Originally posted by heinzkat Nbd5 and Ncd5 are not allowed, but I suppose you meant Nbd4# and Ncd4#. I count 4 for White, 1 for Black, all have been mentioned already.
1. Nbd4#
1. Ncd4#
1. Qh6#
1. Qf7#
1. ... Qd5#
...is 1. Rh1 Qd5# counted as 'mate in one' too?
Yes I meant Nbd4 and Ncd4. Sorry. And whoever said Bh3 is not mate, you are absolutely right- but Qd5# is correct...
I stand by my assumption that there is a stalemate option with Nxa5.
Originally posted by heinzkat Stalemate is something different than checkmate.
Wow, really? But the thread asked how many mates- checkmate is when a king is checked and they can't move, stalemate is when a king isn't in check and they can't move. Ask the OP- I make sense to me and me alone.
Originally posted by mjolnir Wow, really? But the thread asked how many mates- checkmate is when a king is checked and they can't move, stalemate is when a king isn't in check and they can't move. Ask the OP- I make sense to me and me alone.
In Dutch the distinction is easier: 'mat' and 'pat'. In English, indeed, checkmate and stale'mate' looks more similar. Indeed, you might be right, perhaps the stalemate is asked for as well.
At first I thought stalemate might be correct too, since its "mate" and why else should it all be nicely set up for that Nxa5 move? But in the opening post it says how many #s. And that means only checkmates right?
Another thing: It says mate in one and since it doesn't tell which side to move first and who to checkmate, would something like 1. Qa8 Nc5# be a solution? If yes, I can see quite a lot more solutions 😉
How many mates?
18 May '08 11:38
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