tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post6021785145850886827..comments2024-03-26T09:37:10.506-07:00Comments on Chess Skills: Mate ThreatsJames Stripeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-58410611245296764252020-09-04T10:12:46.287-07:002020-09-04T10:12:46.287-07:005.Kd2 steps out of the threatened check and puts B...5.Kd2 steps out of the threatened check and puts Black in zugzwang. For instance, 5...a3 6.Qdd8 g5 7.Qbxc7 a2 8.Rg8+ and mate in two.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-65461984743762913402020-09-04T08:03:06.965-07:002020-09-04T08:03:06.965-07:00It takes almost 16 moves to stablish a checkmate. ...It takes almost 16 moves to stablish a checkmate. After making the board I select stockfish level-8 as my opponent and I faced the war toughest because of these pieces position on the board.<br /><br />l[Event "Casual Game"]<br />[Site "https://lichess.org"]<br />[Date "9/4/2020, 8:46:52 PM"]<br />[White "johnny_ZR"]<br />[Black "Stockfish level 8"]<br />[Result "1-0"]<br />[FEN "4Rq2/1Pr3k1/5pp1/1B3p2/p2Q1P2/r5P1/1Pp5/2K4R w K - 0 1"]<br />[Variant "Standard"]<br />[Termination "mate"]<br /><br />1. b8=Q Ra1+ 2. Kd2 Rd1+ 3. Rxd1 cxd1=Q+ 4. Kxd1 Qf7 5. Qd3 a3 6. bxa3 Rc5 7. Ke2 Rc7 8. Kf3 g5 9. Qxf5 Rc3+ 10. Kg4 Re3 11. Rxe3 Qf8 12. Bc4 Qc8 13. Re7+ Kf8 14. Qd6 Qxf5+ 15. Kxf5 g4 16. Qd8# 1-0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-42854021682599397692009-10-07T07:10:09.197-07:002009-10-07T07:10:09.197-07:001. Rh7+, pulling away the king of the defense of t...1. Rh7+, pulling away the king of the defense of the queen and white has an easy win. Gosh, Caissa must have loved you when playing this game. :-)From the patzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04499383398575774704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-49695026445768172812009-10-05T08:57:14.523-07:002009-10-05T08:57:14.523-07:00Anon, you are quite correct.
Hank, if White block...Anon, you are quite correct.<br /><br />Hank, if White blocks the check with the bishop, the queen defends c2 and Black can force a draw but find no win. He missed the bishop interposition and it ended as you show.<br /><br />Swindles are always fun.James Stripeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13437334325501974461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-15507348026301118162009-10-04T21:41:42.411-07:002009-10-04T21:41:42.411-07:0032. After Rh7ch, her Royal Ebony Highness is histo...32. After Rh7ch, her Royal Ebony Highness is history.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57726894266049739.post-38799751290449545652009-10-04T16:55:02.765-07:002009-10-04T16:55:02.765-07:00Nice one! I'm guessing you played 32...Qa7+, ...Nice one! I'm guessing you played 32...Qa7+, and after 33.Ke1 you would have a sequence of forcing checks ending with mate, as follows: <br />33...Qe3+<br />34.Kd1 Qe2+<br />35.Kc1 Qc2#<br /><br />I bet that felt good, to pull off a swindle like that! :)<br /><br />Best regards,<br />HankUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304202835389735414noreply@blogger.com