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I think I see a mate in two. 1..Rf4 2. K anywhere and Rh4#
1. … Rf4+ 2. Kxg5 (2. Kh3 Th4#) Lb6 and there is no defence against 3. … Ld8#. (And yes, found without a computer. ;->)
1… Rf4+ 2. Kxg5 Bb6 and 3… Bd8#
1. … Rf4+
2. Kxg5 (if Kh3 –> Rh4#) Bb6
3. Elsewhere Bd8#
I overlooked that after 1..Rxf4 there is 2. Kxg5.
But after some trial and error on board I think I found the winning move.
1…Rh8 threatening mate in 1
2. f4 Rh4+
3. Kf3 Rxf4#
1. … Rf4+
2. Kxg5 Bb6
3. any move Bd8++ mate
a hint: moving the black rook is decisive here…
1…Rf4+ 2.Kxg5 (2.Kh3 Rh4#) Nb6 and 3…Nd8#
An easy one:
1… Rf4+
2. Kxg5 Bb6
followed by Bd8 checkmate
Poor white player!
Chess can be soooo mean ….
I was thinking Rf4+ Kxg5 and black should have a good discovered check. First i tried Rf5+ but could find the mate. Then i got back to the position after Kxg5 and suddenly i saw the move Bb6!! and white can’t prevent Bd8 mate.
1. … Rf4+
2. K:g5 (2.Kh3, 3.Rh4#) Bb6!
Mate Bd1# is inevitable.
1. … Rf4+ 2. Kxg5 Bb6 3. any Bd8#. A very cool checkmate indeed.
1 … Rh8
2 Rh3 Rh4
3 Rh4 Qh4#o
Rf4+, Bb6 & d8++
in my honest opinion, it’s mate in 2. 1…Rg4+, 2.Kh3 2.Rh4~mate.
1… Rf4 2. Kg5 Bb6 followed by Bd8#
To some posters above: I shortly fell for Rh8?, too, but than I figured out that 2. Qh3! spoils the plan.
The (often) given 1. Rf4+, Kf6 2. Bb6 should be the only way. I had to look twice, after some minutes seeing nothing (but wrong moves) I made something else, returning to the problem I saw Bb6 immediately. Nice one if this was a real game!?
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen
I see a mate in 2: R checks and mate the following
Ra1! should make it. I was mistaken the note before.
what about 1…Rf4+ 2.Kxg5 Rxe4#
Am I missing something?
Mr Clueless said:
“what about 1…Rf4+ 2.Kxg5 Rxe4#
Am I missing something?”
Yes you are. White has 3.f4 to block the check, and Bxf4 isn’t mate because the bishop now blocks the rooks control of g4 and h4.
Black has a lot of ways to win, the shortest, given many times already, is:
1. — Rf4+
2. Kxg5 Bb6
3. ANY Bd8 mate
I’m amused so many people think it is mate in two.