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Originally Posted by Hackdeath
Thought I'd post a problem after trying the #4 from bigpooch.
White to play and mate in 3. How long did it take you to find?
I think mate in 3 is impossible unless black plays like this 1. Qe3 Nc4 2. Qc1+ Nb2 3. Qxb2#
black (imo) is more likely to 2. Qc1+ b2 3. Qxc4 b3 4. Qc5+ Rb4 5. Ra6# resulting in mate in 5
I don't understand how black can even get from Nc4 to Nd2+ seeing as how black is in check before he can move Nd2 and his only two available moves are Nb2 or b2, if he does b2 we take his knight and if he does Nb2 we just capture the knight and he is in checkmate.
go easy on me if the above sounds like i'm babbling nonsense, i'm very new.
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Originally Posted by RoundTower
I found the key and main line in about 1 minute, maybe another minute to figure out the other variations. I feel so smart
what does key/mainline mean?