by greenpawn34 on Dec 26 2010 21:24 | 7923 views | 1 edit | Last edit on Jun 14 2022 17:12
To celebrate skeeter hitting the No1 spot.
I thought I'd give 6 Skeeter mates for you to find.
Three with White and three with Black.
All very simple and ego boosting. (except No.6 which is simply crazy).
No1 skeeter - ouroboros RHP 2004
We start with a nice easy-peasy one
White mates in 3. (not 4 or 5..Mate in 3).
No2. skeeter - gutsiman RHP 2009
White to play.
Again I need the mate in 3. Not 4 or 5 moves. 3 moves.
No.3 skeeter - Leaadas RHP 2008
White to play. Mate in 3.
No.4 neldo - skeeter RHP 2003
Black to play Mate in 4
No.5 Qwike - skeeter THP 2007
Black to play and mate in 4.
No.6 Macroman - Skeeter 2010
This one is by far the easiest. Black to play and mate in two.
I have included it because skeeter missed it!
(And yet mated in two.)
Look at solution No.6 and see what happened. Jesus wept.
Solutions.
No.1
FEN
2k3rr/5Q1p/1p2pb2/3qN3/2bP1B2/8/5PPP/R3R2K w - - 0 1
[FEN "r2q3r/p2nkpp1/1pQp3p/8/2PP4/B1PB4/P4PPP/1R4K1 w - - 0 1"] 1. Qxd6+ Ke8 2. Qe6+ fxe6 {In the game Black spoilt it by playing 2...Qe7. 3.Qxe7 mate.} 3. Bg6
No.3
FEN
r3kr2/pbpNqpQ1/1pn4p/4P3/1PB5/P7/5PPP/R2R2K1 w q - 0 1
[FEN "4k1r1/1p3p2/p1b1p3/4K3/3p1Q2/q5P1/2rB2P1/5B1R b - - 0 1"] 1... Qd6+ {Now White can play 2.Kxd6. A mouse slip by skeeter and total blindness by macroman.} 2. Kf6 Rg6
I do say Kxd6 is the best move in the note.
Black just played on in auto-pilot without really
looking at the position.
In No2. 1.Qxd6+ Ke8 2.Re1+ Ne5 makes the mate just
that one move longer. Mate in 4 not mate in 3.
It was the Queen sac I wanted you to find.