Mate in 9 — Problem #3996315
🎯 Checkmate in 9 — your move
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Show solution
▲６二と △同 玉 ▲８二飛 △同 金 ▲７四桂 △７一玉 ▲８二角成 △６一玉 ▲６二金
Why this move works
The answer is ▲６二と △同玉 ▲８二飛 △同金 ▲７四桂 △７一玉 ▲８二角成 △６一玉 ▲６二金. Sacrifice the tokin and rook to deflect the defending gold, set up with a knight, then mate with a gold — a nine-move tsume.
▲６二と △同玉 pulls the king to 6二, ▲８二飛 △同金 lifts the gold away, ▲７四桂 drives the king to 7一, and after ▲８二角成, ▲６二金 mates — the knight on 7四 defends the gold, so the king on 6一 cannot capture it.