The puzzles are excellent but they do have an annoying 'feature' in marking down an alternative checkmate move.
Eg. Puzzle #1572314, checkmate can be delivered by the queen (the puzzles preferred answer) or by the rook, as the defending Bishop is pinned. I chose the rook, and lost points (not a tragedy I know), but it is irritating.
Checkmate is checkmate, regardless of how it is delivered.
The king can capture the rook. There's only one solution
The puzzles are excellent but they do have an annoying 'feature' in marking down an alternative checkmate move.
Eg. Puzzle #1572314, checkmate can be delivered by the queen (the puzzles preferred answer) or by the rook, as the defending Bishop is pinned. I chose the rook, and lost points (not a tragedy I know), but it is irritating.
Checkmate is checkmate, regardless of how it is delivered.
The king can capture the rook. There's only one solution
Doh, me bangs head, quite right. I'll get some sleep now.
The puzzles are excellent but they do have an annoying 'feature' in marking down an alternative checkmate move.
Eg. Puzzle #1572314, checkmate can be delivered by the queen (the puzzles preferred answer) or by the rook, as the defending Bishop is pinned. I chose the rook, and lost points (not a tragedy I know), but it is irritating.
Checkmate is checkmate, regardless of how it is delivered.