White to move. How should White proceed?
8/1p2Br1r/pk3p2/1p6/8/7q/2Q5/K7 w – – 0 1
Bone, 1792
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1 Qc5+ Ka5
2 Qb4+ Kb6
3 Qd4+ Ka5 (Kc7 Qd6+ Kc8 Qd8#)
4 Bb4+ Ka4
5 Be1+ Kb3 (Ka3 Qb4#)
6 Qb4+ Kc2
7 Qd2+ Kb3
8 Qa2#
1. Qc5+ Ka5
2. Qb4+ Kb6
3. Qd4+ Ka5
else:
if 3… Kc6 4. Qd6#
if 3… Kc7 4. Qd6+ and 5. Qd8#
4. Bb4+ Ka4
5. Be1+ Kb3
6. Qb4+ Kc2
7. Qb1#
1.Qc5+ Ka5 2.Qb4+ Kb6 3.Qd4+ Ka5 4.Bb4+ Ka4 5.Be1+ Kb3 6.Qb4+ Kc2 7.Qb1 #
1.Qc5+ Ka5 2.Qb4+ Kb6 3.Qd4+ Ka5 4.Bb4+ Ka4 5.Be1+ Kb3 6.Qb4+ Kc2 7.Qb1 #
Qc5-b4-c5 and easy draw.
1 Qc5+ Ka5
2 Qb4+ Kb6
3 Qd4+ Ka5
4 Bb4+ Ka4
5 Be1+ mates
3 … Kc7
4 Qd6+ mates
3 … Kc6
4 Qd5+ mates
1 Qc5+ Ka5
2 Qb4+ Kb6
3 Qd4+ Ka5
4 Bb4+ Ka4
5 Be1+ mates
3 … Kc7
4 Qd6+ mates
3 … Kc6
4 Qd5+ mates
1 Qc5+ Ka5
2 Qb4+ Kb6
3 Qd4+ Ka5
4 Bb4+ Ka4
5 Be1+ mates
3 … Kc7
4 Qd6+ mates
3 … Kc6
4 Qd5+ mates
Susan! wheres the BLACK PUZZLES? u know i cant solve this stuff , to complicated for my small African Mind!!! U know theses guys are SUPERGENIUSES!
Qc5+
Qd4+
Bb4+
Be1+
Qb4+
Qb1 mate
Easy draw ? Nuts ?
We are going to give checkmate:
1. Qc5+ Ka5
2. Qb4+ Kb6
3. Qd4+ ! (very mean) Ka5
4. Bb4+ Ka4
5. Be1+ Kb3
6. Qb4+ Kc2
7. Qb1 checkmate
Looks like white has a mate in 8:
1. Qc5+ Ka5 2. Qb4+ Kb6 3. Qd4+ Ka5 (3. … Kc6 4. Qd6#, 3. … Kc7 4. Qd6+ Kc8 5. Qd8#) 4. Bb4+ Ka4 5. Bd1+ Kb3 (5. … Ka3 6. Qb4#) 6. Qb4+ Kc2 7. Qd2+ Kb3 8. Qa2#
I would also take the draw with Qc5 and Qb5, however, that hardly qualifies as “art” so there must be a win for white somewhere. The thing is: I do not see it either…
Beelze
Great Puzzle.
Not a draw. White mates in 7
Very nice combination. Very good for memory work.
(1 Qc5 Ka5 2 Qb4 Kb6 3 Qd4 Ka5 4 Bb4 Ka4 5 Be1 Kb3 6 Qb4 Kc2 7 Qb1# seems faster)
Collin Madhavan
cool 1:0