Answers.Body: <p>I am not sure if the black king is in rank 1, but if it is, here's the mate in 4:</p>
  <pre><code>[FEN &quot;R5R1/6PK/1N1r2PP/2QB1p2/8/p1np1r2/1ppq4/1k6 b - - 0 1&quot;]
  
  1... Qxh6+ 2. Kxh6 c1=Q+ 3. Qe3 (3. Kh7 Rh3#) 3... Qxe3+ 4. Kh7 Rh3#
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Answers.Text: Thanks alot. Indeed. Black is going down and white up
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Answers.Text: Solution looks bugged, there is no c1=Q+.
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Answers.Text: The answer is for the time that the black king is in line 1. @Allure
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Answers.Text: And also, I think there is no mate if the black king is in line 8. @Allure
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Answers.Text: @ImanMohammadi The usual word in English is "rank", not "line" - it took me a few minutes to understand what you mean, essentially that the trick here is the board is the opposite way around to what I think most chess players would intuitively expect.
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Answers.Text: Thanks. Just edited. @IanBush
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Answers.Text: White also has the option of Kh5 at moves 3 and 4, with the same result.
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Body: <p>A friend sent me this puzzle. He insists that Black has a mate in 4. I just can't find it.</p>
  <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/QbR7Q.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/QbR7Q.jpg" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
  <p>Can someone see a mate in 4 moves here?</p>
  
Tags: <checkmate>
Title: Mate in 4. Difficult. Going crazy
ThreadText: # Mate in 4. Difficult. Going crazy
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2024-01-11)
  
  A friend sent me this puzzle. He insists that Black has a mate in 4. I just can't find it.
  
  [![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/QbR7Q.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/QbR7Q.jpg)
  
  Can someone see a mate in 4 moves here?
  
  **Tags:** checkmate
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2024-01-11. Score: 6
  
  I am not sure if the black king is in rank 1, but if it is, here's the mate in 4:
  [FEN "R5R1/6PK/1N1r2PP/2QB1p2/8/p1np1r2/1ppq4/1k6 b - - 0 1"]
  
  1... Qxh6+ 2. Kxh6 c1=Q+ 3. Qe3 (3. Kh7 Rh3#) 3... Qxe3+ 4. Kh7 Rh3#
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thanks alot. Indeed. Black is going down and white up  
  > **username_2**: Solution looks bugged, there is no c1=Q+.  
  > **username_1**: The answer is for the time that the black king is in line 1. @username_2  
  > **username_1**: And also, I think there is no mate if the black king is in line 8. @username_2  
  > **username_3**: @ImanMohammadi The usual word in English is "rank", not "line" - it took me a few minutes to understand what you mean, essentially that the trick here is the board is the opposite way around to what I think most chess players would intuitively expect.  
  > **username_1**: Thanks. Just edited. @IanBush  
  > **username_4**: White also has the option of Kh5 at moves 3 and 4, with the same result.  
  
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