World's hardest puzzle ever

http://gameknot.com/room-fm.pl?home=2&th=1090

Imagine if you will, the year is 1987; the location, Brussels. Some of the strongest players in the world, including recently crowned world champion Kasparov, are participating in one of the biggest tournaments of the year. Even the world champ must work very hard just to keep the pace with Karpov and Ljubojevic, both on top of their games. Also playing are famous grandmasters such as Jan Timman, Viktor Korchnoi, Bent Larsen, Nigel Short, and the living legend Mikhail Tal. 

Darting in and out of the press room are all manner of GMs. Suddenly, in pops Jim Plaskett, a young and intense British grandmaster. In between telling jokes and talking politics, he sets up a most intriguing position. "White to play and win" he pronounces, then departs, leaving the position as a parting gift. Or perhaps one should say a parting shot! 

For several hours, chess fans and GMs alike try their hand at unraveling Plaskett's mysterious puzzle. While some of them apparently make progress in the analysis, no one can completely work out the complexities of this deceptively deep position. Even the computers choke on it. 

The tournament was a tie between Ljubojevic and Kasparov (both with 8.5/11), but Misha proved his genius in a way that the other GMs could not. After struggling with the puzzle for a few minutes, Tal left the playing hall to take a walk. An hour later, after some fresh air, the Wizard from Riga popped back in and immediately played the correct solution on the board, a variation so subtle and beautiful that it stunned all who witnessed it. 

So what is the true origin of this puzzle? The best we can determine, it was invented by the Dutch composer Gijs van Breukelen sometime around 1970. Instead of publishing it, he merely showed it to some friends. Being so incredible, it found its way through the grapevine into grandmaster circles. By word of mouth it found its way to Spassky, and later to Plaskett. In 1997, Breukelen finally decided to publish it, in the Dutch chess magazine Schakend Nederland. 

Can you solve the puzzle that stumped a room full of grandmasters? Take your time. 

nice!

You must be able to put your bishop on the right square as follows:
1. Nf6+Kg7
2. Nh5+Kg6
3. Bc2+Kxh5
4. d8=QNf7+
5. Ke6Nxd8+
6. Kf5e2
7. Be4e1=N
8. Bd5c2
9. Bc4c1=N
10. Bb5Nc7
11. Ba4Ne2
12. Bd1Nf3
13. Bxe2Be1
14. Bxf3#

Let check out my diagram below:

very clever, nice one

this was on a chess.com daily puzzle

no no no no....

IF then tell me the date of puzzle.

grow up da

Rise_Of_Nations hat geschrieben:

What happens after 1. Nf6+ Kg7 2.Nh5+ Kh7!?

Bc2+ and after Blacks next move you can queen with a check

why all knight promotions?

I was also wondering this...

@Ajatsatru

The First 2 moves were forced because if white wouldnt give a Check Black could play Ba5 and wins!

Maybe its overrated but it really is one of the most beautiful and legendary studies in the world.

And to find the mating idea with only one bishop on the board you really need to have a Genius Idea .

How do people create chess puzzles anyway?

i am so confused

What about kg4 on move 4?

It refutes the ideas of solving this puzzle yes. But when Kg4 instead of N+, white promotes a queen and is winning.

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[Date "2023.05.01"]
[Round "-"]
[White ""]
[Black ""]
[Result "*"]

1. d8=Q Ne6 2. Kxe6 h5 3. Nf6+ Kg7 4. Qg8+ Kh6 5. Kf5 Nc7 6. Qg6# *

The writer of the story missed a golden opportunity to add myth to intrique. He could have written that the name of the real composer of this study was Gijs van Brooklyn, a descendent from an emigrant from a small dutch village in the 18th century. Totally believable considering that the name for New Yorks Brooklyn was indeed derived from that village: Breukelen (notice the identical consonants)! Some years ago it was officially humorously renamed into Brooklyn for a whole year to celebrate their 375 year relationship. By the way, I was born in Haarlem (name source for Harlem) and I weekly visit Breukelen on my bike rides. That should count in my favor if I'd ever decide to apply for american citizenship. Which I will only consider after the mad half has left that place.