13 Feb 10
Originally posted by SwissGambitYes the diagram is pretty strange! How in the world could the position ever occur anyway? I wasn't sure if I translated it correctly from the notation in the Bird e-book, and also wasn't sure if the pieces moved the same at the time of creation of the puzzle 😲
Yeah, Nowa corrected me ... 1.Ra8+ Kxc7 2.Qc6#
The second solution I gave works, though...1.Rc8+ Ka7 2.Ra8+ Kb6 3.Qc6#
Was something wrong with the diagram? Obviously, there are lots of shorter mates. 😛
Just playing around. I admit I missed the mate(s) in 2 and thought it was a mate in 3. How it could possibly be a mate in 9 I have no idea. I was half expecting GP to show up with a pretty way to do it in 9 moves. Nowa's ones are fun enough though, in the spirit of the bizarre setup.
14 Feb 10
Originally posted by ExumaWell, it certainly is a legal position, if not plausible from a game between two decent players. However, many good problems are not at all concerned with that.
Yes the diagram is pretty strange! How in the world could the position ever occur anyway? I wasn't sure if I translated it correctly from the notation in the Bird e-book, and also wasn't sure if the pieces moved the same at the time of creation of the puzzle 😲
Just playing around. I admit I missed the mate(s) in 2 and thought it was a mate in 3. How it ...[text shortened]... to do it in 9 moves. Nowa's ones are fun enough though, in the spirit of the bizarre setup.
HP Rehm
Mate in 7
14 Feb 10
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Sorry swiss, that just hurts my head... so many black pawns don't belong on the 2nd
rank.
As to the previous position - its solved!!!
#9
1. Rc8+ Kxa7 2. Ra8+ Kxb6 3. Rxa6+ Nxa6 4. Qb5+ Kc7 5. Qd7+ Kb6 6. Qc6+
Ka7 7. Nb5+ Ka8 8. Qxa6 Kb8 9. Qa7#
and because some of you out there think Queen sac's are cool... here is a knightly
mate with a queen sac... 🙂
1. Qxb7+ Bxb7 2. Rcxb7+ Nxb7 3. Ra8+ Kc7 4. Nd5#