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In today’s chess video, we’ll look at some of the most amazing chess puzzles/problems I’ve ever seen. We also have some interesting chess stories to go along. This involves a lot of chess thinking in terms of strategy, tactics, moves & ideas so, try solving these chess problems if you are a Genius and if you do manage to find the solutions, let me know in the comments. Chess Challenge – We’ll be looking at the solutions as well, but you should try it on your own to test your chess skills & talent. These exercises will help beginners to improve & get better at finding the best moves in different positions on the chessboard. These are some of the best chess stories, which show the different perspectives of chess players (Chess Story #1) & also the results of cheating by using chess engines (Chess Story #2). I also have an interesting chess puzzle at the end of this video (by Paul Morphy), let’s see if you can solve that.
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In today’s chess video, we’ll be looking at 2 of
the most extraordinary puzzles I’ve ever seen. I Found these online & we have some interesting
stories to go along. So, let’s get straight Into it. There was this intense game going on
between 2 club-level players. They are sitting In a park & we have reached this position,
the white pawns are moving this way & the Black pawns are moving down. It is white to move
& both players are thinking really hard planning For their next set of moves. And while all this
was going on, a young couple was passing by. They Both had just started playing chess, so they were
quite intrigued by this game. They stopped right There & started analyzing the position on the
board. Now the big question is: who is winning This? Is it white? Is it black? Or is this simply
a draw? I want you guys to analyze & tell me in The comments what you think about this position.
Alright, let’s continue with our story. Now the Young boy, who was kind of a beginner, wanted
to show off a little – so he immediately, Whispered to his girlfriend: “I think Black is
clearly winning because there is just no way For white to stop this pawn from promoting to a
queen.” The girl thought a little harder and came Back with an interesting line. She said, “I don’t
think you are right. Look, if I play rook h7, Black promotes to a queen. Then I can give him a
check and he has to go back to the ‘a’ file. After That, I can simply give him another check & pick
up his queen. Eventhough white loses the rook, This is still winning because white can easily
eliminate the pawn & then promote to a queen. So, I think white is winning this.” The boy was quite
impressed. They both thought they had found the Right continuation so they were just waiting in
anticipation for white to make his move & then Finish off the game. But surprisingly, that didn’t
happen. The white player just shook hands with The black player & offered a resignation. The
couple couldn’t believe it. The white player Then mentioned why he resigned. He said, “Even if
I played rook h7, black could play king a5. And After I take, he will attack my rook so I cannot
stop him from making a queen. Even if I move to b8 For example, the king can move up further & again,
I can’t do anything about this queen. Therefore, I just resigned.” The black player was calmly
sitting listening to all of this & eventually, He smiled & said, “Actually, I was also about
to resign after this move.” The white player was Shocked & he asked him, “But why did you want to
resign? You’re such a strong player, weren’t you Able to find this line?” The black player replied,
“Look, after rook h7, king a5, I thought you would Play rook h8. Now you have this rook to a8 check &
I’ll just lose my queen. And even if here, I move My king, let’s say king b4 for example, you could
still play rook a8 & again I can’t do anything.” Looking at this, the white player realised his
mistake & obviously, he was dejected because now He felt that he should have played on & won this
game. But anyway, the story does not end here, we Have one more twist. All this while, there was an
old grandmaster silently observing the game from A corner. When everyone was about to leave, this
grandmaster shook his head in disbelief & finally
He spoke up, “Gentlemen, both of you are wrong. If
you both would have played this perfectly, then we Would have had rook h7, pawn promotes to a queen.
Then rook b7 check, king a3. Then rook a7 check, And now the key move here is king b4. The point
is that if rook takes queen, believe it or not, Black is left with no legal moves so that’s a
stalemate & the game ends in a draw. And here, Even if white does not take the queen & plays
rook a4 check, then after all these exchanges, Ultimately both sides are left with a king and
a pawn & again this game is a dead draw unless Someone makes a big blunder.” That’s the beauty of
chess. Just like in life, we all look at things in Different ways & many times, we give up easily.
So, keep your mind open, and just look to improve With every challenge. That’s how you become the
best version of yourself. And who knows, someday You might also end up becoming a grandmaster.
Anyway, let’s move onto our 2nd problem. So, Here’s the story. A young boy who had just started
playing chess was challenged by his father, Who was an IM. The father setup this position
on the chessboard and then he said, “Son, In this position, it is white’s turn & you need to
find the winning move continuation for white. And Keep in mind – the black pawns are moving this
way. If you’re able to solve this, I’ll get you The new iPhone 14.” The son got really excited.
Well, I think the father was pretty sure that His son won’t be able to solve this otherwise
why would he offer an iPhone. But anyway, the Son started thinking & he immediately responded,
“You’re kidding, Dad! How’s this even possible? I mean black has so many pieces, but white has
just a queen. How can white win?” The dad said, “This is possible, but you’ll need to give it a
deep thought. And if you find the first few moves, You should be able to solve this easily.” After
thinking for a while, the boy said, “Dad, I think We should take this pawn.” But “Son, the problem
is that black can move out his king & make way for His pawn to promote. So, then you are just losing.
And even if you keep giving checks, black will be Able to shuffle back & forth like this, and it
will just end in a draw.” “Okay Dad, so then What about queen a5? Black will move this pawn &
then we can bring our king closer and then deliver A checkmate.” But “My Dear Son, after this,
black will be left with no legal moves. That’s A draw by stalemate. And even if you try something
like Queen c3 to free up some space for the king, Black can move his king away & again promote this
pawn. Therefore, queen a5 also doesn’t work.” Now The boy was really confused, he kept thinking
about all the different variations. But the main Issue in every case was that after the first
move of white & then b3, black is left with no Legal moves. And even if you allow the black king
to come out, he is always threatening to promote On the next move. So, you have to keep checking
with the queen. And therefore, there is no way To get this white king into the game. Meanwhile,
the father got a work call so he went to another Room. The boy wanted the iPhone desperately so he
immediately took out his phone & quickly looked Up this position on the chess engine. After the
engine analysis, it came up with the conclusion
That it’s a dead draw in every variation.
After seeing this, the son got furious & he was Convinced that his dad was tricking him. And there
was actually no way for white to win. So, when his Dad came back, the boy angrily said, “Dad, I know
you are just fooling me, there is no way white is Winning this. So, I’m not going to waste my
time on this anymore & thanks for giving me False hopes of getting an iPhone.” The dad said,
“Wait, my son. I’ll show you the solution. Okay, We’ll start with Queen a8. At this point, black
has only one move, that is b3. Now as you can see, He has no other moves left since this ‘a’ file is
covered by the queen. So, what do you play here? Yes, its king a7. Now black is forced
to come the ‘a’ file. And from here, The idea is simple – we’ll just give him checks
by moving the king zigzag, just like this so he is Left with no time to promote. So check, king goes
back. He moves out, and then again, a check to Push him back. Now here, you cannot just take this
pawn because that ends in a stalemate. Therefore, You’ll continue with king a3 allowing the
king to go to the corner. And after that, You can take this pawn. It’s a check and after
king b1, we have queen a2 & that’s a beautiful Checkmate.” The boy was shocked because he lost
the opportunity of getting an iPhone despite Taking help of an engine. That’s why I always
feel cheating is never a good option. And even If you try it, ultimately, you’ll end up losing
in some way or the other, just like it happened Here. But I hope you guys must have solved this
by yourself, and not using a computer. Say, ‘Yes, I solved this’ in the comments. Alright so its
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Paul Morphy. In this position, it is white’s turn, And you need to find the mate in 2 moves. Do share
your answers in the comments section below. Guys, Don’t forget to like and subscribe,
and I shall see you in the next one.
