White to move. How should White proceed?
k1r5/p6r/Rb2p3/1N3n2/5Qp1/4PpBq/2B2P2/6K1 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
k1r5/p6r/Rb2p3/1N3n2/5Qp1/4PpBq/2B2P2/6K1 w – – 0 1
I am sure I’ve seen this before. White can force a smothered mate with several sacrifices to force the black pieces to deprive their King of all mobility. The final move will be Nc7#
Be3+ Rb7
Qb8+ Rxcb8
Rxa7+ Bxa7
Nc7#
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1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Rxa7+ Bxa7
3. Qb8+ Rxb8
4. Nc7 #
chk, chk and mate
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1. Be4+ Rb7
1. … Rc6 2. Qb8#
2. Qb8+! Rxb8 3. Rxa7+! Bxa7 4. Nc7#
Nxa7!
An extended smothering: Be4+, Rxa7+, Qb8+, Nc7 mate
smoothered mate in the air. can easily be spotted.
Smother
B check Q check R check N mate
1. Be4+ Rb7 2. Qb8+ Rxb8 3. Rxa7+ Bxa7 4. Nc7#
Cute problem.
1 Be4+ Rb7 (If 1… Rc6 2 BxC6+)
2 Rxa7+ Bxa7
3 Qb8+ Rxb8
4 Nc7 ++
Looks like a mate in 4:
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Qb8+ Rcxb8
3. Rxa7+ Bxa7
4. Nc7#
Note that move order is important. Pinning the rook on b7 first is the key, otherwise for example:
1. Qb8+ Rxb8
2. Be4+ Rbb7!
3. Rxa7+ Bxa7
4. Nc7+ Rhxc7
and white has lost.
not very difficult, but very nice!
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Qb8+ Rb8:
3. Ra7: Ba7:
4. Nc7#
this is ridiculous:
Txa7+, Bxa7
Be4+, Rb7
Qb8+, Rxb8
Nc7++
1. Be4 Rb7 2. Ra7 Ba7 3. Qb8 Rb8 4. Nc7#
1. Bc2-e4+ Rh7-b7
2. Qf4-b8+ Rc8xb8
3. Ra6xa7+ Bb6xa7
4. Nb5-c7#
–br
Be4+ Rb7
Qb8+ Rc8 x Qb8
Rxa7+ Rxa7
Kc7#
1.Be4+ Rb7
2.Qb8+! Rcxb8
3.Rxa7+ Bxa7
4.Nc7#
Cute, but fairly obvious:
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Qb8+ Rxb8
3. Rxa7+ Bxa7
4. Nc7 mate
1-0
1. Be4+ Rb7 2. Qb8+ Rxb8 3. Rxa7+
Bxa7 4. Nc7##
Mate in 4 with N to c7
1.Be4+ Rb7 2.Qb8+ Rxb8 3.Ra7+ Bxa7
4.Nc7 mate
Be4 Rb7 Qb8+ Rxb8 Rxa7+ Bxa7 Nc7#
To the anonymous guy who said “ridiculous”:
Qb8+ Bxb8! 0-1 😛
So many wrong here. 1. Be4+ Rb7 2. Ra7+ does NOT work!!!
2.Qb8+ only correct second move move.
Ah, this is easy, there are three problems for white. First, black threatens mate, second, the h7 rook, third, the b6 bishop. These can be overcome.
First problem can be ignored, second, 1. Be4+ Rb7, third, 2. Rxa7 Bxa7 and then simply 3. Qb8+ Rxb8 4. Nc7#.
Sorry, white must play the queen check before the rook check, as the bishop could otherwise also take the queen.