White to move. What is the strongest continuation for White? No computer line please. This is a good one.
k1b5/p7/N7/4Kp2/B7/8/8/8 w – – 0 1
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Good morning. It’s mate in 7.
The important thing is to keep the black king away from b7 so the solution is quite easy to find. The rest is calculation how quick the black pawn is.
1. Bc6+, Bb7 2. Kd6, f4! 3. Kc7 [4. Bxb7#], Bxc6 4. Kxc6, f3 5. Kc7, f2 6. Kc8 f1~ 7. Nc7# (just in time)
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Jochen
This is really exciting.
1. Bc6+ Bb7
2. Kd6 f4
3. Kc7 BxB
4. KxB f3
5. Kc7 f2
6. Kc8 f1Q
7. Nc7#
Hard one for me.
It’s a forces mate basically.
1. Bc6+ Bb7. 2. Kd6 f4. 3. Kc7 Bxc6 4. Kxc6 f3. 5. Kc7 f2 6. Kc8 f1Q 7. Nc7#
Nice, but simple 🙂
1.Bc6+ Bb7
2.Kd6 f4
3.Kc7 Bc6
4.Kc6 f3
5.Kc7 f2
6.Kc8 f1Q
7.Nc7#
1.Bc6+ Bb7
2.Kd6! f4 (Bxc6 3.Kxc6 saves one move for white)
3.Kc7! Bxc6 (f3 4.Bxb7#)
4.Kxc6 f3
5.Kc7 f2
6.Kc8 f1Q/R/N/B
7.Nc7#
Easy but nice!
I did not find a win for white. But I think it’s easy to draw:
1.Bc6+ Bb7
2.BxB KxB
3.Kxf5
Beautiful. 1 Bc6! Bb7 2 Kd6! f4 3 Kc7 Bc6 4 Kc6 f3 5 Kc7 f2 6 Kc8 f1=Q 7 Nc7 mate.
The line just popped into my head in about 15 seconds, I guess I have seen this pattern before.
-Justin Daniel
The idea is Bc6+ Bb7, Kd6! and Kc7 to force black to take the bishop, then the king to c8 and mate on c7 with the knight.
Lars
1. Bc6+ Bb7
2. Kd6 f4
3. Kc7 (threatening mate) Bxc6
4. Kxc6 f3
5. Kc7 f2
6. Kc8 f1Q
7. Nc7 with a nice smothered mate!
Frenzy
Too easy.
1.Bc6+ Bb7 2.Kd6 f4 3.Kc7 Bxc6 4.Kxc6 f3 5.Kc7 f2 6.Kc8 f1=Q 7.Nc7#.
Quite simple, no?
1. Bc6+ Bb7 2.Kd6 f4 3.Kc7 Bxc6 4.Kxc6 f3 5.Kc7 f2 6.Kc8 f1=Q 7.Nc7 mate.
I cannot see anything better for black.
1. Bc6+ Bb7 2. Kd6 f4 3. Kc7 Bxc6 4. Kxc6 f3 5.Kc7 f2 6. Kc8 f1=Q 7. Nc7#
I have only word for this one:
Fantastico!
Ciao
Luigi