White to move. How should White proceed?
1R6/8/p7/1b1N4/k1r5/5Q2/K7/2q5 w – – 0 1
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qb3 ka5 rxb5 axb5 ra8
Nb6+
Qg3 zippity do da
1Qb3+ Ka5
2Qxb5+ axb5
3Ra8#
Greetings from Florida!
A nice forced mate…
1. Qb3+ Ka5
2. Qxb5+ axb5
3. Ra85#
Legal Eagle
Qb3+, ka5, qxb5, axb5, ra8#
this is one tough puzzle
mate in 3
1.Qb3+ Ka5
2.QxB+ axQ
3.Ra8+mate
1. Qb3+ Ka5
2. Qxb5+ axb5
3. Ra8#
A common motif in chess puzzles- the edge-of-the-board rook/queen mate using an enemy knight and the victim’s own man to provide the trapping wall. I spotted this one in the first 5 seconds.
1. Qb3 Ka5
2. Qb5 ab5
3. Ra8#
(1) Qb3+ Ka5
(2) Qxb5+ axb5
(3) Ra8++
Mate in three
Qb3+ Ka5, Qxb5! axb5, Ra8#
This is a matt in 3, so we have to do all forced moves.
1.Nb6+ is a good move but isn´t the winner.
I propouse:
1.Qb3+ Ka5
2.Qxb5+ a6xb5
3.R1++
Qg3+ -> QxB -> Ra8 mate
1Qb3+ Ka5
2Qxb+ PxB
3Ra8 Mate
Oh, good!
It is:
1. Qb3+ .. Ka5
2. Qxb5+ .. axb5
3. Ra8#
All replies are forced.
This took me a while and I’m glad I stared at the screen until I got it. It’s actually a kind of cute mate.
1. Qb3+ Ka5
2.QxB+! PxQ
2.Ra8#
Hi Susan Polgar,
Ooooops,this puzzle is really a time eater,it made me to explore its horizons with lot of sweet stumbles,thoughtful puzzle : good.
By the by coming to the point :If I take / represent White piece,I will go with the following moves to Win the game.
1.Qb3+ ka5
2.Rc8 ra4+
3.Q*ra4+ k*Qa4
4.R*qc1 [ From here its child’s play for White to win : it has many combination,one such is,as follows ] – Black’s move:bd7
5.Rc4+ ka5
6.Kb3 be6
7.Rc5++ Mate
White wins the game.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Qb3+, 2.Qxb5+, 3.Ra8#
1.Qb3+ Ka5 2.Qxb5+ axb5 3.Ra8#.
it´s a mate in 3:
1. Qb3+ Ka5
2. Qxb5+ axb5
3. Ra8#
greets, jan
1.Qb3 Ka4
2.Qxb5 axb5
3.Ra8#
Hello
1. Qb3+ , Ka5
2- Qxb5+ , axb5
3. Ra8#
Greetings from Spain
The final move is 3. R-a8 mate
Korchnoi is 80 today. Not bad.
Simple and forced.
1. Qb3+ Ka5 2. Qxb5+ axb5 3. Ra8#
Qb3+ Ka5 Qxb5+!
I could see a mate in 3.
1.Qb3+ Ka5
2.Qxb5+ axb5
3.Ra8#
1.Qb3+ Ka5
2.Qxb5+ axb5
3.Ra8#