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  • iByteABit@lemmy.ml
    1路
    2 months ago

    Tricky, this can be played in two ways by black:

    rook threatens king.
    1. Qc5 Rc3+ 2. dxc3 b2 3. Qd4#
    rook captures queen
    1. Qc5 Rc5 2. d4 Kd4 3. Bf6#
    • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2路
      2 months ago

      The first line there doesn鈥檛 work I believe.

      because

      Qd4 is not checkmate - black can block the queens attack with d4+ (discovered check from the black bishop) and take the queen as a result

      if I鈥檓 not mistaken.

      The second line appears forced and is the same conclusion I came to.

      • iByteABit@lemmy.ml
        2路
        2 months ago

        You can鈥檛 play d4+ as black at that point, because then white queen would be taking the king since she鈥檚 on Qc5

        • golden_zealot@lemmy.mlEnglish
          2路
          2 months ago

          Ah yea you are correct.

          There is another line in which black doesn鈥檛 move the rook and instead advances the B pawn too.