White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Bb6+
chk, and mate
1. Bb6+! Kxb6
2. Nc8#
1)Bb6; Kb6 (if Ka8 then c8 Q or R mates)
2)c8-Npromotion; Ka5
b4 mate.
1)Bb6; Kb6 (if Ka8 then c8 Q or R mates)
2)c8-Npromotion; Ka5
b4 mate.
{Too cute!!}
1. Bb6+ {Flush him out.} Kxb6
2. c8=N+ {Keep up the good work.} Ka5
3. b4# {Gotcha.}
Lucymarie
1.Bb6+ Kxb6
[if 1..Ka8 2.c8=Q#]
2.c8=N+ Ka5
3.b4# ..another piece of cake! lol
Isn’t that super cool!
1… Bb6+!
2. Kxb6 c8=N+!
3. Ka5 b4#
Bb6+, the rest is easy…
1-Bb6+ Kxb6 2-C8(N)+ Ka5 3-b5+ mate
1-Bb6+ Kxb6 2-c8(N)+ ka5 3- b4+ mate
Three seconds on this one:
1. Bb6+ Kxb6 (if 1…Ka8 the whimsical 2. c8R# does the trick)
2. c8N#
One can wonder, though, if 1. c8Q is not sufficient to win the game. The passed h pawn will be terrible, the white pieces are enoughly coordinated, and even the loose Ba5 is not tactically exploitable (if 1…Bd7 2.Qd8). Furthermore, the white king is safe.
Without the g2 pawn it will be considerably different, because Black will be able to play 1…Rxh3+ and the black queen takes the a2 flight.
But why not playing safe with a good old two-mover?
1.Bb6+ Kxb6
2.Pc8=N Ka5
3. b4++
1.Bb6+ Kxb6
2.Pc8=N Ka5
3. b4++
1. Bb6+!
Easy..
Bb6+ KxB
c8=N+ Ka5
b4+ mate
Joe B
1. Bb6+!
bishop ch knight ch pawn ch mate
I initially thought a spectacular c8N+ but that didn’t work out.
After a lot of thinking on promoting as Queen, it finally struck me.
1. Bb6+, Kxb6 (not taking by ka8 loses immediately to c8Q or c8R)
2. c8N+, Ka5
3. b4#
1. Bb6! Kb6 2. c8=N Ka5 3.b4#
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1 Bb6+ ! K:b6; 2 c8=N+ ! Ka5; 3 b4 checkmate
Gabriel
Hi Susan Polgar,
Very nice puzzle.
I have taken too much of time – already 20 comments almost everybody came with precises solution – very good,now needs no typing of the same steps from my side .
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