Sinister chess problems

.who is to move/do the mating?
you didn't specify

anyway, being a novice, I would be tempted to try to get the rook involved by moving it up to the fourth rank, and picking off the pawn after Nf6 and then Nh(whichever square was protected by pawn)
but that's just because i'm a novice and i'm at school, and I have to leave for class right now, so I can't think too much about your puzzle
good bye

Originally posted by ivan2908
This is my first (pretty primitive) chess problem. White to move! What happens? Please, higher rated players, I know that you are familiar with the anwser if you look only for a second. Let the lower rated players reply 🙂[fen]8/4q3/1rpnpn2/1pk1Kbb1/1pp1pp2/8/3P4/4r3 w - - 0 1[/fen]

White to move and win. 🙂

Originally posted by rubberjaw30
.who is to move/do the mating?
you didn't specify

Who do you thínk is going to mate? If it's too difficult, I will give you a hint:


Don't look below if you haven't tried it yet!


1. Qxh2+

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
[fen]8/4q3/1rprpn2/1pk1Kbb1/1pn1np2/8/3P4/4r3[/fen]

White to move and win. 🙂

I don't think so....

d4+, Rxd4 stalemate.
d3, Ng4#

white has no other moves.


You're quick with that edit 🙂

Originally posted by ivan2908
[fen]2B2bnr/5Kp1/3p4/3PNN1k/6p1/4PpPp/5P1Q/3R4[/fen]

You told that is mate in ten? I think far more easy is to munch all of black pieces in 10 moves, then mate him in 4 or 5! It is at least brain-saving way 😛