Chess Puzzle #54514

CHESS PUZZLE, FEN 8/B7/8/8/5N2/5K2/2k1BNQ1/8 w - -

Added by:	chrishan43168
Added on:	27-Jan-12
Description:
Difficulty:	chess puzzle 8/B7/8/8/5N2/5K2/2k1BNQ1/8 w - -
Attempts:	451
Solved:	37 (8%)


White to move, mate in 3

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ypsilonalpha
02-Feb-17, 08:59

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Miniature ...

... and Rex Solus. Nice.

ojeismeis
02-Feb-17, 11:44

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Nice puzzle

That royal solitude caught my eye immediately. It seems that the king had plenty of room to escape, but no... The two bishops make up an impassable border wall.

ahoymatty
02-Feb-17, 21:31

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clues

The two knights attacking the same square gave it away.

nea_caissa
25-Aug-23, 12:01

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Ba7 is superfluous. If WK moves to e4, Nf4 is also useless. Bonus: after 2...Kd1 the mate is only
3.Ba4X
If you think I was pedantic ,my sincere apologizes.

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