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An interesting checkmate puzzle

@CCAK0123456789 said in #19:

I checked with engine @JoaoTx
I believe you. That happened to me to. When I first checked with the engine said a some big number, which I can't remember, but then the second said mate in 4. That really intrigued me.
There two moves that start the mate in 4: d6 and Kg2. Either one of them works. The point is to not allow a the Qc5 check, after Nf5. From there whatever black plays is mate in 3, starting with Nf5.

@CCAK0123456789 said in #19: > I checked with engine @JoaoTx I believe you. That happened to me to. When I first checked with the engine said a some big number, which I can't remember, but then the second said mate in 4. That really intrigued me. There two moves that start the mate in 4: d6 and Kg2. Either one of them works. The point is to not allow a the Qc5 check, after Nf5. From there whatever black plays is mate in 3, starting with Nf5.

@CommanderCupcake said in #20:

can I ask, what was the time limit on the last board shown?
It is a good question but I don't know the answer. I get the games from The Week in Chess database (https://theweekinchess.com/twic), which is free. TWIC does not take have timestamps on the PGNs.

@CommanderCupcake said in #20: > can I ask, what was the time limit on the last board shown? It is a good question but I don't know the answer. I get the games from The Week in Chess database (https://theweekinchess.com/twic), which is free. TWIC does not take have timestamps on the PGNs.