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8/8/8/7n/8/7N/3kp1K1/5n2 w – – 0 1
Puzzle Details:
Alexander Herbstmann and Leonid Kubbel, 1937
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It is so cool to see our "good old" Nelson back, with a smile, with his puzzles and his enthusiasm. ๐
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ok that old spice whistle was sick
Whistle effect: 9.5 out of 10
My friends from the bar and the library are gonna love this
5:58 The triple knight stale mate trap. Ah yes, seen so, so many times ๐ ๐
Get back to good health soon, Nelson.
Itโs awesome to see that you seem to be doing better!
That was a great one! ๐
This is the beauty of chess, right here.
so how would you get a third knight on a physical board, when there isn't an extra piece? What do you do?
Nel. Any suggestions as to how avoid moronic moves?No joke! I get so frustrated making those moves all the time!๐ก Especially in critical positions.๐ฅด
If white was smart enough to figure out all these combinations in a real game he wouldn't be losing in the first place.
Good idea with the whistling and extra info!
Whร t about a knight sacrifice that didn't come up as option to save the game
I remember this add, but didn't know it was 18 hours long
Should I move around or just get the blood clot?
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And the answer is knight to f3 anyway!
Finally… a draw. Not just the usual "white to play and win".
Ever branch of this puzzle had such a cool stalemate
What if just after the first move of white Ng1 black plays pawn and promots it to knight giving check
Can you do common sacrifices? There is a lot of versions of h6 sacrifice. It would be useful if you do it.
FOUND IT! WOOO!
Nearly a century later, this still is considered one of the greatest endgame studies.
Multiple awesome stalemate threats all in one game, ending with a picturesque stalemate finale. Cool puzzle.
Old Spice is the best!
@2:14 There is a third way to check the white king โ promote the pawn to a third knight. Can 3 knights checkmate?
8:30 why not get a bishop?
What would have happened if black had promoted to a knight instead of a queen at the start?
8:00 how might an underpromotion to bishop work out?
I absolutely love this channel – Nelson's explanations are brilliant!
This is totally amazing. It really shows how the ability to mentally visualise all possible options and outcomes determines your chance of success.
A difficult skill honed with study and practise. Learnt a lot. Cheers Nelson.
WOW!
GREAT puzzle. Would love to see some retrograde puzzles.
how is your health coming up buddy ? tell us that you are fine now and, that everything turned out to be great.
I have won by mate many times with 2 horses vs 1 king. By pushing the king to one side and slowly to the corner ๐
Ocf not vs a GM that know the best move every time but vs many Elo 1000 – 1500s ๐
1:41 is a stale mate!
How are you sir I hope you are getting better
Do you have a Silver Play Buttons
Great Job!
Soo funny that on my first try I saw the winning idea just by looking at the thumbnail for about 5 seconds. Although I chose ng5 instead of ng1
amazing puzzle!
since when can you get a third knight when you only have two to start the game with
over promote to another king then it's simply mate in 23.
niceeee hahahaaaaa
9:10 The best stalemate I've ever seen)
The ending literally made me say WOW out loud
What happens if you promote to a bishop? Is there a way to force a trade of knights, leaving black with knight + bishop?
The h1 stalemate – boring, one of the three knights is redundant
The h3 stalemate – awesome, all three knights contribute
The g3 stalemate – made me edit this comment, awesome
Fascinating! Thanks.
Wow, what an ingenious puzzle! It reminds us of just how mind-boggling chess can really be, even in the end game!
Very nice ! Not too difficult to find overboard, since many non-losing moves are the only ones, but how was hard to put together this puzzle !