Simple Endgame Tactics

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Bishop pairs are tactically very useful in the end game. Try them out in this puzzle.

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Good Puzzle; another, quicker solution:

1. a8=Q+ Ka8 2. Ka6 h1=Q 3. b7#

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yeh sorry your right. that would be quicker NM tony. I realised mate would be there if the king was at c6. and you could do it in two steps!.

Or 1... Bh3 h1=Q 2... a8=Q+ Kxa8 3... Ka6! Qxh3 4... b7#

mate in 4 =)

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Lord-Chaos wrote:

yeh sorry your right. that would be quicker NM tony. I realised mate would be there if the king was at c6. and you could do it in two steps!.

Or 1... Bh3 h1=Q 2... a8=Q+ Kxa8 3... Ka6! Qxh3 4... b7#

mate in 4 =)


If white plays 3 Ka6, Black plays 3... f7, which negates the mate on b7

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oh right yeh im wrong again -_-

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I am a bit confused here at the moment, isn't this a bit better ?

1.a8=Q+  Kxa8  2.Kc6  exf1=Q ( or h1=Q is doesn't matter)  3.b7+  Ka7  4.b8=Q+  Ka6
  5.Qa8#

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yeh kco thats right, like NMtonydal said.

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oh he did ? oh well that ok then.

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There are several different ways of solving this problem

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