Danger-Mouse Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 As always, white to move and mate in 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxo Posted January 21, 2017 Report Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thought this was a stinker at first. Q - e7 check. Wherever king moves Q - f8 mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danger-Mouse Posted January 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2017 Thought this was a stinker at first. Q - e7 check. Wherever king moves Q - f8 mate. It's correct but you have sort of broken the puzzle. The "elegant" chessy solution is Qh6, if King takes queen, then bishop to f8, if king declines to take then queen to f8. I presented this one to my mate and literally within 30 seconds he suggested the queen sacrifice I've just outlined. Just run the puzzle past him again with your move and he admits he didn't see your solution. To him the sacrifice was far more obvious. Not to worry. I will be more selective on the next one. In the meantime, have fun with #6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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