arotrios comments on White to Mate in 2 - Composition by David C. McClelland

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[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Nope. Knight to c7 blocks the bishop and keeps it from being a 2 move checkmate.

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[–] hanabatake@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago

The knight is pinned

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

Rook on the right pins the knight if you move the bisshop on the right.

That bishop and rook on the right is basically a band-aid to make the puzzle work.

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[–] arotrios@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Nice - solved it better than the chess puzzle provided.

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