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Posts by Gryffydd

What about the bishop on black?

10 hours ago 1 0 0 0

Oops. e5, not e6. Now I see it. Thanks.

1 day ago 0 0 0 0

Qe5, ...?

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

Be6?

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

A different version of the sacrifice move.

1 day ago 0 0 0 0

Sorry, Qd6

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

Kf6, ...?

I can imagine Qd7, but that doesn't result in "Mate in 4".

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

The puzzle is "Mate in 4", which infers that "Mate in 2" is not likely to be the solution.

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

The king can take the unprotected knight to escape check.

1 day ago 0 0 0 0
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Kg6?

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

That is "mate in 2"

1 day ago 0 0 1 0

One rule for me and one rule for thee.

1 day ago 1 0 0 0

Black doesn't look succumbed

6 days ago 1 0 1 0

Why couldn't PK answer the hypothetical?

6 days ago 0 0 0 0

Understood

6 days ago 0 0 0 0

I can see getting the Knight to g6 is mate, but I can also see that Bc2 will block it. You could use the rook to block the c file, but equally the bishop can move to avoid that. I admit I can't see a solution.

6 days ago 0 0 0 0

I am happy to be wrong. It is the only way I will learn.

6 days ago 0 0 0 0
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Please explain why you say this. By the king's nature it will always be two spaces behind in a chase.

Can you see a set of moves that black can make that will foil white?

6 days ago 0 0 1 0

Re8+, Kc7, Re7+, Kb8, Ra7, Ka7, ...

Then wander the king over to take the black pawn.

Then advance white pawn with king as protection.

I think that will work.

1 week ago 0 0 1 0
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1 week ago 216 67 10 7

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1 week ago 1 1 0 0

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1 week ago 0 0 0 0

Bc7

1 week ago 0 0 0 0

Only if black's king ran away (Ke8). There where a lot of possibilities for putting pieces in the way of the bishop (that I could imagine).

1 week ago 0 0 0 0

Qh8+, Ng8, Ba3+, take everything that gets in the way, Nh7+ or Qg7+, depending on the opportunity. Even if the king escapes, the material damage is excessive.

1 week ago 1 0 2 0
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Pe4 is the only one I can see

1 week ago 0 0 0 0

Qe4+, Kh8, Qd4+, Kh7, Nf6+, Kh8, Ne4+, Kh7, Ng5+, ...

No more queen.

There are variations, but in all that I can imagine, black queen is gone.

1 week ago 0 0 0 0

If you touch the piece, you have to move it.

1 week ago 0 0 1 0

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