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Alduskkel
Mar 29, 2009
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#1

I recently got checkmated in a game I was playing on Live Chess. The last 4 moves seemed like a puzzle to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The moves leading up to the position were:

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LearnChess
Mar 29, 2009
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#2

Good one.

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jalali
Mar 29, 2009
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#3

easy thnx

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Daedalus
Mar 29, 2009
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#4

There was also 4. ...Bg6#; nice and easy, thanks!

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jugaz
Mar 29, 2009
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#5

It's acctually a mate in 3.

1. ... Qg1

2. Kf3 Rh1h3+

3.Ke2  Bh5#

or: 3. Kf4 Rh8h4#

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dboyeagle
Dec 5, 2009
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#6

The only problem withthe 3 move mate (jugaz) is that white would use his knight to block and thus it would still be four moves.  vaseer's way was nice.  I seen the mate how jugaz described it, but not vaseer's.  I eventually did but it took a couple of minutes.

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