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White to mate in three

White to mate in three

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This is a nice puzzle. White to mate in three. Took me a long time to figure this out.

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It can't be whites move in that position.

Edit: Grrr! Trying to make me look stupid. 😉

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Look again, I had some problems inserting FEN

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I see 2 first moves....

Edit: didnt see the edit

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A nice one, indeed.

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Solved it?

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Originally posted by kbaumen
Solved it?
ya...the king has some work to do

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Originally posted by kbaumen
[fen]8/8/8/8/2p2p2/K1p1N3/6Q1/4k3 w - - 0 1[/fen]

This is a nice puzzle. White to mate in three. Took me a long time to figure this out.
1.Kb4! (zugzwang)

1...c2 2.Qf1+ Kd2 3.Nxc4#
1...fxe3 2.Kxc3 e2 [2...Kd1 3.Qf1#] 3.Qg1#
1...f3 2.Qc2 f2 3.Qd1#

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Kb4! (zugzwang)

1...c2 2.Qf1+ Kd2 3.Nxc4#
1...fxe3 2.Kxc3 e2 [2...Kd1 3.Qf1#] 3.Qg1#
1...f3 2.Qc2 f2 3.Qd1#[/b]
😀

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Originally posted by uzless
easier way...

King b2, then c1, then Knight c2...checkmate!

other moves by black are irrelevant
Kb2? That would be moving into check.

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Originally posted by Ian68
Kb2? That would be moving into check.
ya saw that...thought the black pawns were moving forward for a sec

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
[b]1.Kb4! (zugzwang)

1...c2 2.Qf1+ Kd2 3.Nxc4#
1...fxe3 2.Kxc3 e2 [2...Kd1 3.Qf1#] 3.Qg1#
1...f3 2.Qc2 f2 3.Qd1#[/b]
Nice. Kb4!! is the exact move. For me this puzzle took a long time. I'm not good at finding these quiet moves like Kb4.

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Originally posted by kbaumen
Nice. Kb4!! is the exact move. For me this puzzle took a long time. I'm not good at finding these quiet moves like Kb4.
Most composed problems do not start with a checking key, for checks are generally obvious moves.

Solving these types of problems will improve your ability to find quiet, subtle moves.

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Most composed problems do not start with a checking key, for checks are generally obvious moves.

Solving these types of problems will improve your ability to find quiet, subtle moves.
Yeah, that's why I like these kind of puzzles.