From Fran’s Library
Problem
Black to play.
Impossible escapes?
Problem
White to play.
Interactive Puzzle
Problem
White to play.
Interactive Puzzle
This is definitely not 5k. The first move is bizarre.
Thx for your feedback.
Good point. The book where I found this puzzle however didn’t add a rank to its puzzles. So I added that myself: 5k. Of course I realised that this was probably incorrect in at least some cases. The problem is how to provide a puzzle with a realistic rating. I decided not to make a wild guess and label the complete collection/ book as 5k.
How would you rate this puzzle?
I would rate this puzzle as 1d. And here’s another solution.
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Seems fair, will correct it.
Its so sad that I made a wrong move at first, so I failed the problem. But then, I didnt hesitate a second to play the correct first move. Thus is why I think 1D would be maybe too overrated. Especially because its a symetrical position and stuff is kinda easy to calculate; with many forcing moves. I wish Id have taken more time to solve 