Step by Step: Mate #63
By Mark Donlan
Step by Step: Mate is designed to test and improve your visualization skills. The premise is simple, try solving for mate from the first diagram. For best results, set the position up on the board and think for as long as you need without moving the pieces. If you are unable to solve for mate, refer to the diagrams below in which you can solve Step by Step for mate in one, mate in two, etc. Also, be sure to subscribe to our Daily Chess Puzzle email.
You can also print out this page and use it as a workbook exercise in a classroom setting. Spaces are provided for answers to be written; occasionally there will be positions that allow for two similar moves from the defender.
Solve for Black to Mate
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/3bP1P1/2R3K1/PP6/3q4 b – – 0 47”]
Black mates in one
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/4P1P1/2R4K/PP3q2/6b1 b – – 0 52”]
1)__________ __________
Black mates in two
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/4P1P1/2R3K1/PP6/5qb1 b – – 0 51”]
1)__________ __________
2)__________ __________
Black mates in three
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/4P1P1/2R2K2/PP3b2/5q2 b – – 0 50”]
1)__________ __________
2)__________ __________
3)__________ __________
Black mates in four
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/3bP1P1/2R3K1/PP6/5q2 b – – 0 49”]
1)__________ __________
2)__________ __________
3)__________ __________
4)__________ __________
Black mates in five
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/3bP1P1/2R4K/PP6/6q1 b – – 0 48”]
1)__________ __________
2)__________ __________
3)__________ __________
4)__________ __________
5)__________ __________
Black mates in six
[FEN “7k/4p2p/1p2Q3/p1pP2p1/3bP1P1/2R3K1/PP6/3q4 b – – 0 47”]
1)__________ __________
2)__________ __________
3)__________ __________
4)__________ __________
5)__________ __________
6)__________ __________
Alekhine – Yates
Karlsbad, 1923
King’s Indian [E62]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7 4.Bg2 0-0 5.Nc3 d6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.d5 Nb8 8.e4 Nbd7 9.0-0 a5 10.Be3 Ng4 11.Bd4 Nge5 12.Nxe5 Nxe5 13.c5 dxc5 14.Bxc5 b6 15.Bd4 Ba6 16.Re1 Qd6 17.Bf1 Bxf1 18.Rxf1 c5 19.Bxe5 Qxe5 20.Qb3 Rab8 21.Qb5 f5 22.Rae1 f4 23.Qd7 Rbd8 24.gxf4 Qxf4 25.Qe6+ Kh8 26.f3 Qg5+ 27.Kh1 Rd6 28.Qh3 Be5 29.Re2 Rdf6 30.Nd1 Rf4 31.Ne3 Rh4 32.Qe6 Qh5 33.Ng4 Rxg4 34.fxg4 Rxf1+ 35.Kg2 Qxh2+ 36.Kxf1 Qh1+ 37.Kf2 Bd4+ 38.Kg3 Qg1+ 39.Kh3 Qf1+ 40.Rg2 Qh1+ 41.Kg3 Qe1+ 42.Kh3 g5 43.Rc2 Qf1+ 44.Kh2 Qg1+ 45.Kh3 Qh1+ 46.Kg3 Qd1 47.Rc3 Qg1+ 48.Kh3 Qf1+ 49.Kg3 Bf2+ 50.Kf3 Bg1+ 51.Kg3 Qf2+ 52.Kh3 Qh2# 0-1
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