Here are a couple of original mate in x problems that are variations on the lone White Queen forcing the Black King to a square where she can checkmate him:
In this first one I'm not exactly sure how many moves to mate but I am sure it is less than 37 moves:
[pgn][Event "Mate in x"]
[Site "Columbus, Ohio"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "16:36:27"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "5nnb/6Pp/p3p1pr/6pq/6pr/6pb/6p1/k5K1 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"][/pgn]
and in this second one the composer had a sense of humor, the White pawn on g6 is the square where the black King will get mated at, also amusing is that the White Queen delivers the mate at g8 which is where she spawned at from the White pawn that Queened there. This one I believe is a mate in 28 (or less)
[pgn][Event "Mate in 28 or less"]
[Site "Columbus, Ohio"]
[Date "2023.07.25"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Time "19:08:39"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/8/4kpPp/5pbr/5ppq/2N2prb/5Pp1/6K1 w - - 0 1"]
[Termination "normal"]
[PlyCount "55"]
[WhiteType "human"]
[BlackType "human"][/pgn]
Variations on a theme
Moderator: Ras
-
acase
- Posts: 994
- Joined: Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:14 am
- Location: Columbus, Ohio USA
- Full name: Andrew R Case