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Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
No that's me
Aren't you Number Six? Number Six can't be the Bornless One, he's a prisoner.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
Well I am the Clansman.
SixesAlltheway
Ancient Mariner
Nope! I am bornless and back in the village
Can anyone here solve this? White to play first and checkmate in three moves.
I have nearly given it up. I can find checkmates in 4 moves, but not in three.
Let's play this. Queen to C3.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Well, ...Ka4 means it is mate in two, If I played black I'd go .... Nxe4.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Yeah, I was a bit puzzled by that one.
Black Wizard
Pleb Hunter
I've moved out to go back to university in September and both times I've been back home since then it's been weird. Once I finish this Masters in September I'd like to get my own money for a change then look at moving out again. I lived at home for 22 and a half years and after a few months away from home I realized when I came back that I prefer being away.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
That's done the job! Now 3. Qb4 is checkmate no matter what Black does in the meantime.
But what if Black hadn't taken that Knight in his first move? What if he instead had played Rxf6?
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
It is a good move and the one I'd probably do if I was playing an ordinary game, but I can't see a checkmate in the next move if the king remains at b5.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Do you mean in the first move, or in the second? Either way, I don't get the "x" as there is no piece on c5. Plus, there is a hungry pawn at d6 which is keen to eat that Queen.
Dr. Eddies Wingman
Brighter than thousand_suns
Then I expect 2. ... dxc5.
If I were playing to win and didn't care for the number of moves to win, my second move with White would be Nxf6. It wins the rook back without giving Black's king any more slack. But it can't be part of the solution here.
Too much pawn on the internet these days