Mate in 7

White to play.

Hint: First move is RxN.

does that mean it cant be RxN+?

Originally posted by mazziewag
does that mean it cant be RxN+?

Yes, I believe that would only be mate in 8.

Good point though. 😉

well i can safely tell you that checkmate IS possible 😀 lol. not able to do it in the right amount as yet..

Again, there at least three first moves that work.

Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Again, there at least three first moves that work.

Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂

I came across these positions on the net a while back. At the time they were meant to test the latest hardware (which is pretty dated now).

The site is at http://membres.lycos.fr/albillo/ajedre7a.htm

Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂

The R vs. P problem was worth trying, but trust me, I didn't waste time solving this one.