Mate In 2

White can mate in 2 moves! See solution See Moves of Flying Bomber and Ninja Guard

Mate In 1

White can mate in 1 move! See solution See Moves of Flying Bomber and Ninja Guard

• When not capturing it moves exactly like a rook (1 or more squares orthogonally over a clear path).
• It can also jump over an adjacent piece to land exactly 2 squares away orthogonally. (2 space orthogonal leap)
• The flying bomber eliminates an enemy piece by flying towards it in a unobstructed orthogonal path, and landing on THE empty square immediately after it.
• The flying bomber can capture by replacement any enemy piece that is 2 squares away. Thus, it can jump over a friendly piece to make a capture 2 spaces away.
• If there is one enemy piece adjacent to it and another immediately after on same orthogonal line, the flying bomber combines both capture mechanisms to makes a double capture as it lands 2 squares away.

• The Ninja Guard is a color bound piece that can move one or two steps diagonally.
• It can leap over a diagonally adjacent friendly piece to land exactly 2 squares away (a two-space diagonal leap).
• It can capture on any square it lands, and additionally it can can capture an enemy piece that is diagonally adjacent by jumping over it.
• It can capture two pieces (the first immediately adjacent to it, and the next right after) in its path on a diagonal by jumping over the first one and capturing the second piece on the square it lands.

White can mate in 2 moves! 1 f0-f11+ (Flying Bomber x Rook check) ..... b6-f10 (Q-f10) useless interposition is only move left for black since the capture has exposed the White rook now checking from c10. Black cannot capture Flying Bomber with King since f11 is protected by the ninja guard at d9. Also Black cannot move king to f9 since flying bomber is covering the f file. 2. c10-f10 ( rxq# )

White can mate in 1 move! 1 j4-j10# (Flying Bomber x pawn mate) It is a common mistake by beginners not to see the Flying Bomber fly over capture threat. Note that if black simply had the pawn j8 instead of j9, this would not be possible.