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White to move and checkmate in 5.
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White to move and checkmate in 5.
1. Ba4-Kc4 2. b3-Kd3 3. Bb5-Ke4 4.Rg4-Kf5 5.Ne3#
The “V” movement of the black king is nice 🙂
1. Ba4+ Kc4 (1… Kxa4 2. Nc3+ Kb3 3. Nd2#)
2. b3+ Kd3
3. Bb5+ Ke4
4. Rg4+ Kf5 (4… Rf4 5. Rxf4#)
5. Ne3#
Someone knows who the composer of this one is?
1.Ba4+ then Kxa4 or Kc4
if 1….Kxa4 2.Nf3+ Kb3 3.Nd2#
if 1….Kc4 2.Nd2+ Kd3
3.Bb5+ Ke3 4.Rg3+ Rf3
5.Rxf3# right?
It took me a while to find the solution especially since I was trying it from office. If I had a chessboard in front then I’d have found it in a few mins 🙂
The Move order is
1.Ba4+ Kc4 2.b3+ Kd3 3.Bb4+ Ke4 4.Rg4+ Rf4 5 Rxf4#
If 4.. Kf5 then 5.Ne3#
and If 2.. Kxa4 then 2. Nc3+ Kb3 3.Nd2#
Surprisingly, it took me longer than it should.
1. Ba4+, Kc4(taking the Bishop loses to 1. Ba4+, Kxa4; 2. Nc3+, Kb3; 3. Nd2#)
2. b3+, Kd3
3. Bb5+, Ke4
4. Rg4+, Kf5
5. Ne3#
or
4. …,Rf4
5. Rxf4#
1.Ba4+ Kc4
[if 1..Kxa4 2.Nc3+ Kb3 3.Nd2#]
2.b3+ Kd3
3.Bb5+ Ke4
4.Rg4+ Kf5
[if 4..Rf4 5.Rxf4#]
5.Ne3# ..nowhere to hide! lol
1.Ba4+ Kc4
2.b3+ Kd3
3.Bb5+ Ke4
4.Rg4+ Kf5
5.Nfe4#
OR
1.Ba4+ Kxa4
2.Nec3+ Kb3
3.Nfd2#
– High skills of Morphy2011 (Malaysian)
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,Nice puzzle – White wins in 5 moves – To me,this puzzle had taken considerable time – Very nice – May be others would have solved it,in short time.
If Black piece player isn’t an expert,then mate could have happened even 3/4 moves.
Example [ Mate in 5 moves ]
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1.Ba4+ Kc4
2.b3+ Kd3
3.Bb6+ Ke4
4.Rg4+ Kf5
5.Nf1e3++ Mate
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1. Ba4+
1. … Kxa4
2. Nc3+ Kb3
3. Nd2#
1. … Kc4
2. b3+ Kd3
3. Bb5+ Ke4
4. Rg4+
4. … Rf4
5. Rxf4#
4. … Kf5
5. Nd3#
After trying 1.Nc3, I realized there is no good way to keep the black king from reaching d6 and e7. Having seen that, the actual first move is like a bolt of lightening to the head- draw the black king further into the white position, and there is only one move to accomplish this:
1. Ba4!! Kc4 (Ka4 2.Nc3 Kb3 3.Nd2#)
From here, it was trial and error time for me before I found the right line, but I did find it on the second try:
2. b3 Kd3
3. Bb5 Ke4
4. Rg4 Rf4
5. Rf4#
1.Ba4+ Kc4 2.b3+ Kd3 3.Bb5+ Ke4 4.Rg4+ Kf5 5.Ne3#
4…. Rf4 5.Rxf4#
1.Ba4+ Kc4 2.b3+ Kd3 3.Bb5+ Ke4
4.Rg4+ Rf4 (if 4… Kf5 5.Ne3#)
5.Rxf4#
Perdón. lo envié dos veces al no verlo mas ya me percato de que se debe a que ha de pasar una censura previa.
1. Ba5+!
Once it is clear that the black king cannot be allowed to escape via c6-d6-e7, the first move can only be
1. Ba4+!
Black has two moves:
A
1. … Kxa4
2. Nc3+ Kb3
3. Nd2#
B
1. … Kc4 This is more difficult:
2. b3+ Kd3
3. Bb5+ Ke4
4. Nd2+ Kf5
5. Bd3# Very nice! The bishop that we tried to sacrifice in the very first move gives mate in the end.
fajac,
That line will probably lose for white after 4.Nd2. Black plays Ke3 and the black king will hide out at f2 on 5.Rg3+. There might still be a way to corral the black king, but it will take more than 5 total moves, and to me, it just looks lost for white.
And this??
1. Ba4+ Kc4
2. b3+ Kd3
3. Bb5+ Ke4
4. Kd2 Kf5
5. Cg3 mate (or 5. Bd3 mate)