Why do we at ChessAPit treat these puzzles as works of art? Let’s let this example convince us all.
The challenge is
to find the checkmate in 2 moves.
That is, try to find the move that White can play now that will allow him to win by checkmate in the next move. This is the winning move. Did you find it? With what checkmate move do you plan to win in the second move? Note that there are moves that only look like a winning move but are not… Then try to think about Black’s defensive attempts as well and find the appropriate checkmate move for each of them. Good luck and enjoy!
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In the first move, the white ♗ boldly steps in between the black royal couple.
As they try to capture it, this creates pins and opens up new mating lines
(Capturing the ♗ with the ♛ pins it and allows mate by ♘.
Capturing with the ♚ paralyzes ♟g4 and enables mate by ♖).
If the black ♛ tries to circle around for defense, the ♗ gracefully returns to its original square — a charming Switchback — and it’s checkmate.
🎯The detail we admired:
💡The impressive courage of ♗ to penetrate right between the rival royal couple, and when necessary – to return to his place with the humility of “I did nothing” 🎖️
I liked this scene: He opens the door for her. She goes out. He closes it. Game over.
Thank you for the response. We liked this scene too. And we also liked your cool description of it 🙂