Black to move
There are many ways to finish this game. Find the quickest checkmate (two moves) and the one employed in the game (three moves). This position comes from a game played by Kevin Baker, a former Spokane High School Champion, now working in Los Angeles and New York. In December, he took second place in the under 1700 section of the North American Open in Las Vegas with 5.5/7. This position comes from one of his wins.
1. ... Bh4+ 2. K.. Qg2#
ReplyDelete1. ... Qxf3 2. exf3 Re1#
The three move you mention is:
ReplyDelete1. ... Qxf3 2. e3 (or e4) Qe3+ 3. K.. Qe1#
The mate in three is such because the absence of check on Black's first move permits a queen sacrifice as a spite check delaying tactic. The mate in two prevents this nonsense.
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