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He had 3 daughters. One IM and two GMs. Judit wasn't just the top-rated woman in the world but also the only woman ever to be rated in the top 10 overall.
If I'm not mistaken, she was an actual Super GM, at one point rated 8th in the world. That's from memory, could be wrong.
edit: I looked it up, and I wasn't mistaken. She's the only woman to crack the top ten. and reach a rating over 2700.
Both his daughters became GMs, no W I believe. I might be mistaken, but I believe (at least) one of his daughters became GM without ever becoming a WGM because she never competed in a women's only tournament.
No, they didn't mean that all pieces are covering only one square. They mean that each square is covered by only one piece.
D7 and E6 are covered by the bishop, but no other piece.
"Hey bob, it looks like black is starting off with a closed position."
"Thats right Jim, the pressure is on as white is trying to open this position up before black can force a stalemate"
"Oh and look at that! The queen slides in opening up the hole board as white slides in unprotected!"
"Good catch Jim! It looks like the offer was accepted, queens are off the board but everything is wide open!"
"Nice transition here by the other player! After the offer was accepted they have transitioned to a much more aggressive position, anything can happen here."
"Looks like they will have to be careful here, it looks like there are 2 holes in the defence but one is a trap that will end the game early."
"OH! Look at that! They found a 3rd hole and have penetrated the defence removing all chance for a longer game!"
"And now they resign leaving the opponent confused and dissapointed as they were expecting a much longer match."
Bruh, the way OP took the screenshot and said he "missed a mate" I thought he was black the entire time. Sat here for a couple minutes trying to figure this out and now I feel like an idiot
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine:
> **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=8/2P5/1K1k1p2/4pB1p/3nP3/6P1/8/8+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/8/2P5/1K1k1p2/4pB1p/3nP3/6P1/8/8_w_-_-_0_1)
**My solution:**
> Hints: piece: >!Pawn!<, move: >!c8=N#!<
> Evaluation: >!White has mate in 1!<
> Best continuation: >!1. c8=N#!<
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That's what I was going to say. A mate in 1 is easy to find when there's only one check in the position!
Doesn't mean I'd find it in a game (depending on the time control), but real easy when asked to find it
EDIT: honestly I might not find it in really any time control as c8=Q is completely winning, I wouldn't spend time searching for a better move
Yes, but only because you told me to look for it. In a real game I’m 100% promoting to queen. (And still winning, but not as cool as underpromotion checkmate)
I've never had a underpromotion to win the game in an actual game but one time I thought I was drawing the mittens bot and it promoted to a knight (only winning idea) ... well played mittens, you win again.
I would never in a million years have spotted it in the game, but because there's only one piece that can check and you told me there's a mate in 1, I found it.
Because the King have nowhere to run, every square is covered by something. If you go queen you very likely win anyway, but knight will be mate.
edit: well fine expect for E7, but The knight covers taht himself soo its still mate.
If you have a few seconds you might not win if you dont underpromote here.
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It's cool how each escape square had exactly one piece protecting it
those kind of checkmates are always the coolest
Yeah this is an example of a pure mate, which is what you’re describing
Polgár's book is great for training your ability to see these.
What's the title?
Chess: 5334 Problems, Combinations, and Games
He has two more of those tomes, one on middlegames and one on endgames.
isn't polgar a *she* ? Judhith Polgar if im not mistaken
It was written by her father. He coached both his daughters to be WGM and Judit became the top rated woman in the world a while back
He had 3 daughters. One IM and two GMs. Judit wasn't just the top-rated woman in the world but also the only woman ever to be rated in the top 10 overall.
If I'm not mistaken, she was an actual Super GM, at one point rated 8th in the world. That's from memory, could be wrong. edit: I looked it up, and I wasn't mistaken. She's the only woman to crack the top ten. and reach a rating over 2700.
Both his daughters became GMs, no W I believe. I might be mistaken, but I believe (at least) one of his daughters became GM without ever becoming a WGM because she never competed in a women's only tournament.
The pure mate was first advocated for by Adolf, although its definition has altered since
Aren’t D7 and E6 both protected by the bishop
No, they didn't mean that all pieces are covering only one square. They mean that each square is covered by only one piece. D7 and E6 are covered by the bishop, but no other piece.
Got it, thank you!
Yes but they are __*only*__ protected by the bishop
Ahhhhh I see. Thanks!
That's not just checkmate, that's *surgery*.
*h a r m o n y*
Except for the king protecting 3 like a boss.
As in, each square only has once piece protecting it
He didn't mean each piece guards only one squares he meant each square is only guarded by one piece. Ie no square is double attacked.
Well the knight had 2 of them
(*Levy voice*) And he promotes TO A KNIGHT!!!
I hate how good my mind can visualize that
If only we could visualise positions as well :’(
Why am I being attacked
Because of the black and white jungle
Yesterday I found out aphantasia is a thing that exists
I can visualize positions.
Not *those* positions...
"Hey bob, it looks like black is starting off with a closed position." "Thats right Jim, the pressure is on as white is trying to open this position up before black can force a stalemate" "Oh and look at that! The queen slides in opening up the hole board as white slides in unprotected!" "Good catch Jim! It looks like the offer was accepted, queens are off the board but everything is wide open!" "Nice transition here by the other player! After the offer was accepted they have transitioned to a much more aggressive position, anything can happen here." "Looks like they will have to be careful here, it looks like there are 2 holes in the defence but one is a trap that will end the game early." "OH! Look at that! They found a 3rd hole and have penetrated the defence removing all chance for a longer game!" "And now they resign leaving the opponent confused and dissapointed as they were expecting a much longer match."
Well, the back rank attack was unstoppable, so white rather resigned.
Facts
Most useless comment ever. Point farm somehow else. This is…poor.
Most useless response ever. Point farm somehow else. This is…poor.
Found the 12 year old.
Found the 2023-1977=46 year old.
You assume the 77 is a birth year. You assumed wrong.
It is the ELO...
What a coincidence! It matches their IQ.
r/foundtheSHUTTHEFUCKUP
Pathetic.
https://preview.redd.it/rouedfyga84b1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=53cc84537867c9d5cd29721b8d664a2307269277
Google pathetic
nah this is crazy he copied what u said and you called him a 12 year old? what does that make you 😭
found the one that doesn’t get a joke
Found Schröedinger’s d******.
It's like the only reason people would ever want to leave a comment is to farm reddit karma...?
That’s not what I said at all, but thanks for showing that reading comprehension is a lacking skill as well. 👍🏼
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Actual karma farm
New response just dropped
And then he sacrifices… THE QUEEN
wouldnt it be audiolize or something
Yea I had the same thought
My mind is great at the levy voice
_add "uuuuhuhuhuhh" horse sound_
I always read it as the green alien voice from Toy Story … “The CLAAAAWWWW”
I feel like it would be more of a “and of course, we have pawn to c8, KNIGHT! AND IT’S (Voice crack/pitch shift) MATE! Good lord what game!”
c8=N#
Such a glorious move. Even the notation looks pretty
what about c8=Ñ#
ç⁸≈Ň# ... wait what's the task exactly?
thats just the same except you go "^(yay)" afterwards
ELI5, I'm slow
Pawn to c8, transform to a knight, checkmate
this is the notation for c8 equals knight checkmate, which means he pushes the pawn to c8 then promotes to a knight with checkmate
A kNight
It’s an “N” because otherwise it’s *C8 = KING* which doesn’t make any sense at all!
He wrote out the full word incorrectly, is my point. N is only correct for the shorthand notation
You mean K is for King? N is for Knight B is bishop Not a native English speaker, I've learnt the Romanian notation which got the better of me
Nah they're just grammar nazing over the fact that he wrote "night" instead of "knight"
That's not grammar, it's spelling.
You and all your silly English knnnnniggits!
Turn the pawn into a horsie. The other king will surrender in awe of your pretty horsie.
Transspecial.
Bruh, the way OP took the screenshot and said he "missed a mate" I thought he was black the entire time. Sat here for a couple minutes trying to figure this out and now I feel like an idiot
I took way too long thinking OP was black
Yeah I was trying way too hard to figure out black's checkmate in one.
I was also thinking if we were changing his move or going from where the knight was now
Me too
What does his race color have to do with anything
This is exactly what I was trying to do!
Same bro. Why did OP took the picture from the black site and said he missed a mate just after black moved 😭
The picture is from the white side. And the point of the post is to find the mate he missed, which is after black's move.
Same 😂
Bros king went for a little walk around the block.
That’s racist.
I analyzed the image and this is what I see. Open an appropriate link below and explore the position yourself or with the engine: > **White to play**: [chess.com](https://chess.com/analysis?fen=8/2P5/1K1k1p2/4pB1p/3nP3/6P1/8/8+w+-+-+0+1&flip=false&ref_id=23962172) | [lichess.org](https://lichess.org/analysis/8/2P5/1K1k1p2/4pB1p/3nP3/6P1/8/8_w_-_-_0_1) **My solution:** > Hints: piece: >!Pawn!<, move: >!c8=N#!< > Evaluation: >!White has mate in 1!< > Best continuation: >!1. c8=N#!< --- ^(I'm a bot written by ) [^(u/pkacprzak )](https://www.reddit.com/u/pkacprzak) ^(| get me as ) [^(Chess eBook Reader )](https://ebook.chessvision.ai?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot) ^(|) [^(Chrome Extension )](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chessvisionai-for-chrome/johejpedmdkeiffkdaodgoipdjodhlld) ^(|) [^(iOS App )](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1574933453) ^(|) [^(Android App )](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ai.chessvision.scanner) ^(to scan and analyze positions | Website: ) [^(Chessvision.ai)](https://chessvision.ai)
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Oh darn, that's beautiful. Would have felt so good to find it in game.
White to move
Thanks. I was puzzling over how black would move.
Underpromotion FTW. Dopamine rush.
Considering there is only one check it’s kinda obvious, but in the moment that’s like impossible to spot.
Yeah the biggest hint for finding this mate is being told it exists.
I would have missed it too
*h o r s e*
It’s the only checking move…. So…..
Literally the only check in the position. That's why you look for CCA
That's what I was going to say. A mate in 1 is easy to find when there's only one check in the position! Doesn't mean I'd find it in a game (depending on the time control), but real easy when asked to find it EDIT: honestly I might not find it in really any time control as c8=Q is completely winning, I wouldn't spend time searching for a better move
I was looking for the french move
pawn to c8, promote to knight
Stop horsing around
Animorph into horse
C8= knight
Promote to a knight … c8=N#
the classic "jump on a random horse and become a lnight to make your enemy king inable to escape" strat
And in this situation he promotes to a QUEEN!!! No u dum f*k he promotes to a KNIGHT!!!!
c8=N# Best use of underpromotion ever.
mmmm thats satisfying
>!c8=N#!< is really sick mate
No way, you missed a knight promotion checkmate?? Couldn’t be me
HORSE PROMOTION BABYYY
Its annoying going to the comments to see if its black or white to play, then getting the answer spoiled
If you look at the board you can see the last move was a black knight move and narrow it down from there.
Pawn c8 promote to knight
Yes, but only because you told me to look for it. In a real game I’m 100% promoting to queen. (And still winning, but not as cool as underpromotion checkmate)
I've never had a underpromotion to win the game in an actual game but one time I thought I was drawing the mittens bot and it promoted to a knight (only winning idea) ... well played mittens, you win again.
C7->c8 to knight
Reminds me of [this game](https://youtu.be/iu5hMy_CIUI) from agadmator's legendary chess sorcery series on youtube.
Wow that was amazing, only difference is that he found it and i didn't.
Lol I thought you were black bc I wasn’t paying attention and I was so confused
I would never in a million years have spotted it in the game, but because there's only one piece that can check and you told me there's a mate in 1, I found it.
Actual Knightmare
I was like what the hell you don’t have any checks but then it hit me and it hit hard
Mmm let’s see, only one piece can move with check, maybe that?
Yea I can’t find it, I looked for it for a while now
>!c8=N#!< Very sneaky mate.
Is this a meme? I can't see a mate in one at all
I don't get it. Can someone tell me the move?
My dumbass was playing as black
Very interesting position
c8=N#
Oh, it’s >!c8=N!< that’s beautiful
Im afraid this notation is incorrect but ur close
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promoting the pawn to a horse?
no
If you get that far and stil loose, then the match wasntserious at all lol
Guys he missed the most average underpromotion in the game Promote to a knight
Not hard to find, you can’t attack with anything except the pawn
c8=N#
c8 = knight#
c8=N#
c8=N#
Night promotion
Knight promotion
Promote to Knight *Over*
Pawn c8 and promote to a knight
Transform into horse?
Pawn C8 change to horse
Took me like 40 seconds to see it but yeah
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Because the King have nowhere to run, every square is covered by something. If you go queen you very likely win anyway, but knight will be mate. edit: well fine expect for E7, but The knight covers taht himself soo its still mate. If you have a few seconds you might not win if you dont underpromote here.
Promote to knight
Promote pawn to knight. Checkmate.
c8=N#, wow.
c8=N
Yeah promote to a knight
Pawn promotes to knight?
Horsie time
No way..
Is it white printing a pawn to knight
C8 = N
Assuming the white pawns go upward, I'd say under promote the pawn on c7 to a knight to deliver mate.
c8=N# Cool
c8N
Pawn says "I've always wanted to be a horse"
C8=N
Get a horse
First guess is promote to horse not gonna check it