[blind-chess] Spoiler Alert Problem BWTC430

  • From: "Jeffrey Turner" <jturner522@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 17:14:42 -0400

1. Qxf7+ 

 

If Black captures the White Queen with the Rook

 

1. ... Rxf7

2. Re8 mate The Black Rook cannot drop back to block the check because it's
pinned by the White Bishop on b3.

 

Or, if 

 

1. ... Kh8

2. Qxf8 and White has a different back row mate.

 

Jeffrey 

 

From: blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blind-chess-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of R Dinger
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 11:29 AM
To: chess
Subject: [blind-chess] Problem BWTC430

 

Good Morning Puzzlers,

 

Another checkmate problem and the castled king.

This problem is from Mario Lang's puzzle web page at: 

http://delysid.org/chess/epd.cgi

 and is from Fred Reinfield's book "1001 Brilliant Ways to Checkmate" .

 

Problem BWTC 0430
White to move
FEN:
r1b2rk1/
2p2ppp/
p7/
1p6/
3P3q/
1BP3bP/
PP3QP1/
RNB1R1K1
 w - - 0 1
Short Algebraic Problem Setup:
White: Kg1, Qf2, Ra1, Re1, Bb3, Bc1, Nb1, Pa2, Pb2, Pc3, Pd4, Pg2, Ph3
Black: Kg8, Qh4, Ra8, Rf8, Bc8, Bg3, Pa6, Pb5, Pc7, Pf7, Pg7, Ph7

 

 

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