White to move and checkmate in 2. Can you find it in 10 seconds or less?
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q-b4 took me about 30 seconds
Qb4 (took me 20 seconds)
1. Qb4! with mate on f8 to follow.
Tooke me around 30 sec to find.
Qb4?
Regards from Cyprus:)
Qb4?
Regards from Cyprus:)
Well, it took me more than 10 seconds. There goes my GM norm…
Qb4 seems to be the right waiting move. Black cannot move the king to the b file, and if Kd8, then Qf8#
start with Qf5
1. Qb4 Kd8
2. Qf8#
Qb4 and Qf8
Qb4, somewhere around 25 seconds
1. Qb4 …
2. Qf8#
1.Qb4 should do the trick.
Beelze
NB: just below 10 seconds…
1. Qb4 …
2. Qf8#
I went with Qb4
1. Qb4! and checkmate next move… but I didn’t find the move in less than ten seconds…
Qb4
Qb4-anymove
Qf8#
I found it in 6,5s
No, I couldn’t find it in just 10 seconds. The answer must be Qb4.
Ah Qb5 more then 10 seconds though
1. Qb4 Black move
2. Qf8 Checkmate
1. Qb4 …
2. Qf8#
no, if Qf5 then Kb8 and there is mate in one. The winning move is Qb4, this move avoids Kb8, and threats Qf8++
1. Qb4
1.Qb4 any black move 2.Qf8#
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1.Qb4 must be correct. Took me approx 10 seconds. Whatever black plays, white continues with 2.Qf8#.
there’s no mate in 2
Try Qb4 and then Qe8#
Qb4
Qb4 followed by Qb8
Took me waaay more than 10 seconds
Qb4 followed by Qf8.
Nice
Qc5
There is a mate in 2.
1. Qb4! Any move by black and white mates with
2. Qf8
However, I did not find this in less 10sec. It took me about a minute or so. 🙂
-RJ
How ’bout 1. Qb4? That looks pretty solid, aiming for f8 whether the Black king moves or not…
There is a mate in 2.
1. Qb5! any move by black and white will mate with
2. Qf8
-RJ
Took more than 10 seconds to find it. More like 20.
Qb4 followed by Qf8?
Qb4 mates
qc5
Qb4 then Qf8#. Took me more than 10 seconds, though!
It took me more than 10 seconds (more like 2 minutes) but I eventually found:
1. Qb4 (any move)
2. Qf8#
The king can’t wiggle out with … Kd8 as the pawn on b6 blocks escape.
Brad H.
Qb4 and Qf8 mate….pretty simple.
The right move is 1Qb4. and Qf8 can´t be avoid-
Qb4 to easy
Qb4…-> Qf8#
Qb4
In a word: yes. (Q-b4-f8, and Black cannot interfere.)
1. Qb4
Then Black plays
2. Qf8 1-0
Qb4 mate next move.
Qb5, mate next move
I posted 1.Qb5 any move by black 2.Qf8# earlier but it didn’t showup acapo
You are all wrong. 1.Qb4 mates in two. Whatever black does, white answers with 2.Qf8#.
Er, the Queen already stands at b5.
My evil twin from 1 minute in the future told me Qb4!
Can both of us have the prize?
the king escapes to the seventh rank. Theres no mate in two
Qb4 10 seconds
Qb4, but in waty over a minute!
Brit-Mate
Dear Susan Polgar,
could I use this chess diagram in a peer-reviewed scientific paper? Do you own the copyright of the image?
Than you.
Luca