Find The Shortest Mate
Yancey_Ward
8/8/3p4/6QR/4b3/7P/5K1P/6Bk w - - 0 1
No. 1-7
yavuz240
Kg3! +-
Alena
1.Qg8 Ba8
2.Rd5 Bxd5
3.Qxd5#
Alena
Yes, you are right Dave.
DaveCubby
Hey, Alena!! You mistyped 1. Qc8. It should be 1. Qg8
Alena
c) 1.Qc8 Bf3
2.Kxf3 d5
3.Qg2#
It took 20 minutes to solve this puzzle.
Yancey_Ward
Editor
Yes, Loyd was deeply fond of zugzwang themes in mate in 3s.
DaveCubby
- Qg8!!!
a) 1...Bc6, 2. Rd5!! Bxd5, 3. Qxd5#!
b) 1...d5, 2. Qg4! (Black is in zugzwang) d4, 3. Qxe4#!
