There is no mate on f6. The black pawn is defending f6. Taking the e7 pawn isn't mate either.

 

EDIT: I assume you meant Qe6+. Black can just take the queen with the king.

Edited February 3, 20178 yr by Lord Antares

There is no mate on f6. The black pawn is defending f6. Taking the e7 pawn isn't mate either.

 

EDIT: I assume you meant Qe6+. Black can just take the queen with the king.

 

Thank you for pointing that out. +1

 

It shows how long since I last played, I even got the direction of play wrong.

 

I had that pesky pawn going for queen.

Edited February 3, 20178 yr by studiot

You should play some. Maybe with me if you like. I opened a chess thread not so long ago, but not a single soul responded, so I'm surprised to see this kind of puzzle be popular.

 

Anyways, I checked the puzzle with an egine because I suspected it wasn't a mate in two (no offense to the OP, but you can't know someone's chess level on a forum where they don't respond to chess threads lol). It's actually not straightforward at all. There is a lot of possible tactics involved because there are so many variations to calculate. You would think that any mate in two puzzle would be piss easy, but nope.

Back in the 1960s the Sunday Times published a chess problem every Sunday.

Some of these could take (me) all day, and many were mate in two.

I don't know what is going on here, but this is the third time I have posted this.

 

1) Rook to e3 check

 

2) If bishop (or knight) to e4 then

 

3) Queen to f6 mate.

 

Hi

 

R e3 + if answered by b e4+ it results in a check to the White king and therefore no Q move by White can follow ! I mean the next White move can not be of Queen !

Edited February 4, 20178 yr by Commander

Is the first move N x d4 ?

 

The question mark is not part of the move

Is the first move N x d4 ?

 

The question mark is not part of the move

 

Hi

 

N x d4 means N x r will be answered by n x R that is Black Knight taking white Rook on d3 Square. Then what is the next move ?

 

Position

.... back to the drawing board

.... back to the drawing board

 

Yes True ! Perhaps it is just a matter of time b4 someone finds the right move !

N X R

Nope. Think checkmate in TWO. You have to calculate till mate, otherwise it's just a guess.

As I said, the move isn't obvious at all.

N X R

 

N x r will be answered ny n x R

 

That means if White Knight removes Black rook Black answers with Black knight removing White Rook.

 

What is next by White ?

Nope. Think checkmate in TWO. You have to calculate till mate, otherwise it's just a guess.

As I said, the move isn't obvious at all.

 

Don't give up !

Oh Okay.. But why uncool wrong?

Edited February 6, 20178 yr by The Almighty

Nope - I suggested this in my last post, but when N x D4 then N x D3, a case which you don't consider

]Sol: chesss1.png

Case 1:

Case1 chesss1.jpg

Sol 1:

Case1 chesss1.jpg

Case 2:

Case2 chesss1.jpg

Sol 2:

Case2 chesss11.jpg

Any other cases Sol:

Anycase chesss11.jpg

P.S: I don't know the expansion of the moves written so i don't know whether someone commented this already

 

Yes what about

 

Edited February 6, 20178 yr by Commander

Why is uncool wrong?

Edited February 6, 20178 yr by The Almighty

Because R - e3+ is followed by B - e4+ (Which means it's not mate next move)

Oh Okay.. But why uncool wrong?

 

Which move ?

Because R - e3+ is followed by B - e4+ (Which means it's not mate next move)

 

Yes Right !

Because R - e3+ is followed by B - e4+ (Which means it's not mate next move)

Bf4# would do then right?

No, because you are in check from the bish on e4. (since the rook is no longer blocking - it moved to e3)

Edited February 7, 20178 yr by DrP

 

N x r will be answered ny n x R

 

That means if White Knight removes Black rook Black answers with Black knight removing White Rook.

 

What is next by White ?

 

Don't give up !

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Edited February 7, 20178 yr by J.C.MacSwell

?

 

What do you find unclear there? If knight takes the rook on d4, then the black knight will take white's rook on d3 and there is no mate next move.

 

What do you find unclear there? If knight takes the rook on d4, then the black knight will take white's rook on d3 and there is no mate next move.

Sorry. I was editing my answer and something came up. I don't believe there is a solution. Good puzzle if there is one...

I don't believe there is a solution. Good puzzle if there is one...

 

I'm beginning to think that too

There is a solution. I just didn't want to reveal it. It's just not as straightforward as the title suggests.

But I might, seeing how it is unlikely to get solved.