user24511: I've been writing some chess puzzles lately and I thought I would post some of them up here. I'm quite fond of this one so I thought I would share. I traditionally am not a fan of problems that are a "Mate in X," especially when it's in five, but the position, I think, is aesthetically pleasing. The real problem isn't the mate, in my opinion, it's setting it up.
[Event "Forced Mate in 5"]
[Date "2020.11.05"]
[White "White"]
[Black "Black"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Bateman, David"]
[FEN "2r1qbnr/1b4p1/p2pNk1p/npp1pP2/4P1Q1/2PPB3/PP4PP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]

1... Bc6 

White to move and force mate in 5 moves.
I'm inspired by a number of games, but primarily Alekhine vs Janoski, 1924 New York.
Note: Only recently have I learned that problems and puzzles are accepted here and I believe it to be a better community for them.

user3884: Nice mate!
[Event "Forced Mate in 5"]
[Date "2020.11.05"]
[White "White"]
[Black "Black"]
[WhiteElo "2622"]
[BlackElo "2622"]
[Annotator "Bateman, David"]
[FEN "2r1qbnr/1b4p1/p2pNk1p/npp1pP2/4P1Q1/2PPB3/PP4PP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1"]
[SourceVersionDate "2020.11.19"]


  1... Bc6 2. Bg5+ hxg5 3. Qxg5+ Kf7 4. Nd8+! Qxd8 5. Qg6+ Ke7 6. Qe6#


  The mate is identical if 4... Rxd8 is played instead. The key idea is to force a piece onto the d8 square in order to cover the two squares the queen on e6 cannot cover - f8 and d8.


24511: <p>I've been writing some chess puzzles lately and I thought I would post some of them up here. I'm quite fond of this one so I thought I would share. I traditionally am not a fan of problems that are a &quot;Mate in X,&quot; especially when it's in five, but the position, I think, is aesthetically pleasing. The real problem isn't the mate, in my opinion, it's setting it up.</p>
<pre><code>[Event &quot;Forced Mate in 5&quot;]
[Date &quot;2020.11.05&quot;]
[White &quot;White&quot;]
[Black &quot;Black&quot;]
[WhiteElo &quot;2622&quot;]
[BlackElo &quot;2622&quot;]
[Annotator &quot;Bateman, David&quot;]
[FEN &quot;2r1qbnr/1b4p1/p2pNk1p/npp1pP2/4P1Q1/2PPB3/PP4PP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1&quot;]
[SourceVersionDate &quot;2020.11.19&quot;]

1... Bc6 
</code></pre>
<p><strong>White to move and force mate in 5 moves.</strong></p>
<p>I'm inspired by a number of games, but primarily Alekhine vs Janoski, 1924 New York.</p>
<p><em>Note: Only recently have I learned that problems and puzzles are accepted here and I believe it to be a better community for them.</em></p>
 3884: <p>Nice mate!</p>
<pre><code>[Event &quot;Forced Mate in 5&quot;]
[Date &quot;2020.11.05&quot;]
[White &quot;White&quot;]
[Black &quot;Black&quot;]
[WhiteElo &quot;2622&quot;]
[BlackElo &quot;2622&quot;]
[Annotator &quot;Bateman, David&quot;]
[FEN &quot;2r1qbnr/1b4p1/p2pNk1p/npp1pP2/4P1Q1/2PPB3/PP4PP/RN3RK1 b - - 0 1&quot;]
[SourceVersionDate &quot;2020.11.19&quot;]
</code></pre>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p>  1... Bc6 2. Bg5+ hxg5 3. Qxg5+ Kf7 4. Nd8+! Qxd8 5. Qg6+ Ke7 6. Qe6#</p>
</blockquote>
<blockquote class="spoiler">
<p>  The mate is identical if 4... Rxd8 is played instead. The key idea is to force a piece onto the d8 square in order to cover the two squares the queen on e6 cannot cover - f8 and d8.</p>
</blockquote>
