Checkmate!
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What is the minimum number of white moves required to checkmate the opponent?
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3 solutions
Can't you just move the rook to g4?
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The result will be stalemate, as the Black will not have a valid next move after White's Rg4.
I can do it in two moves.
it 3 moves (w) rook E/4 to D/4 - (b) Pawn H/3 to G/4 only move black has (w) pawn H/5 to G/5 (b) king H/5 to G/5 only move black has . (w) rook D/4 to G/4 check mate ... White check mate 3 moves .
Rook to E5?
Move rook to g4
How about rook to E3. The only move black has is pawn to G4. Then take rook to E5. There checkmate in 2 moves.
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because when you move to E/5 (b) pawn G/6 to G/5 block your check mate . if you take it he take rook
my bad scratch that 3 moves .
3 moves. 1) Re6 g4 2) h3Xg4+ Kg5 3)Re5#
Rd4, g5g4, h3g4, Kg5 Rd5
pawn to h4. black can either take the pawn or not (doesn't matter). then rook to e5. checkmate. 2 moves. let me know if i did this wrong! thank you!
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Its not checkmate. Black moves pawn to g5.
I thought of this also. It does not work. If white moves to H-4 and black captures, the white king is in check. Whites must move the king or capture the pawn with the rook. Not good.
White pawn to H4, black pawn at G5 takes pawn at H4, white king moves to G4, checkmate
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he don't have to take the white pawn . there for 2 moves don't work . but i was wrong about the three moves
The answer is one move --- Rook moves one square up facing black pawn and King behind black pawn. Black must make a move. the only move black can make is to move the black pawn forward which puts the King in check. There is no other move black can make. Checkmate.
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That's not how chess works. Moves that put yourself in check are not considered valid moves. And if a player has no valid moves on their turn, it's a stalemate.
That is stalemate
that is stalemate because the king also has to be in direct check not just trapped.
@Posa Bogdan Rf5 is not a checkmate since black pawn will capture the Rook in that position. After Rf5, black's move will be gxf5
You can do it in three !
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no, you can't. post some moves and we'll show you how it doesn't work ;)
Unless I'm very mistaken, the minimum number of white moves to mate is 2
it's 2 : Re5, so the only move for black is Pg4, then Pg4#
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That doesn't work because Re5 prevents Black from moving (Pg4 is moving into check) so that is a stalemate.
@Mark Billingham - you're right, thanks! i'm beginner, no escuse...
- Rh4+ Gxh4 2. Kf4 G5+ 3. Kf5 G4 4. Hxg4#
White to move:
1. Rh4+, gxh4+
2. Kf4, g5+
3. Kf5, g4
4. hxg4#