Edit: when I plugged this into lichess it confirms mate in 3. Good puzzle.
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IrishMaster - 5mon
Why did you plug this into lichess ?
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propter_hog [any, any] - 5mon
To make sure I had the right solution. It picked a different set of opponent moves after the initial king move, but they don't really matter anyway so it's a wash. Plus, I just found out about that feature and wanted to use it.
golden_zealot in chess
White To Move and Win In 3
https://lemmy.ml/api/v3/image_proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffiles.catbox.moe%2Fbxvl2v.pngI think it's possible in 3.
King to f6, then advance the pawn on g5 forward twice for mate.
https://lichess.org/editor/5k2/5P2/5K2/p1p3P1/8/1P6/P7/8_w_-_-_0_1?color=white
Actually, it's mate in 3.
::: spoiler I came up with
Edit: when I plugged this into lichess it confirms mate in 3. Good puzzle.
Why did you plug this into lichess ?
To make sure I had the right solution. It picked a different set of opponent moves after the initial king move, but they don't really matter anyway so it's a wash. Plus, I just found out about that feature and wanted to use it.
::: spoiler Solution? 1.a4 c4 2.bxc4 Ke7 3.Kg7 :::
Solution
::: spoiler Tap for spoiler Not quite, it's:
1.KF6, C4
2.G6, C3
3.G7# :::