FEN Puzzle.

Originally posted by XanthosNZ
1. Qd4 cxd4 (1. ... Kd7 2. Qg4+ Kc6 (2. ... Kd8 3. Rf8🙄 3. Qc8🙄 2. Rf7 Kc5 (or 2. d3) 3. Rc7#.

There you go. Nice and simple.

Where's the mate after 1.Qd4 Kb7?

1.Qd4! Kb7 2. Rf7+ and now
2... Ka6 3. Qa1# (that's why the queen went to d4);
2...Kc8 3. Qh8 #
2...Kc6 3.Rc7#
This problem was W. Shinkman's.
Hmm... A classic (a bit altered by me):

Mate in 3

Originally posted by ilywrin

Hmm... A classic (a bit altered by me):
[fen]3R4/8/6BB/4pn2/1p2k3/5p2/1K3P2/8[/fen]
Mate in 3

Wow, I'm surprised nobody solved this yet.

1.Bc1! b3 2.Rd2 Kf4 3.Rd4#

Okay another one in 3 (and this is though):

Should I post the solution???

Originally posted by ilywrin
Okay another one in 3 (and this is though):
[fen]8/1P6/8/8/5PP1/Q1K2kPR/2P3NB/7N w[/fen]

You'd think with the amount of pieces it would be an easy mate wouldn't you. But this took me over an hour. Basically after trying logical moves I just started trying everything. Mates in 4 are easy to come by. But finding it in 3 is almost impossible. Was quite pleased I found it in the end.

1. Rh6
a) 1. ... Ke4 2. Kb4 Kd4 (Kd5) 3. Qd3#
b) 1. ... Kxg2 2. Kd2 Kxh1 (Kf1) 3. Qf3#
c) 1. ... Kxg4 2. Kd4 Kf5 3. Ne3#

I don't think I've missed any variations this time. Please tell me if I have.

just one:
d)1...Ke2 2.Kb2 Kd1(f1) 3.Qd3(f3) #
This was Jan Hartong's. A real good one.
Okay, this is a classic:

Mate in 3 again.

Originally posted by ilywrin
just one:
d)1...Ke2 2.Kb2 Kd1(f1) 3.Qd3(f3) #
This was Jan Hartong's. A real good one.
Okay, this is a classic:
[fen]2k5/8/8/BQ6/4K3/8/8/8 [/fen]
Mate in 3 again.

1.Qc5+? but 1...Kb7!

1.Qb2! Kd7 2.Qe5! Kc6 3.Qd5# or 2...Kc8 3.Qc7#

Righ again! This was Shinkman's. Now a real beauty:
Mate in 3.

Originally posted by ilywrin
Righ again! This was Shinkman's. Now a real beauty:
Mate in 3.
[fen]4K3/8/8/8/6Pp/7N/3PRp1p/1R1B3k [/fen]

1.Kf8!

1...f1Q+ 2.Rf2! Qxf2+ 3.Bf3#
1...f1B 2.Rf2 Be2 3.Bxe2#

a real classic then. Mate in 9.

Perhaps I should stick with Mates in 3 🙁.
But that's a classic 😉 Just look at the final position:

Okay here comes a mate in 3.

Originally posted by ilywrin
Perhaps I should stick with Mates in 3 🙁.
But that's a classic 😉 Just look at the final position:
[fen]8/1q6/4pp2/2K1kr2/3Ppb2/8/4b3/8 [/fen]

Posting the final position is almost criminal! The black Queen on b7 gives away the key.

1.Rb7 Qxb7 2.Bxg6+ Kxg6 3.Qg8+ Kxf5 4.Qg4+ Ke5 5.Qh5+ Rf5 6.f4+ Bxf4 7.Qxe2+ Bxe2 8.Re4+ dxe4 9.d4#

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Posting the final position is almost criminal! The black Queen on b7 gives away the key.

1.Rb7 Qxb7 2.Bxg6+ Kxg6 3.Qg8+ Kxf5 4.Qg4+ Ke5 5.Qh5+ Rf5 6.f4+ Bxf4 7.Qxe2+ Bxe2 8.Re4+ dxe4 9.d4#

i've always suspected criminal intentions in me. Anyway, a Mate in 4 (white to move).