10 moves to checkmate!

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MSC157


Here is it. I hope you like it. 

Good luck! Laughing

P.S.: Look at post #12

Loomis

2. Ke6 Qc8+ 3. Kf7 Qc7+ 4. Kg6 Qxh7+ 5. Kxh7 and then 6. Bf1# can't be stopped. Am I missing anything?

Nytik

Loomis, yes, the sequence is lengthened somewhat by Qd8 instead of Qxh7+. It's still a faster mate, though.

Loomis

Ah, good catch, I didn't think of interposing the queen at h4. 

So, 4. ... Qd8 5. Bxf1+ Qh4 6. Nxh4 and now there is a new threat of Qf3+ followed by Qg2#. If 6. ... Kg1 7. Qf3 Kxf1 8. Qxf2#.

So this is a mate in 8? Or is there still something missing?

MSC157

Yeah... Mate in 7! We missed a lot of things.

Try that one! Better! Wink

pcarrjr

I stinks at this puzzlesYell

MSC157

Laughing

Loomis

But now your puzzle doesn't have a unique solution.

After 6. Nb6+ black can play either 6. ... axb6 as you show or 6. ... Bxb6.

MSC157

@Loomis, I agree with you, that's a problem!

Loomis

Just take the pawn off of a7 and it's fixed!

MSC157

OK, here is it. Final version!
Special thanks to Loomis! 
MSC157

Players, which move was "the toughest"? 
Please, rate it (the puzzle) from 1 (bad) to 10 (great). I need some feedbacks! Wink

chessbeginner77

Nice but black can mate in 3 instead of 7.

browni3141

There is mate in six.

freelunch

I hate to spoil the game but 6. .. Kd8/Ke8/Ke6/Kc6 are still possible alternatives

Loomis

chessbeginner, after 2. ... Ke6 white has 3. Qc8+ to prolong the game.

brown, you're missing Qxd6+ followed by f4 to make an escape for the king and delay checkmate.

The alternate king moves are a bummer. :-)

MSC157

@Freelunch, true! I made obvious move (so, taking N), but to put K away is great too! I forgot it Embarassed

CheckmaterDon

IT WAS SO EASY YOU NOOB

MSC157 wrote:

 

Here is it. I hope you like it. 

 

Good luck! 

P.S.: Look at post #12


MSC157
CheckmaterDon wrote:

IT WAS SO EASY YOU NOOB

MSC157 wrote:

 

Here is it. I hope you like it. 

 

Good luck! 

P.S.: Look at post #12



But not so easy to make it.

Kinnmark

Fantastic!