Puzzle

White to move and win.

Originally posted by tomtom232
[fen]6k1/pp4b1/3P3p/6p1/4q3/2p3BP/P5P1/5Q1K w - - 0 1[/fen]

White to move and win.

OK, I'll get the ball rolling with an idea:




Edit: Under 1...Qe7 2. Qc4+ Kh7 3. Qd3+ followed by d8

Originally posted by VelvetEars
OK, I'll get the ball rolling with an idea:


[pgn][FEN "6k1/pp4b1/3P3p/6p1/4q3/2p3BP/P5P1/5Q1K w - - 0 1"] 1.d7 Qd4 2.Bd6 Qxd6 {If Qb6 same idea as follows} 3. Qc4 Kh7 {Staying on the 8th rank allows Qc8+} 4. Qe4 {Forcing the king back onto the back rank} Kh8 5. Qe8 Kh7 6 d8=Q [/pgn]

Edit: Under 1...Qe7 2. Qc4+ Kh7 3. Qd3+ followed by d8

Correct! SOLV'D

Except... the first move by black isn't the hardest defense and there seem to be more options. Correct first move by black is 1...Qd5 although I can't seem to find another winning line after your given move...

When pawns get promoted to a queen do they have a sex change? Or are they gender neutral?
Or are they already women? - maybe all the pieces except the king are women?

Originally posted by VelvetEars
When pawns get promoted to a queen do they have a sex change? Or are they gender neutral?
Or are they already women? - maybe all the pieces except the king are women?

Only if played by Anglicans or Lutherans - Roman Catholics can't have female Bishops.

(Then again, us Calvinists can't have any... but we still put them on the chessboard if we're talking English. And the rook is <gender indeterminable> in English, and neuter in Dutch ("Tower" ) .)

Richard

black to move and win

SOLV'D