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emtofaan

This puzzle has 2 solutions, I'll only post one.Mate in 5:

heatsh

isn't 4.Qh8 is checkmate?

emtofaan

Right I didn't notice that, thnx heatsh.

Another puzzle:

Look in move list for alternates, the solution is NOT exactly forced.

 

EDIT: The knight combination in analysis can be used many other times than done in analysis,  for example in the second "blue" subline, instead of Kf7 white can play Ne6 and get the mate in 2, it can be stopped by continuing checks with the black rook, it won't last forever, sorry for the mistake.

MRO314

after 1. ..Rg8 white has a quicker win: 2.Rxg8+ Kxg8 3.e8=Q# or e8=R#

Also, #1 is mate in five after 3. ...h2+

emtofaan

Ok then try this one:

emtofaan

Another one:

This is simplest possible mate, others in move list. All mates depend on black moves.

orangehonda

Those last two were nice.

I didn't solve the second to last one though that called for Kf7, I tried g6 but it wasn't as good as the correct move.

emtofaan

The first and second had some mistakes, so I'm just happy you liked the others=D

emtofaan

Mate in 5.

emtofaan

2.Kf7  c2

3.Bf8  c1=Q

4.g6+  Kh8

5.Bg7#

 

I already knew it had other answers, but the one I posted was the easiest (in my opinion(lol)).

Thanks for the note anyway!

emtofaan

Mate in 4, alternates in move list.

emtofaan

Analysis mate in 5, but the mainline solution is in 4.

Try this one:

David_Spencer

In fact, there is a mate in 4 present in the position.

1.Nc6+ Ka2 2.Kc2 Ka3 (2...h3 3.Bb2 followed by 4.Nb4#, 2...a3 3.Nb4#) 3.Bb2+ Ka2 4.Nb4#

1.Kc2 also works.

emtofaan

Ididn't notice it! Thanks Yeres and David!