28 Jul 06
Originally posted by marinakatombSurely Kb4 is the 1st move!
I got this position from this brilliant site!!!
http://www.chessproblems.com
White to mate in 3 moves.
[fen]3r4/2R3N1/R1N5/1R4P1/K1P5/1B4Q1/1BN5/7k w - - 0 1[/fen]
Bear in mind, black can check your king in certain variations which forces you to lose a move. That's all the help i will give you!
28 Jul 06
Originally posted by Dragon FireI followed that path for a while. If you're looking for me to give you a hint though, think again! The combination is counter intuitive, give me a variation and i'll try and tell you the refutation. There are in fact two ways to solve this, as black has a couple of defenses to the opening move. 😉
Surely Kb4 is the 1st move!
28 Jul 06
How about 1 Na7 threatens 2 Rh6++ so blacks defenses are Rh8 and Rd2.
If 1...Rh8 then Kb4 and Ra1++ is unstoppable.
If 1...Rd2 then Kb4 and black has to choose which mate to defend against between Ra1++ and Rh6++. Either way, he can't defend both.
OK, now tell me what I missed, because I'm sure I missed something.
28 Jul 06
Originally posted by leisurelyslothNo, the mate has to be in 3.
Question about this type of puzzle--If mate in 3 is required, then is mate in 2 acceptable?
For instance, if:
1.g6 Ra8
2.Rh5#
Does black "win" because he forced the checkmate to occur in 2 moves rather than the required 3 moves?