Drukob@feddit.de to Chess@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhite to move to mate in 2feddit.deimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down10
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minus-squarew!Ld@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoRd2 and then Rh2 or Rh3 depending on how black moves. I’m not too familiar with chess notation so hope I got that right
minus-squareDrukob@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoCorrect, avoiding the stalemate trap and opening the door for the rook on a3 to swing over and deliver mate with a beautiful sacrifice.
minus-squareResponsabilidade@lemmy.eco.brlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoStill not mate in 2: Rd2 - Qxe4 Rh2 - Qh4 Rxh4#
minus-squareDrukob@feddit.deOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoIf the queen leaves the backrank, you can take the bishop with checkmate: Rd2 - Qxe4 - Rxd8# :)
minus-squarew!Ld@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIf pawn takes the rook on d2, then the other rook goes to h3 for mate
minus-squareNechesh@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoAh, good one. What about Kg1? That prevents Rh2 and Qxd8 prevents Rxd8.
minus-squarew!Ld@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoKg1 is a white king move…? I’m confused what you mean. Maybe you mean Kg8? If so, the bishop is covering that square so the king shouldn’t be able to move there…
Rd2 and then Rh2 or Rh3 depending on how black moves.
I’m not too familiar with chess notation so hope I got that right
Correct, avoiding the stalemate trap and opening the door for the rook on a3 to swing over and deliver mate with a beautiful sacrifice.
Still not mate in 2:
Rd2 - Qxe4
Rh2 - Qh4
Rxh4#
If the queen leaves the backrank, you can take the bishop with checkmate: Rd2 - Qxe4 - Rxd8# :)
Oh! Indeed
cxd2
If pawn takes the rook on d2, then the other rook goes to h3 for mate
Ah, good one. What about Kg1? That prevents Rh2 and Qxd8 prevents Rxd8.
Kg1 is a white king move…? I’m confused what you mean. Maybe you mean Kg8? If so, the bishop is covering that square so the king shouldn’t be able to move there…
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