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It is black turn to move. Assuming optimal play for both sides, what is the minimum number of moves for black to checkmate the white king?

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Saksham Jain
Nov 18, 2017

1.Rook to last row in which king is.white only legal move 2.take knight with rook

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This one is a basic mate. Note that the black queen controls the f-file. Black puts his rook on a1 checking the white king. White will just just put the his knight on c1 (the only possible move). Then the white rook on a1 captures the black knight on c1 for the checkmate. This puzzle is a good exercise for blitz chess.

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