It’s been a while – once again – but we’re back for another installment.
Our previous puzzle back in June was an interesting one. With Black to move, there doesn’t appear to be anything decisive…. Dig a little deeper though, and you can see a neat combination that allows Black to pickup the White Knight hanging on d5.
Paul takes the plaudits for this one, with Black to move 1… Nxf3, 2.exf3 Bg2, [threatening to take the White Rook] 3.Rg1 Bxf3+ [checking White, and allowing the Bishop to take the Knight for free on the next move]. Tidy.
Up next is this beauty – White’s move, with spaghetti all over the board. Solutions in the comments as usual please:
Rh3 Kg5
Rh5 Kf4
Rf5 Ke3
Nf1#
one way to go only – really striking puzzle
1. Rh3+ Kg5
2. Rh5+ Kf4
3. Rf5+ Ke3
4. Rf3+ Kd4
5. Rd3+ Kc5
6 Rd5+ Kb6
7. Rb5+ Kc7
8. Rb7+ Kd8
9.Rd7 ++
Hah brilliant
A cat and mouse chase all the round the board
1. Rh3 Kg5 2. Rh5 Kf4 3. Rf5 Ke3 4. Rf3 Kd4 5. Rf3 Kc5 6. Rf5 Kb6 7.
Rb5 Kc7 8. Rb7 Kd8 9. Rd7 Mate
Nice puzzle! Looks like a very forcing line leads to mate…
1. Ra3+! Kg5 2. Rh5+ Kf4 3. Rf5+ Ke3 4. Rf3+ Kd4 5. Rd3+ Kc5 6. Rd5+ Kb6 7. Rb5+ Kc7 8. Rb7+ Kd8 9. Rd7#
*Clearly move 1 should be Rh3+!
5. Rf3 and 6. Rf5 typos.
5. R d3 and 6. R d5 typos. Mobile phone is playing up with T9.
Thinking it starts with Be6
Be6 Rb8. Nf3 Qf8. Rh3 Kg7. Nh4 then Rg5 or h7 I can’t see which is better. This is leading to mate soon I think. Need to get to a board though.
Certainly Perhaps a fork is arriving with the knight.
Oops Nf3 blocks Rh3….. doh
So Rh3 before Nf3 is good. Kg5 is forced and knight gets mate?
So Be6 Rb8. Rh3 Kg5. Nf3 is that mate?
Sorry then it’s Kf4
I still fell Be6 is best to start as it stops the Rg4 sacrifice that would open up the position for black
Changed my mind
Rh3+ Kg4. Kf3 Rh6 stops mate.