White to move.
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White to move.
1) Qxa5+, Kxa5 (forced)
2) Ra1+, Kb5 (again, the only legal move)
3) bxc4+, Kc5 (forced)
4) Ne4#
Thanks for the puzzle! Took me 3 minutes to solve it, I have ELO 1751 😊
20 seconds
What is wrong with b4 for white?
The theme was immediately obvious to me, but it took about 30 seconds to puzzle out the pawn capture check
Puzzle for Alena:
8/8/3N4/p2Pk2P/K5n1/8/8/8 w white to move and win.
1. Nc4+ Kf5
2. d6 Ke6
3. Kxa5 Nf6
4. h6 Nh7
5. Kb6 Nf8
6. Kc6 Kf6
7. Ne3 Kf7
8. Kc7 Ne6+
9. Kc8 Nd4
10. d7 Nc6
11. d8=Q Nxd8
12. Kxd8 Kg6
13. Nf5 Kh7
14. Ke7 Kg6
15. Kf8 Kh7
16. Kf7 Kh8
17. Kg6 Kg8
18. Nd6 Kf8
19. h7
I liked the fight of the knights.
Alena, you will need to deal with 2. ….Nf6- this puzzle is more complicated than it looks since 2. ….Ke6 makes white’s task significantly easier.
1. Nc4+ Kf5
2. d6 Nf6
3. h6 Kg6
4. Ne5+ Kf5
5. h7 Nxh7
6. d7 Kxe5
7. d8=Q
And, now, you need to deal with 4. ….Kh7.
5. Kb5 a4
6. Ng4 a3
7. Nxf6+ Kxh6
8. Ng4+ Kg6
9. Ne3 a2
10. Nc2 Kf6
11. Kc6 Ke6
12. Kc7 Ke5
13. d7 Ke4
14. d8=Q
Probably not the most efficient finish after 5.Kb5, but I hope you get the point of 5.Kb5, right? You only need to consider black’s defenses if white had wasted the tempo with 5.Kxa5.
I had difficulty in finding Kb5.
If
5. Kxa5 Ne4
6. d7 Nc5
It’s only a draw