Try these 4 chess puzzles ... you'll be mesmerized by the White Queen dancing across the chess board !
Puzzle 1 - White to move and win. Solution is in the comment section.
Puzzle 2 - White to move and win. Solution is in the comment section.
Puzzle 3 - White to move and win. Solution is in the comment section.
Puzzle 4 - White to move and win. Solution is in the comment section.
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Puzzle 1 - White to move and win:
ReplyDelete1 Qb4 Ka2
2 Qc4 Ka3
3 Qc5 etc ...
The Q zigzags to f8; the rest is easy.
Puzzle 2 - White to move and win:
1 Nf8 Kh8
2 Ne6 Qg8
3 Qa1 Kh7
4 Qb1 etc up to Qf6+ and Nf8
Puzzle 3 - White to move and win:
Q to c3, then d3, d4, e4, e5, f5, f6, g6, g7, h7, h8, and finally h1
Puzzle 4 - White to move and win:
1 Rd3 Kc8
2 Rc3 Kb8
3 Qc7 Ka8
4 Qa5
followed by
5 Qb4
6 Qa3
7 Qb2
8 Ra3 checkmate