Originally posted by patrickrutgers Well the first move i went for after 5 seconds was Qxb7. I see black responding with Rxb7 and then...not mate on the next move. What am I missing?
Queen any of the pawns that are one square away from the 8th rank...
Originally posted by luke myster I meant for the first move...
Yes black is forced to create a mate in 1 as a rook move is forced. It's amazing what sort of things you can create when you create positions. I think there should be a competition to find the most puzzle like position ever reached in an actual rated game. 🙂
Originally posted by patrickrutgers Well the first move i went for after 5 seconds was Qxb7. I see black responding with Rxb7 and then...not mate on the next move. What am I missing?