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Where is White's forced mate from this position?

submitted by Sector2 to Chess 1 monthMar 18, 2025 18:12:52 ago (+6/-0)     (www.chessvideos.tv)

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Black queen just snagged a couple pawns while I pressed this attack. I'm not seeing any line so far that doesn't need an additional positioning move. That queen and white bishop are a pain in my ass at the moment. Thoughts?


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[ - ] OnTime 1 point 1 monthMar 19, 2025 03:41:57 ago (+1/-0)

Run it through a chess computer. Chess.com is a free one.

Btw, I tried to use Grok for this but it gave a non existent knight move so it must not have understood the pieces.

[ - ] Whatthefuck 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 23:26:47 ago (+1/-0)

There is no forced mate.

[ - ] Garhkeym 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 22:53:24 ago (+1/-0)

There isn't one.

QG3 is about the best move in this very even position.

[ - ] Jinglebanger 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 22:30:53 ago (+1/-0)*

There's no mate here. Retreat and attack his queen.

The upside is black doesn't have any good moves either really. His best bet will likely be to shift the rooks over and go for a back rank attack atm.

You're both just waiting for the other one to do something stupid.

[ - ] HelenHighwater 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 19:30:12 ago (+1/-0)

I was liking bishop to G6. If ignored, mate in next move. If pawn takes bishop, then there is a rook trade potential. Also opens up King.

That's as far as I got.

[ - ] Jinglebanger 0 points 1 monthMar 18, 2025 22:43:47 ago (+0/-0)

That just blunders the bishop and probably loses something else down the line.

[ - ] Reunto 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 18:23:18 ago (+1/-0)*

I'm no chess virtuoso but white's queen adjacent pawn goes forward one, and it goes downhill for black (you) after that.

I recommend bishop b5 and start trading.

[ - ] Sector2 [op] 1 point 1 monthMar 18, 2025 18:44:04 ago (+1/-0)

I wanted that one to work, but pawn takes, my bishop takes, then his queen wipes out my attack. Looked at bishop takes pawn - check, but my tempo is still lagging.

Have to dislodge that queen from the diagonal somehow. If not for his white bishop, rook to c2 sacrifices my black bishop and forces his queen move, then the kings rook would have to take, leaving his f pawn for me. So close, but I'll probably have to do more tactical moves.