The last of the puzzles from Kenneth Howard. Philip Klett [182] has 3 mating solutions. None of them are difficult for a computer, but, some might challenge OTB. [180] is a good test for pawn promotion. enjoy!
//-------------------- 5-move checkmate puzzles -------------------- Classic Chess Problems, Kenneth S. Howard, 1970
FEN[180] = "1R1Rn3/4K3/p7/kb4n1/6p1/PP6/3ppp2/1Q6 w - - 0 1 "; // Adolf Anderssen (1846) 5-move mate [Qe1] - (2)
FEN[181] = "n1rb4/1p3p1p/1p6/1R5K/8/p3p1PN/1PP1R3/N6k w - - 0 1 "; // Sam Loyd (1867) 5 move mate 10 [Pb4] - (10)
FEN[182] = "1r3n2/2pB1pq1/1bR3p1/N2NR2b/KP1kpp1r/1p2p3/1PP2Q1n/8 w - - 0 1 "; // Philip Klett 5-move mate [Bg4,QxR,Rc5] - (28)
FEN[183] = "8/4R3/8/1B1k4/4p1N1/8/8/6BK w - - 0 1 "; // William Shinkman (1903) 5-move mate [Bb6] - (35)
FEN[184] = "k7/8/1RK5/8/8/5n2/8/8/ w - - 0 1 "; // William Shinkman (1905) 5-move [Rb7] -(36)
FEN[185] = "8/8/2B1N3/3rp3/4k2K/7Q/2r3Pn/1b1N4 w - - 0 1 "; // Johannes Kohtz (1865) 5-move mate[Kh5] - (54)
FEN[186] = "7k/8/5N1P/8/8/5bp1/8/B5K1 w - - 0 1 "; // Johannes Kohtz(1875) 5-move mate [Be5] - (57)
FEN[187] = "3R1R2/K3k3/1p1nPb2/pN2P2N/nP1ppp2/4P3/6Pr/4Qq1r w - - 0 1 "; // GodFrey Heathcote (1940) 5-move mate [Qe2] - (76)
FEN[188] = "8/6K1/8/2p2N1k/8/8/4N1P1/8 w - - 0 1 "; // Miroslav Havel (1918) 5-move mate [Ne3] -(118)
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