FEN = K3N3/5n2/2p1p3/2P1k2n/4B2P/ppN1PP1b/1B6/8 w - - 0 1
for those that don’t know chess notation or aren’t that familiar with chess
here's the solution:
it’s white’s turn, the solution is:
- white moves the knight from e8 to f6
- black king takes the knight (moves from e5 to f6)
- white moves knight from c3 to d5, causing checkmate
This creates checkmate condition because there are two pieces causing check, the white knight at d6 and the white bishop at b2:
- black can either move the black pawn at a3 to take the white bishop at b2
- or black can move the black pawn at c6 to d5 to take the white knight
but because black can’t do both in a single turn, or otherwise block the check from both pieces, it’s a checkmate - there is no way out of it
Instead of king going after the knight, why not take the bishop at b2 using the pawn from a3?
yes, I think this puzzle hinges on the king taking the bait - I don’t really know why taking the bait is obligatory, the knight at f6 doesn’t put the king in check, so it’s not like the king has to move and take the knight to get out of check, right?
No, because then you make Nd7#, both blocking the king’s escape and attacking the king in the same move. Took a while to see all the options for this one, but I do believe the checkmate is forced.
It is! Thank you for that extra step!
And if you take the knight with tbe black knight to f6, then f3 to f4 #
