does the checkmate finish on the a-file or in the middle of the board? Would be nice to have a vague idea of where I'm pushing this king around to...
Originally posted by morgski I'm completely stumped. Can I have a clue?
[hidden]does the checkmate finish on the a-file or in the middle of the board? Would be nice to have a vague idea of where I'm pushing this king around to... [/hidden]
as i was working on part b in my first reply .i now have another solution it may be right or it could be wrong ..but i play golf better than i play chess...🙂
Originally posted by hempster well i tried to hide it but failed..🙂
You need to make the HIDDEN words not capitals 😉
Consider me officially beaten. I've given about 2 hours a day since you posted that 12 move puzzle, and I cannot stop the opening of a flight square on b3, and/or a pinning/check with Ra7. If noone gets it, please give us the solution at some distant point in the future
{-------------- . . R . B . . . . N . . . . . K r p . . p . . . . . . k . p . . . p . . p P . b q r . p P p . . . . . P . . . . . . . . . . . . white to play --------------} 1. Bc6+ Kc4 2. Bxe4+ Kb5 3. Bc6+ Kc4 4. Be8+ Kd5 5. Bh5 Ke4 6. Rc4+ Kd5 7. Rc7 Ke4 8. Nd6+ Kd5 9. Nb5 Ke4 10. Nd4 Kd5 11. Bxf3+ Kd6 12. Nb5#
{--------------
. . R . B . . .
. N . . . . . K
r p . . p . . .
. . . k . p . .
. p . . p P . b
q r . p P p . .
. . . P . . ...[text shortened]... 5 7. Rc7 Ke4 8. Nd6+ Kd5 9. Nb5 Ke4 10. Nd4 Kd5 11. Bxf3+ Kd6 12. Nb5#
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all I was missing was the rook maneuver... nice mate.