Chess Puzzle #4884

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 3q2k1/7p/4r1p1/2B5/1P2r2P/1QR2pR1/5P2/6K1 b - -

Added by:	searcoid
Added on:	20-Jun-08
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 3q2k1/7p/4r1p1/2B5/1P2r2P/1QR2pR1/5P2/6K1 b - -
Attempts:	1357
Solved:	1128 (83%)


Black to move, mate in 5

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beans1993
26-Sep-12, 06:42

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what is wrong with last move Re1#, or have Rh1+ be the 2nd move (instead of the third)?

lavacouch
26-Sep-12, 06:56

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You can't move the rook, it's pinned by the queen.

misterbuuze
26-Sep-12, 06:58

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Re1# is impossible because the rook is pinned by the opponent's queen.

If you do Rh1+ as the 2nd move, you don't have a forced mate in 5, the king can move to g1 after 3.Qh4+

yadasampati
26-Sep-12, 08:51

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@beans1993

Even if the Rook on e6 would not be pinned by the Queen, Re1+ would not be a mate, since the King can still move to h2

phlashphlash
26-Sep-12, 08:59

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@yadasampati

Perhaps you ended up in a different configuration to us (although I don't think there are any alternatives here), but Kh2 would not be possible if the Queen is on g2. (We're talking about the last move here right?)

yadasampati
26-Sep-12, 09:08

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@phlashphlash

Sorry for the confusion: the queen is on h3 before the last move (and not g2) and indeed Kh2 is not possible in that position. In my answer, i erroneously assumed the second-last move

ravel_out
26-Sep-12, 23:11

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the third move of black Rh1+ and the fourth Qxh3 is a nice and simple tactic in real games. Is there a name for this combination?

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