4/2/2012 - Mate in 3

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14 months ago · Quote · #121
shon615

okay....

i run into a lot of these position (i actually ran into one yesterday at a tourney i went to) and it can be useful soemtimes to know that sometimes, there is a way to win a bishop and checkmate!
14 months ago · Quote · #122
unknown222

Nice...
14 months ago · Quote · #123
thebigdw

going down b
14 months ago · Quote · #124
Jacob30

EASY
14 months ago · Quote · #125
Jacob30

GOTCHA
14 months ago · Quote · #126
dufferps

dufferps wrote:

diagonal wrote:

Wouldn't 1.Qh5+ frist; also, transfer into just as quick a mating

(I messed up. My response is in the quote box.)

No.
1.Qh5+ Kfg8
If 2.f7+, then ... Kg7 and if 3.Qchecks K, 3....Kxf7 and escapes
White's best move is 3.Rf1, protecting the pawn while the queen chases the black king. Black can use the tempo to move his Bishop (to d6 or e7) giving his rook coverage of the full 8th rank and double covering white's promotion square f8.

White's victory is uncertain, and it certainly is not mate-in-3.

Somehow, I ended up posting my comment in the quote box. It threw me off completely in trying to analyze the outcome if white moved
1. Qh5+ instead of 1.f7. It is a difficult analysis, because white's best move after 1. ... Kg8 is 2. Qg6+ (back to the original position). Trying to fashion a win for white after a sequence of less than optimal moves is difficult, especially since white has opened up many variations for black, and the game is probably decided by who makes the NEXT mistake.
14 months ago · Quote · #127
Ineedphenylalanine

I was correct the first time!
14 months ago · Quote · #128
urnotgarrykasparov

This says to please be helpful and nice.

I have a hard time here.

Duh.
14 months ago · Quote · #129
ndskykng

dufferps wrote:

Somehow, I ended up posting my comment in the quote box. It threw me off completely in trying to analyze the outcome if white moved
1. Qh5+ instead of 1.f7. It is a difficult analysis, because white's best move after 1. ... Kg8 is 2. Qg6+ (back to the original position). Trying to fashion a win for white after a sequence of less than optimal moves is difficult, especially since white has opened up many variations for black, and the game is probably decided by who makes the NEXT mistake.

Recreating the original position with 2. Qg6+ looks fine, without any variations. The mate is just extended by two.
14 months ago · Quote · #130
cammus

Hehe, people ignore the suggestion of "Please be relevant"
14 months ago · Quote · #131
PurpleShadow

HELLO KELLEY. HELLO EVAN. DAD IS ENGAGED.
14 months ago · Quote · #132
kyleevon

nice and easy
14 months ago · Quote · #133
housemd23

Nice one..
14 months ago · Quote · #134
IvorBze

nice
14 months ago · Quote · #135
LLawliet435

cool puzzle.
14 months ago · Quote · #136
cristorres
14 months ago · Quote · #137
asupremacy007

easy
14 months ago · Quote · #138
ChenGJ

nice
14 months ago · Quote · #139
stephen_33

Tentatively advanced the pawn & only then saw the solution. Better to have to think harder though - not very challenging.
14 months ago · Quote · #140
ReyRambler1960

Awesome.Please be relevant, helpful & nice!