"Mate in" Chess Puzzle #1

Logic Level 3

White to move.

Assuming optimal play, what is the minimum number of moves for white to checkmate the black king? Postimg.org Postimg.org https://brilliant.org/profile/chess-sgw884/sets/chess-puzzles/


The answer is 7.

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Chess Master
Nov 4, 2017
  1. Qb6 Kd7 2. Kg2 Ke7 3. Kf3 Kd7 4. Kf4 Ke7 5. Ke5 Kf7 6. Qf6+ Kg8 7. Qe7 Kh8 8. Kf6 Kg8 9. Qg7# 1-0

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