Simple Zugzwang. Nothing special. QxN is the try - but we all know that hitting as a key, especially if it's a knight, certainly doesn't lead to the goal.
What did I miss? I had the white queen moving to c2 to check the black king. Black king moves to d5 then checkmate with white queen to f5. The black king cannot move out of check and no black piece can obstruct the check. Can someone point out my error?
Think of what the K can do to escape, and then work it out so he can't escape, which might mean a waiting move first. Most of these 2 move mate solutions , involve either a sacrifice, or a zugzwang, which is forcing your opponent to make a bad move.
@@MrRecrute No the reason Qc2 doesn't work is because the refutation is Nc3 not Kd5 as shown in the video. You are right that if Kd5 as in the video then Qf5 is mate. Unusually the video doesn't show the correct refutation to mate in 2.
At 0.43 there is an error. After 1.Qc2+, Kd5 there is a mate by 2.Qf5. The correct refutation of 1.Qc2+ is 1...,Nc3 !
One of the easiest
Did you make a video on winning with only one bishop and a knight? 😊
Toook a few minutess....
Simple Zugzwang. Nothing special. QxN is the try - but we all know that hitting as a key, especially if it's a knight, certainly doesn't lead to the goal.
Not sure if this is easy, however I got the answer and I am happy about it 😀
After Qc2+, Kd5 would actually allow Qf5+mate. I found the solution almost instantly by supposing black would play d6-d5.
What did I miss? I had the white queen moving to c2 to check the black king. Black king moves to d5 then checkmate with white queen to f5. The black king cannot move out of check and no black piece can obstruct the check. Can someone point out my error?
Really is this even a puzzle? Queen takes the knight, Black forced move one pawn then Queen end the misery with mate
Still didn't see the solution but I saw both of the incorrect examples so I guess that's something
Excellent puzzle, thank you very much
Though very simple, it is tricky puzzle.
Q c2 is not met with k d5 (like the video reports) which results in q f5 mate. Rather black responds with k c3.
Last k is knight.
I noticed that, you saved me time for the explanation.
Ooh, my bad. I was to quick there. Thank you for pointing it out.
Yes, I started with imagining the mate along the diagonal after moving the d pawn. 😊
What if queen C2, then F5 ?
Knight blocks both checks
Didn't find it. Great puzzle.
I'm 3 for about 300 now!!!...
Good puzzle👍
Qf1?
QF 1
I don’t know why I watch these. I never manage to solve any of them and I always feel bad about it
Don't feel bad. You aren't alone 😊.
Think of what the K can do to escape, and then work it out so he can't escape, which might mean a waiting move first.
Most of these 2 move mate solutions , involve either a sacrifice, or a zugzwang, which is forcing your opponent to make a bad move.
At 0:39 wouldn't Qf5 have been checkmate?
Black has another option.
(1) Qc2 -NC3
Then no mate in the next move. (It is true that the Nc3 move is not mentioned in the analysis.
@@narayanakaimal9828 exactly.
@@narayanakaimal9828the Queen has already moves to f5 so n cannot block the checkmate.
0:42 why not Qf5 seems like a checkmate to me
You are right but after Qc2 black can play nc3 then if QxN then Kd5 and if Qf5 Nd5 so qc2 is not a 2 move mate.
@@proffessorcluelessthe king will occupy d5 because mated by the queen in c2, queen then moves to f5 checkmate.
@@MrRecrute No the reason Qc2 doesn't work is because the refutation is Nc3 not Kd5 as shown in the video. You are right that if Kd5 as in the video then Qf5 is mate. Unusually the video doesn't show the correct refutation to mate in 2.
@@proffessorclueless yeah, as I discovered.
I immediately saw the solution as queen getting to f8 is critical.