Answers.Body: <p>The answer to this has already been given as an <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/24033/a-position-in-which-checkmate-is-forced-obligatory/24076#24076">answer</a> in a related question. That answer was 55.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "Ludwig Zagler, Feenschach 1972"]
  [FEN "1rB1Q1Q1/1PRQ3Q/2b2k2/2pQ1N1Q/4KRPp/5N2/1R6/B3nn1b w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The position is taken from <a href="https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/diary_17.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Tim Krabbe's website</a>. According to Krabbe:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>There are 12 mates by Rb2; 1 by g5; 1 by Qd5; 7 by d7; 7 by Qe8, 7 by
    Qg8; 6 by Qh5; 6 by Qh7; and 8 by Nf5, for a total of 55.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>The record with both sides to move is 39 according to <a href="http://matplus.net/start.php?px=1586184928&amp;app=forum&amp;act=posts&amp;tid=607&amp;fid=gen&amp;page=2" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this Matplus.net thread</a>.</p>
  
  <pre><code>[Title "Ludwig Zagler, Fairy Chess 6/1974"]
  [FEN "6B1/2p2R1B/2P1k1NR/2P1q1PP/1pp1Q1p1/brn1K1p1/1b1r2P1/n1b5 w - - 0 1"]
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>Having been inspired by a <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/24033/a-position-in-which-checkmate-is-forced-obligatory/24034#24034">similar question,</a> what legal positions have the most forced checkmates for one side and for both sides?</p>
  
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Title: What is the highest number of forced checkmates in a legal position?
ThreadText: # What is the highest number of forced checkmates in a legal position?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2019-03-29)
  
  Having been inspired by a [similar question,](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/24033/a-position-in-which-checkmate-is-forced-obligatory/24034#24034) what legal positions have the most forced checkmates for one side and for both sides?
  
  **Tags:** problems, records, forced-move
  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-04-03. Score: 4 | Accepted answer
  
  The answer to this has already been given as an answer in a related question. That answer was 55.
  [Title "Ludwig Zagler, Feenschach 1972"]
  [FEN "1rB1Q1Q1/1PRQ3Q/2b2k2/2pQ1N1Q/4KRPp/5N2/1R6/B3nn1b w - - 0 1"]
  
  The position is taken from Tim Krabbe's website. According to Krabbe:
  
  There are 12 mates by Rb2; 1 by g5; 1 by Qd5; 7 by d7; 7 by Qe8, 7 by
    Qg8; 6 by Qh5; 6 by Qh7; and 8 by Nf5, for a total of 55.
  
  The record with both sides to move is 39 according to this Matplus.net thread.
  [Title "Ludwig Zagler, Fairy Chess 6/1974"]
  [FEN "6B1/2p2R1B/2P1k1NR/2P1q1PP/1pp1Q1p1/brn1K1p1/1b1r2P1/n1b5 w - - 0 1"]
  
  
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