If it is, Kb1.
Black to move, Michele. R-C1 forces either RxR or Q-B1, either of which loses the queen.
Tragic! Well Iâm not really playing this game. My conviction is with my K to b1. Call it blind faith. Your move, Satan.
After black moves R-C1, K-B1 is not a legal move. Whiteâs only moves are RxR or Q-B1.
You arenât going to force me to make that move. Either you play you and Iâll play me or you play by yourself and call me a cheater, Crybaby. Make your move and take your title. You truly have it coming. Btw, Your slow control is not going unnoticed. 
Nice job, Tinkerbell.
Youâre stalling. Whatâs the hold up, Reg? You want to play the game without making a move?
Honesty, I have no idea what youâre on about. You seem unusually unstable lately.
Iâm on you, Reg.
You seem frigid.
White mates in 3. I didnât get it. If you get the 1st move wrong and eventually solve it, that does not count as a successful puzzle solve to me. Have to get all the right moves to actually solve it.
- N-F5 K-C5
- P-B4 PxP (en passant)
- B-A3++
Am I close?
That was spectacular Reg. A+. I moved too quickly, which usually happens in a regular game. I moved the rook. You need to keep spaces where the king cannot move, so it really wasnât a good move. Iâm not sure I would have been looking for a mate in that situation but might as well. Clear loss otherwise.
It certainly was. He applied maximum pressure and it paid off. Reg has finally found his checkmate power.
Too close. Have some wine and celebrate. Perhaps Dan will post another elementary challenge for your entertainment.
Magnus Carlsen: âI think it also helps that Iâm better than the others! So for me itâs easier to play for a win. For the others, they maybe risk more if they have to play for a win. I think thatâs just the brutal truth - that if youâre a bit better than the others you can afford to take more chancesâ
I think Carlsen is funny. He just won the world rapid championship. Some 16 year old came in 2nd.
I googled. The 16 year old kid is Iranian. A well spoken Indian won the womenâs championship.
She only needed a draw in her last game. She destroyed her opponent and they just drew the game because thatâs all she needed. She was practically ahead by a queen.
I suck at those end games but Iâm pretty sure with a GM ranking of 2438, she wouldâve figured it out.
Itâs not hard to figure out hindsight. What a fool I am. You all have been talking about me behind my back right in front of me for the last two years and I never knew it. Whatâs so hurtful is that you invited their private/public jokes at my expense. You are such a complete coldhearted fucking dickhead.
What donât you step out here and scold my foul language with your nicest words you coward.
Are you talking to me or Reg?