Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. … Re1+! 2. Rxe1 Qg1+! 3. Kxg1 Rxe1#
Re1+ Rxe1 Qg1+ Kxg1 Rxe1++
…R-e1#
Rxe1 Q-g1#
Kxg1 Rxe1##
1. Re1+! RxR
2. Qg1+ KxQ
3. Rxe1 Mate!
-dOO-
Re1+ Rxe1+ Qg1+ Kxg1 Re1#
1… Re1+ 2 Rxe1 Qg1+ 3 Kxg1 Rxe1#
A gluttonous white will gorge himself on a rook and queen, but be left with a fatal case of indigestion:
1. …..Re1! (to clear a path)
2. Re1 Qg1!! with mate on the next move.
1… Re1+
2…. Qg1+
and mate.
Re1+, Rxe1, Qg1+, Kxg1, Rxe1#
Simple as pie.
Here I nust admit I studied all other alternatives before seeing the pretty mate in 3.
– pht
I also studied all the other alternatives…..
but could you(pht)please tell me the answer so that I can cross check it with mine.
– pht
I also studied all the other alternatives…..
but could you(pht)please tell me the answer so that I can cross check it with mine.
Easy, but nice.
Easy, but nice.
Re1 Qg1 Re1
1. Re1+, Rxe1 2. Qg1+, Kxg1 3. Rxe1 mate
To Aishu:
I should hardly have said mate in (exactly) 3 if it was just a guess…