212

Surprising
Checkntates

by
Bruce Alberston
&
Fred Wilson

2011
Russell Enterprises, Inc.
Milford, CT USA

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White Mates in One Move

I. Nd8 mate.

4. Nc3 mate.

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5. Qc4 mate.

2. Bc7 mate.
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I 0. Kxc6

7. u5 mate.

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1 3. Qh I

1 6. Rd5

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I 8. 0-0-0 mate.

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1 9. Bd5

22. Bc4 mate.

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28. 0-0-0 mate.

25. Qc4 mate.

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26. Re6 mate.

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3 I. Nd7 mate.

34. Nb3 mate.

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35. Qg2 mate.

32. Bxf8 mate.

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33. Qh8 mate.

36. Ra5 mate.

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37. e4 mate.

40. c6 mate.

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4 1 . Nf4 mate.

38. cxd6 e.p. mate.

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39. Re4 mate.

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43. Qh8 mate.

46. R l d6 mate.

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44. Ng5 mate.

47. e4 mate.

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48. exf6 e.p. mate.

45. Qg7 mate.

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49. Qe6 mate.

52. Bf7 mate.

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50. fxg4 mate.

5 1 . Nf8 mate.

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53. Qa8 mate.

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58. ex f6 e.p. mate .

55. Qb7 mate.

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56. Rb2 mate.

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57. Nb5 mate .

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64. NbS mate.

6 1 . Nf4 mate.
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65. Qe4 mate.

62. Bd3 mate.

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63. Qh8 mate.

66. RgS mate.

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67 . N f5 mate.

70. Nd6 mate.

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72. Ba7 mate.

69. Rg2 mate.

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73. Qa I mate.

76. R l a6 mate.

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77. Ne3 mate.

74. Nxc8 mate.

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75. Qd2 mate.

78. 0-0-0 mate.

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82. Bd3 mate.

79. Rg6 mate.

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83. Qa l mate.

80. Nd8 mate.

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84. Nexd4 mate .

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88. 0-0-0 mate.

85. Q f3 mate.
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89. Bc4 mate.

86. Rf5 mate.

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87. Nfe2 mate.

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94. Nc5 mate.

9 1 . Nd7 mate.
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95. Qd3 mate.

92. Nd4 mate.

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96. Qh8 mate.

93. Qa8 mate.

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97. Nb6 mate.

1 00 . Nf5 mate.

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98. Rd I mate. From our dirty tricks

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Answer Diagrams
White Mates in Two Moves

I 0 I . I .Qh8+ Bxh8 2.Rxh8#.

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99. Qd2 mate.

1 02. I .Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.Rh l#

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I 0 3 . l.g6 ( threat 2 . g7#) l . . . hxg6

2.Nxg6 mate.

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1 06. I .Qxb8+ Rxb8 2.Nc7 mate.

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104. I.Qxh7+ Kxh7 2.hxg5 mate.

1 07. 1 . Kb6 f4 2.Bxe4 mate.

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1 05. I .Qxf6+ Kx f6 2.Bg5 mate.

108. 1 . Bg5+ Kc7 2. Bd8# I f I . .. Ke8

2.Rd8 mate.
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I 09. I .Bg5+ Qxg5 2.Nx f7 mate. White

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1 1 2. I . Rh8+ Kx h8 2.Qh7 mate .

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1 1 0. I .Qxf8+ Kxf8 2. Re8 mate .

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1 1 3 . I .Rxg7+ Rxg7 2.Qxh6 mate.

I l l . I . Nf7+ Qxf7 2.hxg5 mate.

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1 1 4. I .Qe I + Rxe I 2.g3 mate.

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1 1 5. l .Qh6 gx h6 (else 2.Qx g7 mate)

2.Nxh6 mate.

1 1 8. I .Ra5+ Bxa5 {or I ...Rc5 2.Qe4

mate) 2.Qd4 mate.

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1 1 9. I .Bf8 Ng5 {or any) 2.Qh6 mate.

1 1 6. l .Qxg6+ fxg6 (or I ... Bg7 2.Qxg7

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1 1 7. I . Rh8+ Nxh8 2.Qh7 mate.

1 20. I .Qa2+ Q[R]xa2 2.Nb3 mate.

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1 2 1. l .Qxb8+ Rxb8 2. Bxb5 mate.

1 24. l . Qf5+ Rxf5 (I . .. Q f7 2.Qxf7

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1 22. I .Qb8+ Kxb8 2.Rd8 mate.

1 25. I . Rd8+ Kxd8 2 . Rc8 mate.

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1 26. l .d6 Rxd7 2. Rb8 mate.

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1 27. I .Rxh7 + Kxh7 (or I ...Rxh7 2. Rg8

male) 2.Rh4 male.

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1 30. I .Qg7+ Kxg7 2. Rxg6 mate.

1 28 . I .Qf6 exf6 (else 2 .Qg7 mate)

2.Rxe8 mate.

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1 3 1 . 1 . Rxg7+ Kxg7 2.Qg6 mate.

1 29. I . Qxf6+ Rxf6 ( I . . . Kg8 2 .Qg7

mate) 2.Re8 mate.

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1 32 . I .Bh6+ Qxh6 2.Qt7 mate.

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1 33. I .Qx f7+ Kx f7 ( I .. .Kh8 2.Q[B]g7

mate) 2.Bxe6 mate.

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1 36. I .Qxe8+ Qxe8 2.Bc5 mate.

1 34. l .Qxh6+ gxh6 2.Rag8 mate.

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1 3 7. I . Rh8+ Bxh8 ( I . . . Bg8 2 . Rxg8

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1 35. l .Qxd5+ B[Q,R]xd5 2.Ne6 mate.

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1 38 . I . Be8 Kc4 (or I . . . Bc2) 2 . Bb5

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1 42. I .Kg5 Bxe4 (or any) 2.Rf8 mate.

1 39. l .Bb I ext1 2.Nf5 mate.

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1 40. I .Qa6 (a) I ...Bxb6 2.Qa8 mate;

(b) l . ..cxb6 2.Qc8 mate; (c) J ... Bb8
2.b7 mate; (d) l ...d5 2.bxa7 mate.

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1 44. I .Rg6 threat 2.Rxh6# I f I ...Ne6

2 . Rg8 mate.

1 43. l .Qn+ Nxn 2.Ne6 mate.

1 4 1 . I .Rxd7 Rxd7 (or any) 2.Bd l mate.

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145. I .Be6 Kf6 2.Bd4 mate. If I ... Kd6

2.Bf4 mate.

1 48. I .Rc l Kc5 2.Kd3 mate.

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l .. .e4 2.Nh3 mate.

1 47. l .Rxc6 (threat 2.Q[R]x.c8 mate)

l ...bxc6 ( l . ..Qxe8 2.Rx.e8 mate) 2.Rb l
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1 50. l .Re6 Kxe6 (o r any move) 2.Qe8

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Answer Diagrams
B lack Mates in Two Moves

1 5 1 . I . .. Qg3+ 2.Bxg3 hxg3 mate.

1 54 . l . . . Nd4 2 . Bc3 (o r any move)

2 ... Ne2 mate.
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mate) 2.fxg6+ fxg6 mate.

1 53 . I . . . Nc3 2 . Rh4 (o r any move)

2 ... Rd I mate.

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1 57. l ...Nd3+ 2.Kd2 (or 2.Kb l Rxd l

mate) 2 ... Rh2 mate.

1 60. l . ..Qxg l + 2. Rxg l Nh2 mate.

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1 6 1 . l ... Qg3 2.hxg4 (else 2 ... Qh2 mate)

2 ...Qh4 mate.

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1 63. 1 . ..Ne5 (threat 2 ...Nd3#) 2.Ne4 (or

any N-move) 2 ...Nf3 mate.

1 66. 1 ...Bh4 2.c6 (or any move) 2 ... Be l

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1 64. I . . .Ng3+ 2.hxg3 Qh6 mate.

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1 68 . J Be7 2 . Bc4 (or any move)

2 ... Ra3 mate.

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1 69. l . ..Ne6+ 2.Qxe6 Bf4 mate.

1 72. l . . . Rh l + 2.Kxh l Qh3 mate.

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2... Rd l mate.

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1 73. I ...Nf3+ 2.gx f3 Qx f2 mate.

1 74. I . ..Rga2 2 . R a l (o r any mo ve)

2 ... R8a3 mate.

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1 75 . l . . . aS+ 2.Qxa5 ( 2 . Kxa5 Qxa3

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1 78 . I . . . Qd6 threat 2 . . . Qf8 mate. I f

2.Qxg6+ Qxg6 mate.

1 76 . I . . . Rh3 2 . gx h 3 ( i f 2 . 8-mo ves

Rxh2 mate) 2 ...g2 mate.

1 79. I . . . BhS 2 . Rxg7 (or any mo ve)

2 ... Bf3 mate.

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1 8 1 . l . . .g i /N 2.N f3+ (o r elsewhere)

2 ... Nx0 mate.

1 84. I ...Bh3 2.Rfl (2.Re I Nxf3 mate)

2 . . . Ne2 mate.
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1 90. 1 ... Qa3+ 2.Kxa3 Nc2 mate.

1 87. l ...h4+ 2.Kf4 g5 mate.

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1 88 . I . . . Bd4+ 2. Re3 (or 2.Qe3 N d 1

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1 9 1 . I . . .Nb3+ 2.axb3 Qa8 mate.

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1 89. I . . . Bg3 2.Qxc8 (o r any move)

2 ... Re l mate.

1 92. l . ..Nfl + 2.Qxfl Rd4 mate.

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1 93 . I ...Ng4+ 2.hxg4 Qh8 mate.

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1 94. I ...Bh5 2.Qxh5 (or 2. Bg2 to stop

2 ... Qx0 mate) 2 ... Qe4 mate.

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1 96. I ...Qe4+ 2.Qxe4 Ng4 mate.

1 97. I ... NcS+ 2.R[ P]xc5 e4 mate.

1 95. I .. . Rxh3+ 2.Kxh3 (or 2.gxh3 Qg l

mate) 2 ... Qh l mate.

1 98. l . ..g2 2 . Bxc4 (or 2. Bxg2 Be6

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1 99 . l . . . d5 2 . Rxh5 {or any move)

2 ... Re4 mate.

202. I .Ng6+ hxg6 2.Qh6+ gxh6 3 .Rh7

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White Mates in T hree Moves

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204. I . R x a 7 + Kxa7 2 . Ra I + N a4
3 .Rxa4 mate.

20 1 . I .Qxf7+ Rxf7 (if I . . . Kh8 2.Qx f8

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205. l .QeR+ Rxe8 2 . fxc8/Q+ Bxe8

3 .Bxd6 mate.

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3.Ra7 mate.

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209. I .Rxh7+ Kg5 2.Qe5+ Kh4 3 .Qg3

mate. I f I ... Kxh7 2.Qxg6+ Kh8 3.Qh7
mate.

207. 1 .Qh4 Kd l ( I . ..Kfi 2.Qh l mate.)

2.Qh l + fi /Q+ 3.Qxfl mate.

208. I . Qf7+ Kg5 2.Qf5 + Kh4 3.g3

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2 1 1 . 1 .Qb8+ Qd8 2.Qxd8+ Bxd8 3 . Rf8

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2 1 2. 1 . Bxb5+ Kxb5 ( I . . . Kb7 2.Qc7

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