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FEN = 2K5/1QP5/p7/k7/Pn6/b7/B7/RRN5 w - - 0 1

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[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I found the solution but haven't figure it out yet. Like I don't understand why black does what it does.

Why does it move the knight, instead if capturing the queen?

[-] atan@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

That's not an option - the black pawn is moving down the board.

I think on these puzzles the boards are always oriented from the player's perspective (so your pieces would have started at the bottom).

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Right I'm dumb, in my defence the analyse button takes you to a site that let's you move the pieces anywhere you want, which must have confused me

[-] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Or instead of moving the knight move the bishop to take my knight? I feel like the win is only because of a misplay the bot makes

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

No note that I'm looking at it again there's nothing they can do. The knight move doesn'tt make sense, but checkmate is unavoidable

[-] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

No I don't think so? If we still move white bishop to C4 but then black leaves the knight and moves their bishop to B2 then when the queen moves to A6 it gets taken by the knight, no checkmate. Alternatively the queen could go to B5 but then the pawn takes it, still no mate. What am I missing?

[-] m0darn@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Ah! That is what I was missing. Thank you

[-] Donkter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Yeah white has to mate in 3 if black chooses to move it's bishop instead of it's knight.

[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

spoilerBishop to c4 Queen to a6


[-] Mokopa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I don't get it, it has to be two moves, not one? Why not just knight to b3?

[-] Lirton@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago

Sorry, but I cannot see specifications about whose turn it is to make a move. Black or white?

[-] atan@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

"White to mate in 2" indicates that you are playing as White and it's your move.

[-] Lirton@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Thanks for clarification. I just got used that some people clarify this question in chess puzzles right in the title.

[-] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

spoilerRook to B4, Bishop to B4, Knight to B3

Rook to B4, Bishop to C1, Queen to B6

EDIT: Wait, forgot about my own bishop.

this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2026
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