I've had this mating pattern a couple times:

White's best moves?

Easy but nice

hey, sunshiny! pess permission to put the name of my puzzle next time

 

 

but is all ok.

pess permission!

Ba5++Ke8 2.Rd8 Ke7.....king escapes....

Fixed a flaw. No escapes now!

wouldn't 1...Bxg5 have been blacks better move?

 

MrStixBC wrote:

wouldn't 1...Bxg5 have been blacks better move?

 

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 That's as good a move as Nxd1

MrStixBC, that's not a legal move

 

pedro823, I'm a little confused.. are you saying you made this puzzle?

neneko wrote:

MrStixBC, that's not a legal move

 

pedro823, I'm a little confused.. are you saying you made this puzzle?

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 Not sure what he's saying. Although the mate pattern itself is a classic, i set the rest of the positions.

MrStixBC wrote:

wouldn't 1...Bxg5 have been blacks better move?

 

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Bxg5 is not a legal move as the black king is in double check with the white bishop and rook so therefore must move. and i dont know whether pedro made this puzzle but i extremely doubt it as his puzzles are ridiculously dumb and this one is not.