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Pete Tamburro on Aug 4, 2023

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This is a “four in one” special for mates in three! AND there are mates in six and mates in eight. Six different problems just by moving the knight along the back rank. With the knight on c8, it’s a mate in three. For the fun of it, put the knight on f8 and it’s a mate in six. Put the knight on g8 and it’s a mate in eight. Put the knight on e8, it’s a mate in three. Put the knight on b8, it’s a mate in three. Put the knight on a8 it’s a mate in three. Have fun!

Grin composed this in 1971. 1.Ra6 Nb6 1…Na7 2.Re6 Nc8 3.Re8# 2.Rxb6 h6 3.Rxh6#. With the knight on f8 we have 1.Rh5 Ne6 2.Re5 Nc7 3.Re7 h6 4.Rxc7 Kh7 5.Rc5 Kh8 6.Kg6 Kg8 7.Rc8# With the knight on g8, we have 1.Rh5 Ne7 2.Re5 Ng8 3.Re8 h6 4.Rxg8+ Kh7 5.Rg7+ Kh8 6.Kg6 h5 7.Rd7 h4 8.Rd8# Our other mates in three are with the knight on e8-- 1.Rb6 Nd6+ 2.Rxd6 h5 3.Rh6# and with the knight on b8--1.Re6 Nd7 2.Re8+ Nf8 3.Rxf8# and with the knight on a8--1.Rd6 Nc7 2.Rd8+ Ne8 3.Rxe8#

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