White to move and checkmate in 5. No computer analysis please 🙂
1k2n2r/1pnRQ2r/p1p2p2/8/PB3qPb/1N2pP2/2P1P3/6K1 w – – 0 1
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White to move and checkmate in 5. No computer analysis please 🙂
1k2n2r/1pnRQ2r/p1p2p2/8/PB3qPb/1N2pP2/2P1P3/6K1 w – – 0 1
Rch
Bch
Bch
Qch
N mate
oops
1. Rd8+ Ka7
2. Qc5+ b6
3. Qxb6+ (it was hard for me to find this move) Kxb6
4. Bc5+ Kb7
5. Na5#
about 6 minutes
How about?
Qd8+ Ka7
Bc5+ b6
Bxb6+ Kxb6
Qb8#
Abi – your 3…K:b6 is not forced. White has no immediate mate after 3…Kb7
I messed up on that but I’m not admitting how because it would leave people permanently mentally scarred.