White to move and checkmate in 4. No computer please 🙂
5B2/5p2/4pP2/3pPB2/2pP4/1pP5/pP6/k1K5 w – – 0 1
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White to move and checkmate in 4. No computer please 🙂
5B2/5p2/4pP2/3pPB2/2pP4/1pP5/pP6/k1K5 w – – 0 1
1.Bc2, bxc2 2.b4, cxb4 3.Ba3, b2+ 4.Bxb2#
1.Bc2, bxc2 2.b4, cxb4 3.Ba3, b2+ 4.Bxb2#
Nice.
White wins after Bc2, b4, Ba3 and Bb2 because black is every time in zugzwang.
1. Bc2 bxc2
2. b3 cxb3
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bxb2#
Bc2, bxc2
b3, cxb3
Ba3, b2
Bxb2 1-0
1. Bc2 bxc2
2. b3 cxb3
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bxb2#
1. Bc2 bc
2. b3 cb
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bb2: mate
1.Bc2
2.b3
3.Ba3
4.Bb2
Lc2-bxc2
b3-cxb3
La3-b2
Lxb2
Bc2 –
c3 –
Ba3 –
Bb2
1. Bc2 bxc2
2. b3 cxb3
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bxb2#
🙂
1. Bc2, bxc2
2. b3, cxb3
3. Ba3, b2+
4. Bb2#
Bc2
1.Bc2 bxc2 2 b4 or b3 cxb3 3 Ba3 b2+ 4 Bxb2#
That was tricky and fun!
1. Bc2 b3xc2
2. b3 c4xb3
3. Ba3 b2
4. Bxb2++
White takes advantage of leaving black with only one legal move each turn to avoid stalemate.
1. Bc2 bxc2 2. b3 cxb3 3. Ba3b2 4. Bxb2#
1. Bc2 bxc2 2. b3 cxb3 3. Ba3b2 4. Bxb2#
1. Bc2 bxc2 2. b3 cxb3 3. Ba3b2 4. Bxb2#
I think I got this one.
1 Bc2 bc (forced)
2 b3 cb (forced)
3 Ba3 b2 (forced)
4 Bxb2##
4.Bxb2#
Didn’t you post this one a few weeks back?
1. Bc2!! bxc2
2. b3 cxb3
3. Ba3 b2
4. Bxb2+ checkmate
1. Bc2 bxc2
2. b3 cb
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bxb2#
That’s a funny one – but I wonder if I’d find the moves with let’s say 2 seconds remaining on the clock!
1. Bc2 bxc2
2. b3 cxb3
3. Ba3 b2+
4. Bxb2#
1) Bc2 bc2
2) b3 cb3
3) Ba3 b2+
4) Bxb2 #
Neat.
1.Bc2 bxc2
2.b3 cxb3
3.Ba3 b2+
4.Bxb2#
1.Bc2 bxc2
2.b3 cxb3
3.Ba3 b2+
4.Bxb2#
1. Bc2 b3:c2
2. b3 c4:b3
3. Ba3 b2
4. B:b2#
Too easy.