Comments on: Da Vinci Code Puzzle 16 http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/ An all-purpose puzzle blog. Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:15:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jdyer http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/comment-page-1/#comment-70 jdyer Tue, 02 May 2006 20:08:03 +0000 http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/#comment-70 This is what is known in chess circles as a "helpmate" puzzle (where the opposing side assists in getting the checkmate). Oddly enough, some of them can get lengthly. This is what is known in chess circles as a “helpmate” puzzle (where the opposing side assists in getting the checkmate). Oddly enough, some of them can get lengthly.

]]> By: Josh http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Josh Tue, 02 May 2006 19:21:49 +0000 http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/#comment-69 Having played the game a couple more times, I think that it may be the case that there is only one possible way to get to checkmate in three moves (or a move and a half.) I said before that black's move has to be really bad, but often white has to make a move that no chess player ever would. One required me to put white's queen in danger on the first move, but black's move is always to back the king into a corner and not take white's queen. Having played the game a couple more times, I think that it may be the case that there is only one possible way to get to checkmate in three moves (or a move and a half.) I said before that black’s move has to be really bad, but often white has to make a move that no chess player ever would. One required me to put white’s queen in danger on the first move, but black’s move is always to back the king into a corner and not take white’s queen.

]]> By: Ben http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Ben Tue, 02 May 2006 18:45:02 +0000 http://puzzlinks.com/2006/05/02/da-vinci-code-puzzle-16/#comment-68 I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that the chess puzzles don't always make sense. I might even say knowing how to play chess can even hurt you. And i could swear that the final solution to my puzzle wasn't even checkmate, but since you get a random puzzle everytime, I couldn't check it out. I’m glad I’m not the only one who noticed that the chess puzzles don’t always make sense.

I might even say knowing how to play chess can even hurt you.

And i could swear that the final solution to my puzzle wasn’t even checkmate, but since you get a random puzzle everytime, I couldn’t check it out.

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