Checkmate in 10 Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving White to move and mate in 10. No computer analysis please.r1bnk2N/1ppqn2Q/5bp1/8/1p2P2p/1B4P1/r4P2/2B2RK1 w q – 0 2 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I’ve seen a possible checkmate but is in 7 moves. Ill check it now just in case, but it seems to be inevitable 🙂
1 Bf7+ Nxf7
2 Qxf7+ Kd8
3 Qf8+ Qe8
4 Rd1+ Rd2
5 Rxd2+ Bd4
6 Rxd4+ Nd5
7 Rxd5+ Bd7
8 Nf7+ Kc8
9 Qxe8+ Bxe8
10 Rd8x
1.Bf7+ Nxf7
(1…Kf8 2.Bh6+ Bg7 3.Bxg7#)
2.Qxf7+ Kd8
3.Qf8+ Qe8
4.Rd1+ Rd2
(4…Bd7 5.Nf7+ Kc8 6.Qxe8+ Bxe8 7.Rd8#)
(4…Bd4 5.Rxd4+ Nd5 6.Rxd5+ Bd7 7.Nf7+ Kc8 8.Qxe8+ Bxe8 9.Rd8#)
5.Rxd2+ Nd5
6.Nf7+ Kd7
7.Rxd5+ Ke6
(7…Kc6 8.Qc5#)
8.Qxe8+ Be7
9.Ng5+ Kf6
10.Bb2#
(10.Bb2#)