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BigDoggProblem wrote:

Mate in 1

The position must have been Black to move so the checkmate is 1... Ka2 2. Ra3#.

EvinSung
TreeStemTree

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Black_king_in_ches
Arisktotle wrote:
LEDUY2402 wrote in #496:

Mate in 2!

A bit disturbing that white has promotion choice. Better: place bPf7 on g6.

ok

sunnyyud
aman_makhija wrote:

Yes- here's hy puzzle:

Its exf6, en passant mate

johnporkjejdm
EvinSung wrote:
 

Bg8#

johnporkjejdm
TreeStemTree wrote:
 

dxe6 [I've seen this position before]

johnporkjejdm
BigDoggProblem wrote:

BLACK TO MOVE THEN WHITE MATES!!!

Mate in 1

drdos7

Here is a hint to all of these, but ONLY if you are stumped...Look at the FEN, I think most solvers will already know how to solve these as there is ONLY one possible solution.

White to move, mate in 1:

White to move, mate in 1:

BLACK to move, mate in 1:

White to move, mate in 1:

johnporkjejdm

ez

Kyobir
Black to play, mate in 1
VictoryW10
BigDoggProblem wrote:
FutureRain wrote:
Also composed by me.
The position is not legal.

Why not?

sumxr_txme
VictoryW10 wrote:
BigDoggProblem wrote:
FutureRain wrote:
Also composed by me.
The position is not legal.

Why not?

Maybe try reading a few posts later?

johnporkjejdm
Kyobir wrote:
Black to play, mate in 1

easy

XFTI
Black_king_in_ches

Is this possible?

jblackler4

I know there is a mate in 9

MARattigan
LEDUY2402_Is_Back wrote:

Is this possible?

Yes.

4.6 The act of promotion may be performed in various ways:

4.6.1 the pawn does not have to be placed on the square of arrival,

4.6.2 removing the pawn and putting the new piece on the square of promotion may occur in any order.

4.6.3 If an opponent’s piece stands on the square of promotion, it must be captured.

In 4.6.1 "does not have to" is distinct from "may not be". In fact 4.6.3 suggests that in the case of a capture the pawn must be moved to its 8th. rank because that is the only way to capture according to art. 3.

Although it's a legitimate board layout in a chess game it's possibly only a legitimate board layout in an illegal position according to 

3.10.3 A position is illegal when it cannot have been reached by any series of legal moves.

because White has not yet made his move according to

 4.7 When, as a legal move or part of a legal move, a piece has been released on a square, it cannot be moved to another square on this move. The move is considered to have been made in the case of:
...
4.7.3
promotion, when the player's hand has released the new piece on the square of promotion and the pawn has been removed from the board.

But that's questionable because he has made his move according to 

4.7.1 a capture, when the captured piece has been removed from the chessboard and the player, having placed his own piece on its new square, has released this capturing piece from his hand,

That could lead to arguments if competition rules are in force and White presses his clock at that point. How should the arbiter interpret 7.5.3?

7.5.3 If the player presses the clock without making a move, it shall be considered and penalized as if an illegal move.

Unfortunately there's a lot of stuff like that in the FIDE laws.

The_Blue_J
aman_makhija wrote:

Try to find it. Here's the answer, highlight to read

1.exf6 e.p.#

There's a reason why this option exists..

As you can see, it is set to on for me, showing legal moves with the help of dots that the selected piece can legally move to, however...

It doesn't show a dot on the en passant square on f6, meaning that en passant is illegal in this position.

So I do not see how you solution is a legal move...

Black_king_in_ches

@MARattigan Yes. I DO agree with you.

If the pawn had promoted into a queen or rook, it's checkmate to Black.

However, if it promotes into a bishop or knight, it's a draw.

P.S: That WAS my puzzle, so I did it for a puzzle.