I couldn't solve it whatever I did

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matthew_b_rook
matthew_b_rook

any thoughts

ifoody

WTF I solved it, do you just choose to completley ignore it?



ifoody
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ifoody

oh lol i didn't notice his sideline of Kc4. Well done i guess. Just annoys me that it's already solved any yet matthew shows stupid drawish lines.

ChessinBlackandWhite
JMB2010

@ifoody 7...Qe4 is a bust.

JMB2010

However, we can use your theme with a few tweaks.

JMB2010

I just noticed MichaelPorcelli's post lol

ifoody
JMB2010 wrote:

@ifoody 7...Qe4 is a bust.

Yea just messed up the ranks there, i solved it at after-noon and now 11:45PM here, i put it here wrong.

man1997
Vaude wrote:

Here's one way:

 

the only and the biggest problem is ka5 and not a4......in post no 10.....what if kc4??

man1997
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man1997

finally and convincingly solved by MichaelPorcelli, #27

ChessinBlackandWhite
man1997 wrote:

finally and convincingly solved by MichaelPorcelli, #27

Thanks, it is a good practice one

matthew_b_rook

what if after you do Ra3+ Kb5 Rab3+ Ka5

sorry I have lots of questions

ChessinBlackandWhite

bring the other rook to the 8th rank and mate him I think

k-scope
Vaude wrote:

Here's one way:

 

think this may not work if on being checked blacks K moves diagonally towards f8, white runs out of checks?

Vaude
k-scope wrote:

think this may not work if on being checked blacks K moves diagonally towards f8, white runs out of checks?

Hmm, I believe I thought of this in the parenthesised bit where the king moves instead of promoting his pawns.  If the checks cannot be continued and Black's king threatens one or both rooks, the rooks should move on the opposite side of the board and the game will still be won.  I may be misunderstanding what you mean, though, and I confess that other posters in here have a better idea of checkmating in this situation.

ChessinBlackandWhite

Rember that in many situations letting black get a queen still leads to a win/ also giving up a rook for both pawns still wins