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Sub:
Eight
different ways to mate in two moves
Date:
08/21/2008 10:13:24 PM EDT
From:
Mohammed Azlan Bin Mohamed Iqbal
To:
service@Chess-poster.com
Hello,
With reference to your, “Did you know?”
section: (http://www.chess-poster.com/english/notes_and_facts/did_you_know.htm),
item 42:
“From the starting position, there are eight
different ways to mate in two moves and 355
different ways to mate in three moves.”
Could you explain exactly what you mean here
or how you arrived at these values? It seems
to me that there are probably more than 8
and 355 different ways to mate,
respectively.
I’m asking because I’ve been looking for a
way to demonstrate these facts
mathematically.
Thank you.
Chess-poster.com
Dear viewer,
The following diagrams show the eight possible ways of mating in
two: White moves
first: 1. f3 e6 2. g4 Qh4++
White moves first: 1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4++
White moves first: 1. f4 e6 2. g4 Qh4++
White moves first: 1. f4 e5 2. g4 Qh4++
Black moves first: 1. f6 e3 2. g5
Qh5++
Black moves first: 1. f6 e4 2. g5
Qh5++
Black moves first: 1. f5 e3 2. g5
Qh5++
Black moves first: 1. f5 e4 2. g5
Qh5++
To show the 355 different ways to mate in three
moves is beyond our scope and hopefully you or any other viewer can send us the
solutions in a near future.
Thank you for
visiting us,
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