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b4+ Bxb4
Bb6+ axb6
Qxa1++
The last move is
Qxa8#
This one took me some time though it is quickly seen that it can’t be a silent move.
Though I gave much time to chess problems I do not know if I would find this in a real game (not knowig there is a mate).
Me neither, probably… I think the mate is a very unusual pattern, or no pattern at all because it’s so unusual, with these two pawns b6+b4 as the only reasons why the bK cannot escape to these squares.
Certainly remarkable for a blindfold game. I am 97% sure that it isn’t a fake 🙂 but nobody is perfect. “Versus N.N.” games from the 19th centurly should probably be taken with a grain of salt.
I agree with Jochen and anonymous7:30…Qxc6 winning, would likely have been played by a master back in the day.
”…Qxc6 winning, would likely have been played by a master back in the day.”
1.Qxc6 Qxe8 and the win is not so clear.
What about
1. Bxc6 —
2. Bxa7 —
3. Q mates
1.Bxc6 wins allright but it takes a few moves for mate.
The shortest path is
1.b4+! Bxb4
2.Bb6+ axb6
3.Qxa8#
1.Qxc6 Qxe8 and the win is not so clear.
2. Qa4#, but Black has first moves which prevent mate so quickly.
1.Qxc6 Qxe8 and the win is not so clear.
2. Qa4#, but Black has first moves which prevent mate so quickly.
1.Qxc6? Qxe8 2.Qa4+?? Qxa4.