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Submitted by brandonhonors12 on Sat, 05/09/2009 at 1:35pm.

Philidor's mate will checkmate in four moves. Can you find checkmate in three?

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by aldlv - 17 months ago
Guatemala

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pretty nice

by brandonhonors12 - 18 months ago
Ohio United States

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If Kf8, then Qf7#.

by vvarrunn - 18 months ago
India

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what about 2.....Kf8 ?

by gm2i - 2 years ago
LILLE France

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the french toutch!

warm regards to you all

by gm2i - 2 years ago
LILLE France

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the french toutch !

warm regards to you all !

by athalurijagadish - 2 years ago
hyderabad India

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i gave a thought to n e8,but didnt get the idea of queen d8 .good job. thanks

by brandonhonors12 - 2 years ago
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In this puzzle, Philidor's mate would be 1.Nf6+ 1. ...Kg8 2. Nh6++ 2. ... Kh8 3. Qg8+ 3. ...Rxg8 4. Nf6#.

by RoyalStraightFlush - 2 years ago
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Nice puzzle. What's philidor's mate?

by swiniaWkosmosie - 2 years ago
Kraków Poland

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nice :D

by flandells - 2 years ago
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neat

by marvin0729 - 2 years ago
Philippines

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great....

by madpawn - 2 years ago
London England

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Yes... I thought Philidor, no problem! However, it was refreshing to find a quicker mate.

by amateur1971 - 2 years ago
dhaka Bangladesh

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interesting, its natural, but mechanical thinking goes for Philidor's!

by invaderX17 - 2 years ago
Fremont,CA United States

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easy

by Whipster - 2 years ago
Kabul Afghanistan

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Not overly taxing - nice puzzle though...

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