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Variant Puzzle #2 | Atomic, Black (Yellow) to Move

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JkCheeseChess

Provided both sides play perfectly, find the shortest line that wins for black (yellow).

Difficulty: Easy

PGN4:

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[Variant "FFA"]
[RuleVariants "Atomic EnPassant Play4Mate"]
[CurrentMove "0"]

Hint (highlight text by clicking and dragging over the black box): With best play, it is a mate in 4. There are two lines, so be sure to find both!

Duck

1. Re2 Kd3 2. Rd2 Ke3 3. Rd3 White wins or am I missing something

BoxJellyfishChess

lmao scattered you got trolled

BoxJellyfishChess

Re2 Kd3 Rd2 red has Rxd1

BoxJellyfishChess

I think I'd go for Re2+ Kd3 Bc2+ Kc3 (Kd4 Re4+) and then either Bd3 or Bb3, and yellow wins

Duck

I’m bad at atomic lol

BoxJellyfishChess

I had a phase where I just grinded 2pc atomic and giveaway lol

it's pretty fun, I'll probably play more once school starts