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Black to move and mate in 4.
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since Sat., 25 Nov. 2006:
Black to move and mate in 4
1. … Rh8+
2. Kg3 {forced} Rh3+
3. Kxh3 {or g3xh3} Qh1+
4. Kg3 {forced} Qh4#
If
3. g3xh3 Qg1#
I’m usually terrible at these, but this time I think I got it.
1 . . . . . …R-a1+
2. K-b6…R-a6+
3. Kxa6…Q-a8+
4. K-b6…Q-a5#
Chess correction: both the comment and the actual move regarding the pawn x rook sacrifice should read “g2xh3”.
1. . . . . . . R-h8+
2. K-g3 . . Q-h1 (threatening Q-h4# in 3)
So White delays the inevitable by:
3. R-f5+ . g6×f5
Then nothing stops
4. . . . . . . Q-h4#
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Geez, I’m so bad at this I forgot to reverse the notations. Sorry.
waalaw:
There’s a problem.
After
3. Rxf5+ g6×f5 white is able to check with
4. f2f4+ and black must use his 4th move to escape check.
WVC:
Your solution is the same as mine except you have the notation inverted. Since black has the first move the problem is shown from black’s point of view – i.e. the lower left square is h8 not a1.
@revueltos67 – yes, thank you. I realized my blunder after I saw your first comment. I’m just glad I finally got one of these right!