chessmate@lemmy.mlM to ChessPuzzles@lemmy.ml · 19 days agoWhite to Mate in 2 - Composition by David C. McClellandlemmy.mlimagemessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageWhite to Mate in 2 - Composition by David C. McClellandlemmy.mlchessmate@lemmy.mlM to ChessPuzzles@lemmy.ml · 19 days agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarearotrioslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·18 days agoHuh… that’s funny - the link above with the puzzle didn’t consider that move. Insists Pawn to D3 is black’s response to the first move, marked it as solved on Queen to B5. I think you broke its brain. Congrats!
minus-squareRoundTheBlockTwicelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·18 days agoBishop to D8 gets checkmate in the alternative scenario.
minus-squarearotrioslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·18 days agoNope. Knight to c7 blocks the bishop and keeps it from being a 2 move checkmate.
minus-squaregeneva_convenience@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days agoRook on the right pins the knight if you move the bisshop on the right. That bishop and rook on the right is basically a band-aid to make the puzzle work.
minus-squarearotrioslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 days agoNice - solved it better than the chess puzzle provided.
Bb4
Now what?
Huh… that’s funny - the link above with the puzzle didn’t consider that move. Insists Pawn to D3 is black’s response to the first move, marked it as solved on Queen to B5.
I think you broke its brain. Congrats!
Bishop to D8 gets checkmate in the alternative scenario.
Nope. Knight to c7 blocks the bishop and keeps it from being a 2 move checkmate.
The knight is pinned
Rook on the right pins the knight if you move the bisshop on the right.
That bishop and rook on the right is basically a band-aid to make the puzzle work.
Nice - solved it better than the chess puzzle provided.