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FarewellToKings2112

If people are going to say they see the last move, at least give the whole line and show that everything is forced.

FarewellToKings2112

wow it is winning:

1... Rc6 2. Qa5+ Rc5 3. Qb3+ Rc4 4. Qd2+ Rd4 5. Qf3+
(5. Qbe3)
5... Re4 6. Qg5+ e5 7. Qf7+ Re6 8. Qd8+ Rd6 9. Qb7+ Rc6 10. Qa5+ Rc5 11. Qb3+ Rc4 12. Qd2+ Rd4 13. Qf3+ e4 14. Qg5+ Re5 15. Qf7+ Re6 16. Qd8+ Rd6 17. Qb7+ Rc6 18. Qa5+ Rc5 19. Qb3+ Rc4 20. Qd2#
BoboTheFlyingBox

what

FarewellToKings2112

I feel like this puzzle is hard to do if you have to do all of it in your head...it's literally just 3 windmills which push black's pawn so far which sets up a mating net.

FarewellToKings2112

Also move one of the analysis is Qb7+ btw

tellingmoose

Qb7+ Rc6 Qa5+ Rc5

Marty435
ketamyne wrote:

... 20. Qd2#

yes

Marty435
TremendousTactics wrote:

wow it is winning:

1... Rc6 2. Qa5+ Rc5 3. Qb3+ Rc4 4. Qd2+ Rd4 5. Qf3+
(5. Qbe3)
5... Re4 6. Qg5+ e5 7. Qf7+ Re6 8. Qd8+ Rd6 9. Qb7+ Rc6 10. Qa5+ Rc5 11. Qb3+ Rc4 12. Qd2+ Rd4 13. Qf3+ e4 14. Qg5+ Re5 15. Qf7+ Re6 16. Qd8+ Rd6 17. Qb7+ Rc6 18. Qa5+ Rc5 19. Qb3+ Rc4 20. Qd2#

Yes. 20 move windmill.

Marty435
EnergeticHay wrote:

Qd2# is the final move I think

yes.

Arisktotle

Why do 3 people post the same puzzle here within 1 day? This is a pandemic!

BitFlippingMuckraker

This is very cute! Thanks for sharing.

Arisktotle

Here's another version with an extra half windmill turn in a variation:

 

EnergeticHay
TremendousTactics wrote:

Unless the computer is blind, this puzzle has no good solution

I think there's a solution: Qd2# at the end

Berry2009

Qd2? u mean Qe2

 

FarewellToKings2112

@EnergeticHay: Yeah, I know, read the posts