Chess Puzzle #3349

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 2r3k1/pb1Q4/1r3qp1/2bpp1N1/Bp1nP3/3P3R/PP4PP/R6K w - -

Added by:	mika76
Added on:	24-Mar-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 2r3k1/pb1Q4/1r3qp1/2bpp1N1/Bp1nP3/3P3R/PP4PP/R6K w - -
Attempts:	1884
Solved:	1545 (82%)


White to move, mate in 2

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niccopig
10-Oct-11, 02:35

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very,very easy

nikirandom
10-Oct-11, 07:22

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I didn't see any "getting the defence out of the way"?

howru
10-Oct-11, 08:24

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The king and queen both offer black "defense," so getting either one of them to move aside allows white's queen to mate.

nikirandom
10-Oct-11, 10:43

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Ha thanks : ) I hadn't thought of the King in terms of defence as well as target. Interesting.
I mean, I know the King can be a powerful piece in his own right, but this description here threw me for a while.

thebish
10-Oct-11, 23:38

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Maybe a better way to say it diverting (or attracting) either the king or queen, as one of them must move and allow mate on f7 or h7. Nice self-blocking element after 1...Qxh8 2. Qf7#. The rook guards h8 in the diagram, but after giving away the rook to the queen, the rook is no longer needed (which is true after 1...Kxh8 2. Qh7# too).

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