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yadasampati 05-Aug-12, 03:15 » Report abuse |
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alexalma 05-Aug-12, 04:36 » Report abuse |
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hcajg77 05-Aug-12, 06:55 » Report abuse |
Where's the mate? |
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Black must constantly guard the mate threat on b4. For white to win, he must free c3 so the knight can overwork the rook, the rook is not able to defend both c3 and b4 for more than one move as the rook is the only piece he can move. So how does white free c3? If he moves the king up, the rook can attack, if he moves the king down, the rook can pin the knight, so he can only move the king right, but he has to pass f6 before he can move c3 due to the bishop b2, and still needs a square for flight so he can force the rook to move again. So move king to h6, while the rook ebbs back and forth, move the c3 pawn to allow the knight another mate square, and then drop the killer king move to force the rook away from either b4 or c3, allowing mate. A long winded explanation, but this is a very good puzzle which cannot be explained easily. |
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alexalma 05-Aug-12, 07:30 » Report abuse |
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yadasampati 05-Aug-12, 12:08 » Report abuse |
After you have "solved" the puzzle using hints you can see the response to each move that black can play. Just take a look at each of them and you will see that all blacks alternatives lead to a mate in less moves. |
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yadasampati 05-Aug-12, 12:12 » Report abuse |
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