Mate in 7

Mate in 7

Posers and Puzzles

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White to play.

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Hint: First move is RxN.

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does that mean it cant be RxN+?

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Originally posted by mazziewag
does that mean it cant be RxN+?
Yes, I believe that would only be mate in 8.

Good point though. 😉

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well i can safely tell you that checkmate IS possible 😀 lol. not able to do it in the right amount as yet..

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Again, there at least three first moves that work.

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Originally posted by BigDoggProblem
Again, there at least three first moves that work.
Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂

I came across these positions on the net a while back. At the time they were meant to test the latest hardware (which is pretty dated now).

The site is at http://membres.lycos.fr/albillo/ajedre7a.htm

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Originally posted by ThudanBlunder
Sorry, about that. That must be terrible for a purist like yourself. 🙂
The R vs. P problem was worth trying, but trust me, I didn't waste time solving this one.