Jolly old Stockfish

In analysis Stockfish came with a nice surprise here :

Move the knight. This is clear without computer analysis.

The internet in a nutshell:

- 2k player appreciates something interesting
- 1.5k player knew it all, probably even before he was born.

Hahaha, I imagine most people don't say anything - maybe the problem with so many things on the internet: people that love things and people that hate things are most inclined to chime in. The other 95% of people just kind of look on bemused as others begin to think those 5% represent the 95% in any way, shape, or form.

I thought the problem was neat because it looks like it's begging for a Qg8 or Re8 thematic sac, but the actual move is quite unique and not so thematic.

I found the perpetual after 1.Re8+, but would never have found the winning move.

Nothing extraordinary. I solved the problem in two minutes. After a moment's reflection, I realized that the movement of the knight must open the vertical for the white rook. But how not to lose the queen? .... 1. Kh4! Rh7 2. Kg6++- ...

Magnificent puzzle! Took me some time to figure out.

I found Nh4 pretty quickly, but would have been much harder pressed to do so had I not been told it was a puzzle.

It's incorrect, but I play Qe4 for equality after about 15 seconds of analysis. Nh4 is difficult to find without a computer or sitting there for a long time as the move feels unnatural while the queen is hanging, it's not check, and the knight goes to an unprotected square. Further the knight has an important job on f3 stopping mate from the queen and rook so to move that piece seems wrong. The Nh4 move is VERY unnatural and would probably not be found by many in an actual game in spite of the folks saying oh ya I saw it right away.

#9 Most of us can keep the violin in our hands, and we can roll on a string. But who will listen to our music?