Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Cecil's Saturday Puzzle - April 19, 2014

from the Winnipeg Free Press
White to mate in 2 (Carpenter)1.Qxd4+

1 comment:

Mark Jenkins said...

Having a hard time forcing a mate in 2 without looking at a computer. One force in 3 line is

1. Qxb5 Bxg5
(creating threat of Nd6# or Bg2# if 2nd rank is safe)
2. Qxd3+ Kf4 3. Qf3# or 3. Qf5#

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