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chessmate@lemmy.mlM to ChessPuzzles@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago

Fun puzzle. White to mate in 2

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Fun puzzle. White to mate in 2

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chessmate@lemmy.mlM to ChessPuzzles@lemmy.ml · 3 months ago
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FEN = R5rk/6qp/4K3/4B3/8/8/8/7Q w - - 0 1

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  • obvs@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Ba1

    • chessmate@lemmy.mlOPM
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      You got it !

  • we are all@crazypeople.online
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    so, Rxg8, forces Kxg8, exposing the weakness that Qa8 exploits for #

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      Qf8

    • NailBunny [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      Black defends with Qf8. The 2 move checkmate is recognizing that black is in zugzwang and dropping the bishop back to a1 where h1 queen can defend. Black can then only push h pawn (or Rxa8 > Qxa8 | Qxa1 > Qxa1), and it’s taken by white queen for checkmate.

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