Find the winning move

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White to move. Assuming optimal play, what is the minimum number of moves for white to checkmate the black king.

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The key move is Rb6! \text{Rb6!}

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Can't you also start with Rb5, forcing Ke6 and then go Re3 for check mate?

Tristan Goodman - 1 year, 4 months ago

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In that case, the king escapes to f6.

Steven Perkins - 4 months, 1 week ago
Julio Catalino
Nov 3, 2017
  1. Rb6 Ke6
  2. Bc4#
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I fell that the first step should be Rb5 instead of Rb6(my guess, I don't know chess notation).

Vinayak Srivastava - 1 year ago

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