Here's the first. Solutions will be provided later.
White to play in mate in 2.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Apocalypse never
As we seem to have survived yesterday's 'scare', perhaps it's time to settle down with a glass of red wine and a chess problem or two. Over each of the next few days there will be a problem for you to solve. Don't give in and use your computer; try and solve them yourself (not that your computer will help you with this one...).
Here's the first. Solutions will be provided later.
White to play in mate in 2.
Here's the first. Solutions will be provided later.
White to play in mate in 2.
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Hi Bob,
ReplyDeleteNow you have given me a headache.
No mate in two here unless black co-operates however mate in 3 is child's play.
Analysis
Help mates first
1f7 Kg7
2f8(Q) is mate
1 any pawn move Kxh5
2Rxh7is mate
However none of these replies is forced
1f7 g4!
2f8 promoting to anything Q, B, R or N) Kxh5
is not mate in two
1f7 g4
2f8(Q) Kxh5
3Rxh7 mate is 3 moves not two
Ok so let us check out all the legal King moves
1 Kg4 is stalemate
1 Ke4 Kxh5 or 1 Ke6 Kxh5 and there is no mate
this move.
The Rook has eight possible moves
1 Rook to anywhere on the eight rank Kxh5 and there is no mate
1 Rxh7 Kh7 and there is no mate
The h5 pawn has no moves
1 f7 g4 2Kxg4 is stalemate
1 e6 g4 2Kxg4 is stalemate
Any other king move is not mate
Any other Rook move is not mate
Any other pawn move is not mate
So unless black decides to be suicidal there is no forced mate in two.
Best wishes
David Green
David
ReplyDeleteThis is a real game so think along those lines rather than as a puzzle, there is a mate in two.
Dave - A bit of retro-analysis may come in handy. It's White to play, so what was Black's last move?
ReplyDeleteh-g6 Kh5 Rxh7++
ReplyDeleteWell done Gino! If anyone is still confused, Black's last move must've been g7-g5, which means that White can take en passant hxg6.
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