Steadfast

steadfast chess problem

By W. Bone. White to move and mate in four.

The catch: He must mate with the queen — and she’s glued to the board.

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1. Nd3 Ka3 2. Nb1+ Ka2 3. Kf1 Ka1 4. Nc3# By W. Bone, collected in R.A. Brown, Chess Problems, 1844. (12/12/2008 Thanks to Jason for a three-move solution: 1.Nd3 Ka3 2.Nc4 Ka2 3.Nb4#)