Mate in 8

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17th January 2008, 12:28pm
#1
by bradyj
gaia International
Member Since: Oct 2007
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This 8 move combination is an exercise in pattern recognition.

17th January 2008, 02:26pm
#2
by bdehoyos
TEXAS United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 50
good one
17th January 2008, 02:27pm
#3
by bdehoyos
TEXAS United States
Member Since: Nov 2007
Member Points: 50
good one
17th January 2008, 02:52pm
#4
by rangaswamy_vs
bangalore India
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 3

that was a good one!!!

sacrificing two rooks and mating wow!!

17th January 2008, 03:00pm
#5
by dalmatinac
Croatia
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 3134
Very nice.Thanks for this puzzle.
17th January 2008, 03:13pm
#6
by KillaBeez
Denver, CO United States
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 1415
Good puzzle but I found the solution almost instantly.
18th January 2008, 03:05am
#7
by Kingfisher
zagreb Croatia
Member Since: Sep 2007
Member Points: 1205
Either this is easy or I got very good. Aftr I figure out it's not white's turn Laughing it was easy
6th February 2008, 11:35pm
#8
by mathijs
Utrecht Netherlands
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 140
It's not mate in 8, however. White can decline and give his queen. I know it seems I'm quibbling here, but it is important for training purposes (not to mention aesthetic reasons) to be precise here.
 

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