Solution: 1. a7! (threat a8=Q# but Black plays b6+? Actually, not quite.) Given the confusion, let me instead give the of the shredder theme : Clear Instructive Example White: Kc7, pawn a7 Black: Kb8, pawn b7 White to move and mate in 2. Trap: 1. a8=Q? Stalemate! (Black king has no moves, pawn b7 is blocked.)
Black: Ka8, pawn b7
White: Kg6, pawns f7, g7, h7 Black: Kh8, pawns f6, g5 shredder chess puzzle
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Here’s a useful write-up on the — a classic and clever problem that illustrates underpromotion and the "shredding" of defensive resources. What Is the Shredder Chess Puzzle? The "Shredder" puzzle (named after the chess engine Shredder , which popularized it, though the composition is older) is a mate-in-N problem where White has a seemingly overwhelming material advantage but must promote a pawn carefully — not to a queen, but to a knight or rook — to avoid stalemate or a perpetual check. The key theme is underpromotion to shred the opponent’s fortress . Solution: 1
White: Kb6, pawns a7, c7 Black: Kb8, pawn a6 Actually, not quite