Christmas Card puzzle 2011
Submitted by EJCC on Tue, 20/12/2011 - 20:35
by Sam Loyd, 'Organ Pipes'
Solution in the comments!
Chess Quotes
"If chess is a science, it's a most inexact one. If chess is an art, it's too exacting to be seen as one. If chess is a sport, it's too aesoteric. If chess is a game, it's too demanding to be *just* a game. If chess is a mistress, she's a demanding one. If chess is a passion, it's a rewarding one. If chess is life, it's a sad one. "
Christmas Card puzzle 2011: solution
1.Qa5!
Black has to move something, but the black pieces interfere with each other's key defensive lines in turn.
(1... Bd7 2. Qd5#)
(1... Be6 2. Qe5#)
(1... Bf5 2. Nxf5#)
(1... Rd6 2. Qxb4#)
(1... Rd5 2. Qxd5#)
(1... Re5 2. Qxe5#)
(1... Bc5 2. Qa1#)
(1... Bb7 2. Nf5#)