Knowing this, I knew I had to guard c5. Ra5 was the only way I could see that didn't give Black a new flight square. From there I solved it fairly quickly.
After seeing these amazing puzzles from you, it's pretty clear that first move almost always is the one without check and the key to solve these is to first find a pattern in which the checkmate can be done and later try to just block all the exit pathways...
Ah heck I had bishop a3 then c6 with a discovered check, but missed the knight blocking. Mate in 3 ain't bad for how much time I studied the thumbnail before guessing.
Hey, these videos always make my day :) love learning about chess and puzzles explained in a fun and inventive way are always welcome, especially when proceeds go to charity. Just really wholesome. Keep it up!
No bishop can reach a4 in the first move, only the queen and the rook. Probably you mean 1.Ba3 Ka5 2. Bd6 But here the check with the rook can be blocked by the knight on b6
One trick you should learn about most good mate in twos is that White's first move is never a check or capture (there are exceptions, but it's usually obscure, like an en passant first move), and in many cases the first moves seems to just hang a piece, like here. Knowing this, I knew I had to guard c5. Ra5 was the only way I could see that didn't give Black a new flight square. From there I solved it fairly quickly.
Yep, that is an insightful comment. Nice work!
After seeing these amazing puzzles from you, it's pretty clear that first move almost always is the one without check and the key to solve these is to first find a pattern in which the checkmate can be done and later try to just block all the exit pathways...
Generally speaking, if a composed puzzle solution begins with a check or a capture, that's considered to be a flaw.
That is a great point! Now I just need to find these positions in real games. Haha
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Ah heck I had bishop a3 then c6 with a discovered check, but missed the knight blocking. Mate in 3 ain't bad for how much time I studied the thumbnail before guessing.
Black king: you cant defeat me
White king: i know, but he can
***Ra5***
that...thats not how it works, because Ra5 is still white winning
When you realize there might be a time when all chess puzzles run out and there is no more puzzles to solve
I hope not! 😳
Hey, these videos always make my day :) love learning about chess and puzzles explained in a fun and inventive way are always welcome, especially when proceeds go to charity. Just really wholesome. Keep it up!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate that. I look forward to making more videos and helping charity. :)
Really very entertaining position.
I was thinking : why can't you mate with the bishop? Bishop a4 king a5 bishop b6
No bishop can reach a4 in the first move, only the queen and the rook. Probably you mean 1.Ba3 Ka5 2. Bd6 But here the check with the rook can be blocked by the knight on b6
@@batavuskoga yeah you're right
puzzle ans:
warning spoiler
R a5
I found a Mate in 2
Bishop a3 then bishop c5
Then Na4 happens; it's not a mate in two.
im getting good at these i found this kinda quickly
Nice work!
I quickly notice some tiles are attacked by multiple pieces and one of those pieces have to move out, but didn't get far from there
I found it at the last second.
I'm glad you figured it out!
Cool