This is the puzzle in my weekly Sunday column in the Avalanche Journal. It is White to move. Can you find the solution in 5-10 seconds or less?
My full column can be read here.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Can you solve it in 5 seconds?
Rf7
took me more like 30
b3 to defend the checkmate threat!
Not sure whether it was less than 5 seconds, but it was less than half minute…
1. Rf7+ Kxf7 2. Qe7#
yesterday, i couln’t. Today it’s ok for me.
It took me 7 seconds to find Rf7 to clear e7 square for queen. Give me a break I just woke up!
Rf7 is automatic mate.
Took like 20 or 30 seconds, though.
How about this…
Rxb7…Qxb7
Qf6#
How about this?
Rxb7…Qxb7
Qf6#
Took me a bit more since I first looked at Re8 first. But Rf7 was the next look.
30 sec. too 🙂
How about this?
Rxb7…Qxb7
Qf6#
First: Qf6 isnt a mate.
2.Qf6+ Qf7
3.Qd6+ Qe7
4.Qxe7# now its mate.
Second:
1.Rxb7 ?? axb2+
2.Kb1 Ra1#
.. bad news for white 🙂
Tobe
It took me half an hour….