Gauntlet: Mate in Two 3
Part of the Checkmate Patterns I section of Coddy's Tactics & Checkmates journey. Lesson 38 of 40.
Eight more. Several first moves here are a knight that takes two squares from the king at once; the rest are checks that drag him onto the square you need. Count what the first move takes away, not what it costs.
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Position 1 of 8
PlayBlack to move. Their queen and bishops are all on the queenside. Mate in two.
All 8 positions
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