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