Mate in 5 · puzzle T002186
Tsume shogi #2186: mate in 5
Black to move and checkmate in 5 (3 of your moves and 2 replies). Black has rook, gold, 2 knights, pawn in hand. The White king stands on 5b. The solution uses 2 drops. Every one of your moves must give check, and White always chooses the reply that lasts longest.
Difficulty ★★★☆☆ · tap a piece, then a square. Pieces in your hand can be dropped.
SOLVED!
10,000 more in the app
From mate-in-3 to mate-in-11, with a puzzle rating, Puzzle Rush and streaks — all offline.
Solution (tap to reveal)
- ▲ N*6d — Drop a knight on 6d, check.
- △ Lx6d — White captures with the lance on 6d.
- ▲ R*6b — Drop a rook on 6b, check.
- △ K-5a — The king escapes to 5a.
- ▲ +B-6a — The horse moves to 6a — checkmate. (1 other final move also mates.)
More ★★★ mate-in-5 puzzles
New to tsume? Read what tsume shogi is, and the ideas in this one: Drop. A new puzzle appears every day on the daily tsume page.
The real game starts now.
Keep your streak in the app
10,000 checked puzzles from mate-in-3 to mate-in-11, a puzzle rating that grows with you, Puzzle Rush and daily streak rewards. Works offline.
Free on iPhone & Android. Coming soon to the App Store and Google Play. Privacy