This beautiful chess puzzle
Lord this one was satisfying. (Black to move.)
3 months ago
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Love it when a plan comes together
Let me see if I can guess: move rook up to left of White king.
- White King cannot go right, because it will be attacked by Rook
- White King cannot go left diagonal, because it will be attacked by rook and pawn
- White King cannot go forward, because it will be attacked by adjacent pawn
White King has nowhere to go. Checkmate.
How'd I miss that? Alright, move black queen to intercept King at h7.
White King can only go to g1.
Move Queen to h2 (guarded by pawn).
White King can only go to f1.
Move Queen to h1.
Checkmate.
White King cannot go anywhere to escape Queen or pawns.
I ended up simulating it in https://www.365chess.com/.
1. Rook to h1 (White King takes rook)
2. Pawn to g2 (White King moves back to g1)
3. Bishop to h2 (guarded by Queen; checkmate)
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