White to move and checkmate in 6. No computer analysis please 🙂
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1.Bg5+ hxg5 2.Qf7+ Kd6 3.exd7 Qxd7 4.Rd1+ Kc6 5.Qxd7+ Kc5 6.Qd6++
1. Bg5 hxg5 2. Qf7+ Kd6 3. Rd1+ Kc6(Kc5 Qe7+ Kc6 Bd5#) 4. Qf3+!(Bd5+ Kd6 and white would have to settle for more than mate in six) e4 5. Qxe4+ Kc5 6. Qd5#
Checkmate in 5
1. ♗g5+
1. … ♚e8
2. ♕f7#
1. … ♚d6
2. ♕d5#
1. … hxg5
2. ♕f7+
2. … ♚d8
3. e7#
2. … ♚d6
3. ♖d1+
3. … ♚c5
4. ♕e7+
4. … ♛d6
5. ♕xd6#
4. … ♚c6
5. ♗d5#
3. … ♚c6
4. ♕f3+ ♚c5
5. ♕d5#
Bg5+ ! hxg5
Qf7+ Kd6
Rd1+ Kc6
Qf3+ Kc5
Qd5++
Bg5+ ! hxg5
Qf7+ Kd6
Rd1+ Kc5
Qe7+ Kc6
Bd5++
Bg5+ ! hxg5
Qf7+ Kd6
Rd1+ Kc5
Qe7+ Qd6
Qxd6++
Bg5+ Kd6
Rd1+ Kc5
Be3+ Kc6
Qf3++
1. Bg5+ hg5
2. Qf7+ Kd6
3. Rd1+ Kc6
4. Qf6+ e4
5. Qe4+ Kc5
6. Qd5 mate
Way too hard.
Ein Steppenwolf said…
Checkmate in 5
1. ♗g5+
2. … ♚d6
3. ♖d1+
3. … ♚c6
4. ♕f3+ ♚c5
5. ♕d5#
I missed
4. … e4
5. ♕xe4+ ♚c5
6. ♕d5#
Ein Steppenwolf said…
Checkmate in 5
1. ♗g5+
2. … ♚d6
3. ♖d1+
3. … ♚c6
4. ♕f3+ ♚c5
5. ♕d5#
I missed
4. … e4
5. ♕xe4+ ♚c5
6. ♕d5#
1.Bg5+ hxg5 2.Qf7+ Kd6 3.Rd1+ Kc6 4.Qf3+ e4 5.Qxe4+ Kc5 6.Qd5 mate.
Kamalakanta