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Monday, February 13, 2017

Puzzle #5: White to Tinue in 3



This is a game I didn't complete yesterday at lunch. After going back to the ending later, I had a nice Tinue that I just couldn't see at the time. See if you can find it.

White's move. And, you can now interact with the puzzles! Thanks r/tak user gruppler!!

Saturday, February 11, 2017

Puzzle #4: Who has the better position here?

It is white's turn to play in this mid-game scenario.  So, who is better off and why?


Also, let me know if you like the ptn.ninja screenshots or the playtak.com ones better.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Puzzle #3: How would you respond to this board state?

This is a game I played yesterday against TakticianBot. I was confused by the bot's response to this board state, as it was different from what I would have done and, I believe, lost the bot the game.

Let me know what you would have done as black:


Also, if anyone has thoughts on the game other than this state, I'm all ears. This was my second win against TakticianBot (the first was a bug where it missed my road threat). This win really surprised me. Did I just play an awesome game or did Tako miss obvious responses to my play? Here is the link to watch or try alternate moves:  Rabbitboy84 wins! Wait, Rabbitboy84 wins?