Puzzle #83: White to Play; White to Tinue

Hello, Takkers!

I'm going to do a series of easier puzzles over the next few weeks. I'm doing this for a few different reasons. Firstly, I want to make sure I include all the newer players in these puzzles. Also, I have USTA deadlines fast approaching and a tournament starting in two weeks. Lastly, my weekends are booked for the next couple months. So, two birds and all that :) 

So....Here's a fun Tinue from a game I played on the road this week.

For the purpose of this puzzle, Tinue is defined as a board state in which no matter what the opposing player does during their turn (Black, in this instance), a road win will be awarded to the other player (White) on their next turn. If you are familiar with Chess, Tinue is very similar to Checkmate.

Please form your answer with PTN or a link to your solution via ptn.ninja. Also, be sure to use the spoiler tag so as not to ruin it for later puzzle solvers.

I believe all responses by Black are singular and forced. If the response is not singular and forced, then any response results in the same following move by White or the defensive moves by Black have ready responses by White and those defense/offense pairs are interchangeable in regards to order. Of course, I could have made a mistake...in that case, let me know so I can fix it or, at least, apologize.

Please use the spoiler tag when posting your answers so as not to ruin the puzzle for future solvers. The new Reddit spoiler tag is shown below:

>!spoiler!<

Ex:  >!35. a3> 3b2+!<

Thank you and enjoy!!

P.S. If you have a puzzle you want me to post, feel free to send them my way. If you would like to post it yourself but don't know how, I can also help with that.

Puzzle # 82: Black to Play; Black to Tinue

Good evening, all!

This week's puzzle is not a game I played, but one I happened to catch on Playtak.com.

Black has managed to gain the upper hand and is closing in on Tinue. Tinue board state should be reached in 3 moves; meaning the actual win comes in 5 moves.

For the purpose of this puzzle, Tinue is defined as a board state in which no matter what the opposing player does during their turn (White, in this instance), a road win will be awarded to the other player (Black) on their next turn. If you are familiar with Chess, Tinue is very similar to Checkmate.

I believe all responses by White are singular and forced. If not, then whatever move White makes does not affect the next move by Black. If I messed up, please let me know so I can correct it or apologize.

Please form your answer with PTN or a link to your solution via ptn.ninja. Also, be sure to use the spoiler tag so as not to ruin it for later puzzle solvers.

UPDATE:  The Reddit site has updated and the newer version does not recognize the older spoiler tag - " [spoiler text](/spoiler) ". The new version has it's own spoiler tag " >! spoiler text !< ". Unfortunately, the new spoiler tag does not work on the old Reddit. So, for the time being, since we have community members using both new and old Reddit, both tags need to be used. I found a way to nest these spoiler tags:

>! [spoiler text](/spoiler) !<

Ex:  >!<

I know it's a bit of a pain, but eventually, we should be able to switch over to the new tag only.

Enjoy!

Puzzle #81: White to Play; Can Tinue be Avoided?

Good evening!

This week's puzzle looks at the other side of the coin. White has gotten themselves in a bit of a pickle here. But, is all lost?

Your challenge is to see if a way exists to avoid the incoming Tinue. For the purpose of this puzzle, Tinue is defined as a board state in which no matter what the opposing player does during their turn (White, in this instance), a road win will be awarded to the other player (Black) on their next turn. If you are familiar with Chess, Tinue is very similar to Checkmate.

Please form your answer with PTN or a link to your solution via ptn.ninja. Also, be sure to use the spoiler tag so as not to ruin it for later puzzle solvers.

UPDATE:  The Reddit site has updated and the newer version does not recognize the older spoiler tag - " [spoiler text](/spoiler) ". The new version has it's own spoiler tag " >! spoiler text !< ". Unfortunately, the new spoiler tag does not work on the old Reddit. So, for the time being, since we have community members using both new and old Reddit, both tags need to be used. I found a way to nest these spoiler tags:

>! [spoiler text](/spoiler) !<

Ex:  >!<

I know it's a bit of a pain, but eventually, we should be able to switch over to the new tag only.

Enjoy!

Puzzle #80: Find White's Blunder

Good evening, everyone!

Tonight's puzzle is a bit different. It's a game that I played against TakticianBot in the middle of this week. I ended up salvaging a draw out of it, but I should have won...except for that one thing :)

So, your challenge is to find that "one thing". Or, maybe I missed more than one (sometimes I have major blind spots when reviewing my own games).

Did I miss a Tinue? Did I misread a board state? Did I make a bad placement?

What was White's Blunder?

I have a specific blunder in mind, which I noticed as soon as I made it, but maybe yours will blow mine out of the water.

Please form your answer with PTN or a link to your solution via ptn.ninja. Also, be sure to use the spoiler tag so as not to ruin it for later puzzle solvers.

UPDATE:  The Reddit site has updated and the newer version does not recognize the older spoiler tag - " [spoiler text](/spoiler) ". The new version has it's own spoiler tag " >! spoiler text !< ". Unfortunately, the new spoiler tag does not work on the old Reddit. So, for the time being, since we have community members using both new and old Reddit, both tags need to be used. I found a way to nest these spoiler tags:

>! [spoiler text](/spoiler) !<

Ex:  >!<

I know it's a bit of a pain, but eventually, we should be able to switch over to the new tag only.



Let me know if you enjoy this type of puzzle. If not, what would you like to see more of?

Puzzle #79: White to Play; White to Tinue

Hello, all!

I didn't have the time this week to get into a battle with Tako, but I did get in a few games against AaaarghBot. This week's puzzle is from one of those games.

For the purpose of this puzzle, Tinue is defined as a board state in which no matter what the opposing player does during their turn (Black, in this instance), a road win will be awarded to the other player (White) on their next turn. If you are familiar with Chess, Tinue is very similar to Checkmate.

There are 2 similar branches in this puzzle. In one, the Tinue board state is reached in 3 moves; in the other, 5 moves. This would mean the win would come on win 5 or 7 respectively.

Please form your answer with PTN or a link to your solution via ptn.ninja. Also, be sure to use the spoiler tag so as not to ruin it for later puzzle solvers.

I believe all responses by Black are singular and forced. If the response is not singular and forced, then any response results in the same following move by White or the defensive moves by Black have ready responses by White and those defense/offense pairs are interchangeable in regards to order. Of course, I could have made a mistake...in that case, let me know so I can fix it or, at least, apologize.

UPDATE:  The Reddit site has updated and the newer version does not recognize the older spoiler tag - " [spoiler text](/spoiler) ". The new version has it's own spoiler tag " >! spoiler text !< ". Unfortunately, the new spoiler tag does not work on the old Reddit. So, for the time being, since we have community members using both new and old Reddit, both tags need to be used. I found a way to nest these spoiler tags:

>! [spoiler text](/spoiler) !<

Ex:  >!<

I know it's a bit of a pain, but eventually, we should be able to switch over to the new tag only.

Enjoy!!

P.S. If you have suggestions for puzzle board states, please let me know. If you would like to post them yourself but don't know how, I can also help with the behind-the-scenes steps.