Answers.Body: <p>Black mates in three with</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "8/8/8/4k3/bq6/8/8/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
  
  1... Qb7 2. Kd2 Qe4 3. Kc1 (3. Kc3 Qd4#) Qc2#
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  <p>The paradoxical Qb7 is the only solution, you can check this with an <a href="http://www.shredderchess.com/online-chess/online-databases/endgame-database.html">endgame database</a>.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: While OP doesn't mention it, this is almost certainly a chess problem; in addition to the amazingly quiet first move, note that in the 3. Kc3 variation the ending position is a so-called "model" mate: all of Black's pieces participate in the mate directly, and each square in the field of the White king is covered by only one of Black's pieces.
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Body: <p>There is a black bishop at a4, black queen at b4, a black king at e5 and a white king at c1. There is a checkmate in 3 moves. I want to know what the moves are.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[FEN "8/8/8/4k3/bq6/8/8/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
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Comments.Text: If you can take a screenshot or use the pgn editor that would be helpful. Are those all the pieces left?
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Title: Steps to checkmate in my endgame position
ThreadText: # Steps to checkmate in my endgame position
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-20)
  
  There is a black bishop at a4, black queen at b4, a black king at e5 and a white king at c1. There is a checkmate in 3 moves. I want to know what the moves are.
  [FEN "8/8/8/4k3/bq6/8/8/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
  
  **Tags:** endgame, checkmate
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you can take a screenshot or use the pgn editor that would be helpful. Are those all the pieces left?  
  > **username_0**: Yes..this is for my Husband. I know nothing about chess  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2016-07-20. Score: 6
  
  Black mates in three with
  [FEN "8/8/8/4k3/bq6/8/8/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
  
  1... Qb7 2. Kd2 Qe4 3. Kc1 (3. Kc3 Qd4#) Qc2#
  
  The paradoxical Qb7 is the only solution, you can check this with an endgame database.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_3**: While OP doesn't mention it, this is almost certainly a chess problem; in addition to the amazingly quiet first move, note that in the 3. Kc3 variation the ending position is a so-called "model" mate: all of Black's pieces participate in the mate directly, and each square in the field of the White king is covered by only one of Black's pieces.  
  
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