Chess Puzzle #307922

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 1k6/1p4p1/q1p1Qp2/2b1n3/3p2N1/1P3PB1/3PP1P1/3K4 b - -

Added by:	kapila
Added on:	18-Feb-26
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 1k6/1p4p1/q1p1Qp2/2b1n3/3p2N1/1P3PB1/3PP1P1/3K4 b - -
Attempts:	9
Solved:	8 (88%)


Black to move, mate in 4

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capafan 22-Feb-26, 21:09 » Report abuse	Outstanding Teaching Example!! 😃 Extra Move = 3... Ba3+ I got the basic theme, plus 3 of the 4 moves, missing 3. Kc1 and 3... Ba3+, so that makes it 4, total. I had the same mating square for Black's Queen, but her arrival should have been delayed 1 move. 1...Qa1+ 2. Kc2... Qa2+ 3. Kc1 (I had 3. Kd1)... Ba3+ (I had 3... Qb1#) 4. Kd3... Qb1# It seemed from the start as though mate should occur toward d3, but I wasn't sure how. Now that I see the answer, HOW is a simple fact.
capafan 22-Feb-26, 21:29 » Report abuse	Extra Move = 3... Ba3+ I got the basic theme, plus 3 of the 4 moves, missing 3. Kc1 and 3... Ba3+, so that makes it 4, total. I had the same mating square for Black's Queen, but her arrival should have been delayed 1 move. 1...Qa1+ 2. Kc2... Qa2+ 3. Kc1 (I had 3. Kd1)... Ba3+ (I had 3... Qb1#) 4. Kd3... Qb1# e. 😠

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capafan
22-Feb-26, 21:09

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Outstanding Teaching Example!! 😃

Extra Move = 3... Ba3+

I got the basic theme, plus 3 of the 4 moves, missing 3. Kc1 and 3... Ba3+, so that makes it 4, total. I had the same mating square for Black's Queen, but her arrival should have been delayed 1 move.
1...Qa1+
2. Kc2... Qa2+
3. Kc1 (I had 3. Kd1)... Ba3+ (I had 3... Qb1#)
4. Kd3... Qb1#

It seemed from the start as though mate should occur toward d3, but I wasn't sure how. Now that I see the answer, HOW is a simple fact.

capafan
22-Feb-26, 21:29

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