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Chess problem

Chess problem 2008-08-23
White to move and mate in two

Add a comment to this post with your solution. Please list all variations.

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4 Responses to “Chess problem”

  1. Willis Says:
    August 24th, 2008 at 1:06 pm

    qa5 - bc5 - qa1#

  2. Jeffrey Barke Says:
    August 24th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    Nice, Willis!

    However, I forgot to mention two things in the post:

    1. Please list all variations
    2. I'll buy a beer at the next Meetup for the first person to correctly list all variations.

    Sorry about that!

  3. Willis Says:
    August 24th, 2008 at 1:44 pm

    Ah, this is all you get…!!!

    Qa5 - Rd7 - Knf5#
    Qa5 - Rd6 - Qxb4#
    Qa5 - Be7 - Qb6+ - Bc5 - Qf6+ - Re5 - Qxe5#
    Qa5 - Bb7 - Qb6+ - Bc5 - Qf6+ - Re5 - Qxe5#
    Qa5 - Re6?? - Qxd8+ - Rd6 - Qxf8 - Rc6 -Qxb4+ - Rc4 - Qxc4#

  4. Jeffrey Barke Says:
    August 24th, 2008 at 2:04 pm

    Willis, you definitely have the key move correct and almost all of the variations. If no one else comes up with more, the beer is yours!

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