Trapped King
Logic
Level
3
It's Black's turn. How many ways are there to win the game with the minimum number of moves?
2
1
3
None of the coices
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1 solution
First I will prove that Black cannot mate in 1. The only checks for Black are Qa7+, Re2+, Qe2+, Rf1+, Qe3+, and Qc5+, none of which are mate. So the quickest possible mate is a mate in 2. This can be done in two ways: 1... Qe2+ 2.Qxe2 R8xe2#, or 1... Qa7+ 2.Re3 Qxe3#.
Note :Actually there are three ways, the third is 1... Rf1+ 2.Kxf1 Qe1#