13 Feb '10 02:18>1 edit
Originally posted by Ice ColdFine.
2...KxN
But then I'm an idiot. 🙁
Then I say 1. Nc6 Kxf7 2. Na8#
its prettier anyway.
and
Rc8+ Kxa7 Ra8+ Kxb6 Qc6#
Originally posted by SwissGambitYes the diagram is pretty strange! How in the world could the position ever occur anyway? I wasn't sure if I translated it correctly from the notation in the Bird e-book, and also wasn't sure if the pieces moved the same at the time of creation of the puzzle 😲
Yeah, Nowa corrected me ... 1.Ra8+ Kxc7 2.Qc6#
The second solution I gave works, though...1.Rc8+ Ka7 2.Ra8+ Kb6 3.Qc6#
Was something wrong with the diagram? Obviously, there are lots of shorter mates. 😛
Originally posted by ExumaWell, it certainly is a legal position, if not plausible from a game between two decent players. However, many good problems are not at all concerned with that.
Yes the diagram is pretty strange! How in the world could the position ever occur anyway? I wasn't sure if I translated it correctly from the notation in the Bird e-book, and also wasn't sure if the pieces moved the same at the time of creation of the puzzle 😲
Just playing around. I admit I missed the mate(s) in 2 and thought it was a mate in 3. How it ...[text shortened]... to do it in 9 moves. Nowa's ones are fun enough though, in the spirit of the bizarre setup.