Mate in 5 (recent blitz game)

Bxh7 check, Kh8.

Bg6 check (Qh4, Rxh4..) Kg8

Qh5 any

Qh8 mate

qh5? fxg6

rh8 then qh5

This looks like mate in 6 instead of 5 to me.
Though in a real game mate in 5 occurring would be common.

Originally posted by National Master Dale
This looks like mate in 6 instead of 5 to me.
Though in a real game mate in 5 occurring would be common.

Typo. Should be mate in 6. Not that hard for a puzzle, but I was pleased to find it in a blitz game. It is easy to overlook these tactics in blitz games.

Originally posted by petrovitch
Typo. Should be mate in 6. Not that hard for a puzzle, but I was pleased to find it in a blitz game. It is easy to overlook these tactics in blitz games.

Not entirely, but I felt that black's position was so bad that I could sacrifice a piece if needed. I had worked problems with similar rook sacs, but I wasn't exactly sure if it would work here.

Any way, it was a fun real-time problem.

Originally posted by MISTER CHESS
1.Bxh7+ Kh8 2.Bg6+ Qh4 3.Rxh4+ Kg8 4.Rh8+ Kxh8 5.Qh5+ Kg8 6.Qh7# seems like six to me also.

Check check check check check mate 😴