White to move and mate in 4

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  redwing says:

  December 14, 2007 at 6:52 pm

  1 Q c8 – N x c8
  2 R x f6 K x f6
  3 e8 kn K f5
  4 B d7 mate

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  Anonymous says:

  December 14, 2007 at 6:52 pm

  This is a tough one 🙁

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  Jochen says:

  December 14, 2007 at 9:21 pm

  Yepp, Redwing got it. It was a thing of 2 minutes.
  For a beginner’s problem it’s quite nice. With the whole checks and the mating danger for white the solution is very “loud” – chess problems that are only a row of sacrifizes are seldom these days. Silent moves are prefered.

  But what to say – for a beginner’s problem it’s quite well, go on, Kirk, when I remember what I made in the beginning (who is interested can watch on my homepage found in my google profile)….
  I hope to see more fo you, here!

  Greetings
  Jochen

  PS: Susan, you seem to be quite interested in exercices sent in by readers, perhaps some time I am going to send you one of mine, too. 🙂

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  SusanPolgar says:

  December 14, 2007 at 9:24 pm

  Yes, I welcome everyone to send it materials, information, or puzzles. I may not be able to publish everything due to the sheer volume but I will try, especially if it is good.

  Best wishes,
  Susan Polgar

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  Anonymous says:

  December 15, 2007 at 2:15 am

  took me a bit longer than 2 minutes and i am no beginner. really great problem for first time composer!!