leonnetje1998 wrote:
Roo_closed schreef:
I am struggling to solve pfren's puzzle.
you can do rxh3+ Kxh3, Qg2 Kh4, Qg3# or gxh6 kg5, Qg8, kxh6, Qg7#
Both don't work - for different reasons.
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Stockfish says it's mate in 4
Sep 30, 2023
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1. Qb8, Kxg5; 2. Qf4+, Kh4; 3. g5+, checkmate
2. Qb8, hxg5; 2. Rxh3+, Kxh3 3. Qg3+, checkmate
rmcoldfish wrote:
1. Qb8, Kxg5; 2. Qf4+, Kh4; 3. g5+, checkmate
2. Qb8, hxg5; 2. Rxh3+, Kxh3 3. Qg3+, checkmate
3. ... Kxh5 escapes (in the first variation)
Here's a Sam Loyd mate in 3 puzzle:
This is not mate in 3 folks, scam!
EndgameEnthusiast2357 wrote:
Here's a Sam Loyd mate in 3 puzzle:
And now the real puzzle (Arisktotle, 2022): Where to place the black king that it will take white more moves to checkmate than on any other square?
Well, OK, use an engine 
Btw, Loyd's puzzle and mine can be merged: On which squares can you place the bK such that white can checkmate it either faster or slower than on any other square?
DarkGrisen wrote:
This is not mate in 3 folks, scam!
If 1...kg4, 2. E4+ and then g3#.
SukaBLyA_T wrote:
queen tog8 then black pawn takes then Kg4?
Be precise in your comments. Kg4 is an impossible move. The solution to this puzzle consists of 5 moves - 3 white moves, 2 black moves. You must give all moves.
spawkle529 wrote:
then 2.Qg8#
No. Just stop.
you can do rxh3+ Kxh3, Qg2 Kh4, Qg3# or gxh6 kg5, Qg8, kxh6, Qg7#