Black to play and mate in 3

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Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

::: spoiler spoiler Kh7 was my first guess but that ain’t right… :::

Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (6 replies)

::: spoiler Answer:

  1. Kf7 Bxf6 2. Kxf6 h4 3. g6# :::
Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Nice one. I wish my app supported spoilers here!

lwuy9v5@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Why Bxf6? Seems like... not a great move for white. They get a pawn but would lose their bishop from either of two directions. Or am I just missing the point of the chess puzzle? 😅

wispydust517@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

It's a desperate move to prevent a checkmate. If white did anything else (try c5 for example), black will reply with g6#.

If white did Bxf6, and black tries g6, white can escape by doing Kxg5.

ck_@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)
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ck_@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 3y
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