Invisible Chess: The Solutions

Nov 20, 2022

SPOILERS FOLLOW

This page is only intended to be read if you’ve already listened to the podcast episode and you’re stuck with a problem.

It will be updated at the end of each week.

CHERNEV’S BEST SHORTS

CBS #1:

5 fxe3 is forced (otherwise Black will play 5 Nxd1 winning White’s Queen) but then 5 … Qh4+, 6 g3 Qxg3 is checkmate.

CBS #2:

12 … Qa3, 13 Rc3 and then Black has to give up a piece to save the queen.

CBS #3:

13 … Nd4 is mate

CBS #4:

11 … Kd8, 12 Qf8+ Kc7, 13 Bd6+ Kb6, 14 Qd8+ Kb7, 15 Qc7 checkmate

BONUS:

11 … Kd8, 12 Qf8+ Kc7, 13 Kd6+ Kb7, 14 Qd8 Qd4+ 15 Bd3 Qxd6, 16 Rb1+ Qb4+, 17 Rb1 checkmate

MPM #1:

1: 1 Rxh7 Bg7, 2 Rh8+ Bxh8, 3 Rxh8 checkmate

2: 1 Qxg6+ hxg6, 2 Rh8 checkmate

3: 1 Qa2+ Kh8, 2 Qh2+ Kg8, 3 Qxh7 checkmate

(actually, Black can throw in … Bh4 to delay mate by another move)

4: 1 Bg6+ Kg8, 2 Qh7+ Kf8, 3 Qxf7 checkmate

5: 1 Qxf6 gxg6, 2 Bh6+ Kg8, 3 Re8 checkmate

MPM #2:

1: 1 Bxh7+ Kh8, 2 Bg6+ Kg8, 3 Rh8+ Kxh8, 4 Qh5+ Kg8, 5 Qh7 checkmate

2: 1 Qh6 gxh6, 2 Nxh6 checkmate

3: 1 Qh1 h5, 2 Qxh5 gxh5, 3 Bh7 checkmate

4: 1 Qh5+ Kg8, 2 Qh7+ Kf8, 3 Qf7 checkmate

5: 1 Rg8+ Kxg8, 2 Re8 checkmate

MPM #3:

1: 1 Rh8+ Kxh8, 2 Qh6+ Kg8, 3 Qxg6 checkmate

2: 1 Qxf8+ Kxf8, 2 Bc5+ Kg8, 3 Re1 checkmate

3: 1 Qxc6+ bxc6, 2 Ba6 checkmate

4: 1 Qxc6+ bxc6, 2 Rb8 checkmate

5: 1 Rxg7+ Kh8, 2 Rg8+ Kxg8, 3 Rg1 checkmate

KMKY #1

1 Ba4+ Kd3, 2 Bb5 checkmate or 1 … Ke1, 2 Qe2 checkmate