This puzzle was posted today at GameKnot, a correspondence chess site I play on, but not by me. It's a good example of a "king hunt" which is currently standing with seven votes each giving five stars, which means "very hard". I'm thinking
Oh come on, it wasn't that
difficult but I may be in the minority. Give it a try and see what you think.
White to move and mate in eight. Composed by Leonid Kubbel.
Don't cheat!
Solution:
1. Qa5+ Kc6
2. Qc7+ Kd5
3. Qd7+ Ke4
4. Qc6+ Kf5
5. Qe6+ Kg5
6. Qh6+ Kg4/h4
7. Qf4+ Kh3
8. Qg3#
The FEN for the puzzle is:
1B5b/4pK1p/bk6/6Qp/Pp1p4/1P1qp3/8/6n1
If you copy and paste it at
Chessup, you can work out the problem there.