A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that uses humor as an element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated for serious artistic themes (such as …

Oct 25, 2023 · A joke chess problem is a puzzle in chess that incorporates humor as either a primary or secondary aspect. While most chess problems, like other forms of creative …

Jun 27, 2009 · This is not legal under current FIDE rules, but it was technically allowed before this problem was composed. The other lines are in the movelist and the last move is missing …

Jan 28, 2014 · Some chess problems are just for fun: White to move, mate in 6. Sometimes they appear in a different form: What is the missing piece on a5? Do you know anything similar? …

Aug 14, 2023 · White to move and checkmate in 1 move. If you don't see the solution, try to place a position on a real board. Hey, OP! Did your game end in a stalemate? Did you encounter a …

Apr 1, 2012 · A friend of Sam Loyd, the famous American puzzle composer, once bet him he could always find the piece that would deliver the principal mate of a chess problem. Here is …

The problem is actually a total win for White without a joke promotion. Therefore, the task of creating a position in which the only way to win is to promote to a Black queen is an open one. …

Jan 5, 2022 · Joke chess problems are puzzles in chess that use humor as a primary or secondary element. Although most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated …

Usually, a joke chess problem should be easy to solve, but there are exceptions. In some cases the composer plays a trick to prevent a solver from succeeding with typical analysis. In other …

Aug 3, 2011 · Joke chess problem are puzzles in chess which use humor as a primary or secondary element. Though most chess problems, like other creative forms, are appreciated …