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      Home  >  Chess Improvement • Chess Puzzles  >  Checkmate in 6

      Checkmate in 6

      Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving

      White to move and checkmate in 6.

      k1b5/1p1p4/1P1K4/3PB3/8/8/8/8 w – – 0 6

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      17 Comments

      1. Jochen Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 7:33 pm

        This is too easy isn’t it? 😉
        1. Kc7 2. Kxc8 3.+4.+5. d8Q 6. Kc7 while black’s moves are forced all the time. Of course white’s 4 last moves can be somewhat permuted.

      2. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 7:38 pm

        That’s easy: 1.Kc7 d6 2.Kc8! and marching down with the d-pawn wins.

      3. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 7:49 pm

        Kc7 d6
        Kc8 de5
        d6 e4
        d7 e3
        d8Q e2
        Kc7#

      4. Martin Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm

        1. Kc7 d6
        2. Kxc8! dxe5
        3. Kc7 e4
        4. d6 e3
        5. d7 e2
        6. d8=Q and mate

      5. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 8:45 pm

        1.Kc7 d6
        2.Kxc8 dxe5
        3.d6 e4
        4.d7 e3
        5.d8=R e2
        6.Kc7#

      6. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 8:59 pm

        Got it right away

        1. Kc7 d6 (only move)
        2. Kxc8 dxe5 (only move again)
        3. d6 e4 (ibid)
        4. d7 e3
        5. d8=R (no sense in overkill) e2
        6. Kc7#

        Brad h.

      7. Alan Green Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 9:06 pm

        1) Kc7, d6
        2) Kxc8, dxe5
        3) e6, e4
        4) e7, e3
        5) e8 (Q or R), e7
        6) K moves#

        very cool. nice choice susan

        ag

      8. the deLicious Word Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 9:22 pm

        1. Kc7 d6
        2. Kxc8 dxe5
        3. d6 e4
        4. d7 e3
        5. d8=R e2
        6. Kc7++

      9. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 10:08 pm

        1.Kc7 d6
        2.Kxc8 dxe5
        3.d6 e4
        4.d7 e3
        5.d8=Q e2
        6.Kc7 mate.

      10. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 10:37 pm

        1 Kc7 ! d6 (only move)
        2 Kxc8 dxe5
        3 d6 e4
        4 d7 e3
        5 d8/Q e2
        6 Kc7 checkmate

      11. Yancey Ward Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 11:03 pm

        This seems easier than normal- makes me paranoid.

        1. Kc7 d6
        2. Kc8 de5
        3. Kc7 e4
        4. d6 e3
        5. d7 e2
        6. d8Q#

      12. Anonymous Reply
        August 3, 2009 at 11:19 pm

        1. Kc7 d6, 2. Kxc8 dxe5, 3.d6 e4, 4. d7 e3, 5. d8= Q (or R !) e2, 6.Kc7 check mate. Gabriel Curi, Fide Master, Uruguay

      13. Anonymous Reply
        August 4, 2009 at 1:30 am

        Kc7 d6
        Kc8 de5
        d6 e4
        d7 e3
        d8N e2
        Nc7#

      14. Anonymous Reply
        August 4, 2009 at 4:07 am

        There is also a checkmate with a knight.

        1. Kc7 d6
        2. Kxc8 dxe5
        3. d6 e4
        4. d7 e3
        5. d8=N e2
        6. Ne6 e1=Q
        7. Nc7 mate

      15. Anonymous Reply
        August 4, 2009 at 5:49 am

        This is easy, right. But don’t forget, there a millions of people out there who even can’t play chess…
        Let’s teach them all!

        okay

      16. Anonymous Reply
        August 4, 2009 at 9:53 am

        kc7 d6
        kxc8 dxe5
        kc7 e4
        d6 e3
        d7 e2
        d8Q#

      17. Consul Reply
        August 4, 2009 at 10:01 am

        i agree with Anon 12:49

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