1. Qa8+ Kh7 is Black's only response. The Knight cannot drop back to the 8th rank to block because it is still pinned to the King by the Rook. 2. Qh8+ Nxh8 is forced 3. Rg7 checkmate Jeffrey From: blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of R Dinger Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 6:55 PM To: chess Subject: [blind-chess] Problem WAC097 Good Afternoon Puzzlers, Another WAC series problem. This problem is from Mario Lang's puzzle web page at: http://delysid.org/chess/epd.cgi Problem WAC097 White to move FEN Problem Setup: 6k1/ 5p2/ p5np/ 4B3/ 3P4/ 1PP1q3/ P3r1QP/ 6RK w - - 0 1 Short Algebraic Problem Setup: White: Kh1, Qg2, Rg1, Be5, Pa2, Pb3, Pc3, Pd4, Ph2 Black: Kg8, Qe3, Re2, Ng6, Pa6, Pf7, Ph6