Posers and Puzzles

Posers and Puzzles

White to move. Mate in 9.

Standard memberShiny Knight
Posers and Puzzles 21 Jun '05 11:41
  1. SK
    Standard memberShiny Knight
    The Lowlands
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    21 Jun '05 11:41
  2. e
    Standard memberelopawn
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    21 Jun '05 12:431 edit
    1.Ne4+ Kxd5 2.f6+ e5 3.Qxe5+ Kc4+ 4.Nd6+ Kb3 5.Nd4+ Kb2 6.Nc4+ Ka1 7.Rh1+ Bxh1 8.Rg1+ Bxg1 9.Qe1#

    If 2. ...Kc4+ then..

    3.Nd6+ Kb3 4.Nd4+ Kb2 5.Nc4+ Kb1 6.Rh1+ Bf1 7.Rxf1+ Be1+ 8.Rxe1#
  3. SK
    Standard memberShiny Knight
    The Lowlands
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    23 Jun '05 22:03
    Yep. Fabricated it during (them days of) the total eclipse of '99 and desperately wanted some sort of eclipsing going on. That's why it's not that difficult, I guess.
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