Raf, you are burning out my brain! I should sue for damages ;-)
I finally managed to do it, without reading any of the hints:
1. Qa2! 1-0
If ... d3 2. Rb4++ If ... e4 2. Rb5++ If ... f4 2. Re3++ If ... Bb7 2. Re3++ If ... Bc6 2. Re3++
I do find such a puzzle rather ridiculous though since in a real game it is of no consequence, white would win easily without bothering to calculate this. Fun though.
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Hey Raf, it took me a bit too.
WARNING: Spoiler
++6qxb '6qq ɟı
++5qɹ '7qq ɟı
++8ɐxb '4ɟ ɹo 4ǝʞ ɟı
8ɔb
Hey dibblego,
4ǝʞ
5qɹ '7qq ɟı
am I right? so King will be safe. Which means there is a way out for the King.
Woops, I'll take another look :)
Take two.
WARNING: HINT FOLLOWS
I was initially tempted to conclude that white's first move must not allow black's king off the h1-a8 diagonal (since check).
After abandoning this supposition, I met Her Majesty in Amsterdam at 2 o'clock.
:) nice move. Time for chess puzzle number 3
WARNING! SOLUTION FOLLOWS
Raf, you are burning out my brain! I should sue for damages ;-)
I finally managed to do it, without reading any of the hints:
1. Qa2! 1-0
If ... d3 2. Rb4++
If ... e4 2. Rb5++
If ... f4 2. Re3++
If ... Bb7 2. Re3++
If ... Bc6 2. Re3++
I do find such a puzzle rather ridiculous though since in a real game it is of no consequence, white would win easily without bothering to calculate this. Fun though.
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