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Puzzle inaccuracy – missing winning move

To the Lichess puzzle team,

I've encountered a puzzle where your stated solution is not optimal.

Current solution: Wins +1 piece advantage
Actual best move: Wins the game immediately

Since chess puzzles are meant to train players to find the strongest continuation, I believe this puzzle should be corrected or removed.

see the attached images please
(after black queen to f2, white king to h1, the best move is to get the black queen to g1, white rook takes on g1, black knight f2 is a checkmate )

move 1.png
Puzzle starting move .png
move 2 by black supposed to be the best move and the enginge marks it as wrong .png
move 2 by white.png

Thank you for maintaining such a great platform.

Regards,

To the Lichess puzzle team, I've encountered a puzzle where your stated solution is not optimal. Current solution: Wins +1 piece advantage Actual best move: Wins the game immediately Since chess puzzles are meant to train players to find the strongest continuation, I believe this puzzle should be corrected or removed. see the attached images please (after black queen to f2, white king to h1, the best move is to get the black queen to g1, white rook takes on g1, black knight f2 is a checkmate ) ![move 1.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=xRvoZ2vmfFOx.png&w=864&sig=eb955c9d5c8f57fcfad4c1b1f7d47f6343377fdb) ![Puzzle starting move .png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=kJpWHdeX40I0.png&w=864&sig=2c753b0ef816571f6fcf9e4e953f52657fba3ee3) ![move 2 by black supposed to be the best move and the enginge marks it as wrong .png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=1zd_2CSVuFHD.png&w=864&sig=93ef7bc03751a7a1e82fa4993ddc25bf57e7cfc9) ![move 2 by white.png](https://image.lichess1.org/display?fmt=png&h=0&op=resize&path=0kqx5xmISxb0.png&w=864&sig=6e985440ceef1f6fae165507e5b423988a86b450) Thank you for maintaining such a great platform. Regards,

white rook takes on g1

I would think white plays Kxg1

>white rook takes on g1 I would think white plays Kxg1

Apart from your solution being wrong (which you would have found yourself if you checked it with the engine), it would be way more convenient to simply provide a link the the puzzle rather than four large screenshots.

Apart from your solution being wrong (which you would have found yourself if you checked it with the engine), it would be way more convenient to simply provide a link the the puzzle rather than four large screenshots.

Kxg1 that isn’t the position for a smothered mate, the knight needs to be on h3 for a smothered mate

Kxg1 that isn’t the position for a smothered mate, the knight needs to be on h3 for a smothered mate