Happy Easter to you too! BTW, doesn't 1.Qe2+ lead to a mate in two?
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Yeah, I think it does too.
Apr 4, 2010
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I agree with 1. Qe2+ as well. I'm assuming the a-file is not part of the board.
Crazychessplaya wrote:
Happy Easter to you too! BTW, doesn't 1.Qe2+ lead to a mate in two?
No, you have to think of the whole board...
1. c4+ Kxc4 2. Rc3+ Kb5 3. Qe2+ Ka4 4. Qa2+ Kb5 5. Qc4+ Ka4 6. b5+ Ka5 7. Ra3#
Regards: Walter
whiteslick wrote:
If the "A" file does count why did you cut it off on the original diagram???
or maybe your artistic style has a drawback lol
Each chess board has 8 lines and 8 rows... 
Apr 5, 2010
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Walter_E wrote:
whiteslick wrote:
If the "A" file does count why did you cut it off on the original diagram???
or maybe your artistic style has a drawback lol
Each chess board has 8 lines and 8 rows...
It is a nice diagram, but your original picture didn't show all 64 squares. I think most people will assume that the squares not shown are not used and the pieces create the border around the board. If we are playing with a full board, then we wouldn't know for sure if there was a white queen on a1 or a8 because we can't see those squares. We can assume that those squares are not occupied, but that is another assumption about the diagram.
Mate in 7
"Don't use the machine!"
Regards: Walter
Mate in 7 moves
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