Mate in 5 · puzzle T005950
Tsume shogi #5950: mate in 5
Black to move and checkmate in 5 (3 of your moves and 2 replies). Black has bishop, silver, knight, 2 lances, 5 pawns in hand. The White king stands on 7b. 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*8d — Drop a knight on 8d, check.
- △ K-8c — The king escapes to 8c.
- ▲ Rx9d+ — The rook captures on 9d and promotes, check.
- △ K-7d — The king escapes to 7d.
- ▲ S*6e — Drop a silver on 6e — 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, Promote. 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