Comments on: Chess problem 2007-10-24

By: checkersisfortramps

checkersisfortramps — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:43:40 +0000

I’m impressed! Nice work bicyclethief…If you’ve spent alot of time I would say it was time well spent.

By: bicyclethief

bicyclethief — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:26:55 +0000

1.Qe2 Rxd4 2.Kf3+ Kxd5 3.Qa2#

Ugh. I’ve spent waaay too much time on this puzzle.

By: bicyclethief

bicyclethief — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 14:03:53 +0000

One more critical variation in there:

1.Qe2 Rxd4+ 2.Kf3+ Re4 3.Nf4#

By: bicyclethief

bicyclethief — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:34:00 +0000

1.Qe2
1…Bxd5+ 2.Kf4+
2…Be4 3.d5#
2…Be5 3.Qxe5#
1…Rb2 2.Kd3+ Rxd2 3.Nf4#

By: Jeffrey

Jeffrey — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:59:59 +0000

Nice try, Ben, but this is not the solution. Black is not forced to interpose the Bishop (2…Be5 3.Rxe5#), instead 2…Kxd5 3.Bf7+ e6 4.Bxe6+ Kxd4 5.Rd1#. It's still mate, but not mate in three.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:22:07 +0000

1. d1 - e1
2. b4 x c4
3. e4 - f4 check
4. g7 - e5
5. e1 x e4 mate