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Classic!
1.Bc5 c6
2.Bh3 cxd
3.Bd4 dxe
4.Be3 exf
5.gxf g2
6.Bxg2#
This is fun!
1. Bc5 c6
2. Bb7 cxd5
3. Bd4 dxe4
4. Be3 exf3
5. Bf2 gxf2
6. Kxf2 fxg2
7. Bxg2#
1.Bc5 ; c6
2.Bh3 ; cxd5
3.Bd4 ; dxe4
4.Be3 ; exf3
5.gxf3 ; g2+
6.Bxg2 #
1.Bh3 c5 2.d6 c4 3.d7 c3 4.d8(Q)c2
5.Ke2 Kg1 6.Qd4+ Kh1 7.Qd2 c1(Q).Qc1#
1.Ke2 Kg1 2. Bc5#
I think this works:
1. e5 c5
1. .. c6 has the same
2. e6 c4
3. e7 c3
4. e8(Q) c2
5. Ke1 (note Ke2 fails as there will be no check to stop h1)
5. .. c1(Q)
5. .. Kxg this just loses faster in the same way
7. Bxc Kxg
8. Qe2+ Kg1/Kh1
9. Qf1#
1.Bc5 c6
[if 1.Bh3 c5 2.dxc6 and stalemate ensues]
2.Bh3 cxd5
3.Bd4 dxe4
4.Be3 exf3
5.Bf2 fxg2+
6.Bxg2# ..nice puzzle, hoping for more like this! lol
Hello
1. Bc5 , c6
2. Bb7 , cxd5
3. Bd4 , dxe4
4. Be3 , exf3
5. Be4
Two options for black
A)
5. … , fxg2+
6. Bxg2#
or
B)
5. … , f2
6. Bxf2, gxf2
7. g3# or g4#
Greetings from Spain
Cute – White forces every Black move and mates with:
1. Bc5! c6 2. Bh3 cxd5 3. Bd4! dxe4 4. Be3! exf3 5. gxf3 g2+ 6. Bxg2#.
Black’s king is stalemated, and it’s only the pawn on c7 that can move. The key, I realized, was to force the black pawn to clear the way for the white white bishop. I thought 1. d6 for a time, but then realized that the black pawn could then simply march down the board, avoiding the capture.
The bishop must interpose.
1. Bc5 c6 2. Bb7 cd 3. Bd4 de 4. Be3 ef 5. fe g2+ 6. Bxg2#
Brad H.
I don’t remember this one, but I suspect I have seen it before. I didn’t immediately get the solution, but it was the second idea I had for mating black. If you could capture on g2 with the light square bishop, you could mate black (and that pawn string of white’s sort of gives it away). Once you settle on that, the plan is straightforward, and doesn’t even need calculation. Block the c-pawn at each stage with the dark square bishop to force the capture of each white pawn in sequence, and because the black pawn starts on c7, you have the move you need for Bh3 to await the black pawn’s arrival at g2:
1. Bc5
For the shortest mate, it is important to play this move first instead of Bh3 since black can play c5 on his first move if white allows it. Continuing:
1. …..c6
2. Bh3 cd5
3. Bd4 de4
4. Be3 ef3
5. Bf2 fg2
6. Bg2#
1. Bc5 c6
2. Bb7 cxd5
3. Bd4 cxe4
4. Be3 dxf3
5. Bf2
5. … fxg2+
6. Bxg2#
5. … gxf2
6. Kxf2 fxg2
7. Bxg2#
Good one in solved 10 seconds
Assi London
cute
especially if you are the kind who likes to control what your playing partner does.
1. Bc5 c6
2. Bh3 cxd5
3. Bd4 dxe4
4. Be3 exf3
5. gxf3 g2+
6. Bxg2++
good problem
1.Bc5 c6
2.Bb7 c6xd5
3.Bd4 d5xe4
4.Be3 e4xf3
5.Bf2 g3xf2
6.Ba8 f3xg2+
7.Bxg2#
White must use his dark squared bishop to interfere with the staight-forward advance of the black pawn. The white squared bishop should be placed on the a8-h1 diagonal as it will be the piece to deliver the coup-de-grace 🙂
1.Bc5 c6(only move)
2.Bb7 cxd5(only move)
3.Bd4 dxe4(only move)
4.Be3 exf3(only move)
5.Bf2 gxf2(if fxg2 6.Bxg2#)
6.Ba8,c6,d5,or e4(tempo move) fxg2(only move)
7.Bxg2#
LOL! Reading over the comments, I see I missed the precise finish. What I get for not actually calculating the move sequence! Totally missed that at move 5, black could capture the bishop at f2. Still mate in couple more moves, but not the shortest any longer.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Others already given the best set of moves – nothing to add further.
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