Fun Chess Problem: White Checkmates in Six
Tim KrabbĂ© is a famous Dutch chess player, writer, and journalist. He came up with the “caterpillar theme” for chess problems and studies. Here is a fun problem from his collection. Can you help White checkmate in six? A Silly Hint: It’s easy if you remember how a caterpillar moves. Happy Chess-ful Sunday.
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[…] 1.¥b1 b2 2.¦a2 b3 3.¦a3 b4 4.¦a4 b5 5.¦a5 b6 6.¥e4# (0:00:07) 1.
oh my goodness my new favorite!
Totally crazy. I spent the whole day and GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!!1
Wowie
There is a shorter solution:
1. Bxb7+! Kxb7
2. a8=Q+ Kc7
3. Kd4 Kd6
4. Ra6 Kc5
5. Qd5#
And several variants. Sorry to spoil such a nice puzzle.
My mistake I thought the bishop was 1 square over