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Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 in case white was hasty... black, wins in ...?
Joined 04 Oct '06 Moves 11026 i thought your name was poostick for a second there
Joined 06 Feb '07 Moves 189
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 Originally posted by pootstick
white, mate in eight:
[fen]N7/PPPPPPPP/K1k3rB/b1pnnb1p/8/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen] 1.Pb7-b8=N+
1...Rb3xb8
2.Pa7xb8=N+
2...Kc6-d6
3.Pc7-c8=N+
3...Kd6-e6
4.Pd7-d8=N+
4...Ba5xd8
5.Pe7xd8=N+
5...Ke6-f6
6.Pg7-g8=N+
6...Rg6xg8
7.Pf7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Ph7-h8=N#
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 Originally posted by pootstick
in case white was hasty... black, wins in ...?
[fen]N1Q5/PP1PPPPP/K1k3rB/b1pnnb1p/8/1r6/8/8 w - - 0 1[/fen] 5.
1...Nd5-c7+
2.Qc8xc7+
2...Kc6-d5+
3.Qc7-d6+
3...Rg6xd6+
4.Ka6xa5
4...Rb3-a3+
5.Ka5-b5
5...Bf5-d3+
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 Originally posted by bot 6
i thought your name was poostick for a second there o.k. thanks for your input.
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 Originally posted by Obese
White to move:
b8N+ yes, that's the right key.
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 Originally posted by SwissGambit
1.Pb7-b8=N+
1...Rb3xb8
2.Pa7xb8=N+
2...Kc6-d6
3.Pc7-c8=N+
3...Kd6-e6
4.Pd7-d8=N+
4...Ba5xd8
5.Pe7xd8=N+
5...Ke6-f6
6.Pg7-g8=N+
6...Rg6xg8
7.Pf7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Ph7-h8=N# that's almost, but not quite right.
8. h8(N)+ is not mate. black has:
8. ... Kh7
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 Originally posted by SwissGambit
5.
1...Nd5-c7+
2.Qc8xc7+
2...Kc6-d5+
3.Qc7-d6+
3...Rg6xd6+
4.Ka6xa5
4...Rb3-a3+
5.Ka5-b5
5...Bf5-d3+ yep, that works right enough, right enough. it's not the one i was thinking of though.. there are other variations, at least one gets there a move faster.
2014.05.01
Joined 11 Apr '07 Moves 92274 Originally posted by pootstick
that's almost, but not quite right.
8. h8(N)+ is not mate. black has:
8. ... Kh7 7.Ph7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Pf7-f8=N# (*cross fingers*)
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 Originally posted by SwissGambit
7.Ph7xg8=N+
7...Kf6-g6
8.Pf7-f8=N# (*cross fingers*) correct! (*applauds*) bravo! 😀
Joined 03 May '05 Moves 10684 A problem I remember from an old book.
White, mate in 4
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