Checkmate is now unavoidable

On the analysis board, it sometimes says "Checkmate is now unavoidable". Beginner that I am, I'm often unable to spot the moves that would lead to this inevitable checkmate. Is there any way to display these moves? I've tried following the arrow prompts on the board, and that doesn't seem to always get there?

Sometimes it will say checkmate unavoidable on a ridiculous mate in 7 so don't worry. The computer analysis sometimes leads to positions that are theoretically better but terrible if you have to play another 20 moves out of the end analysis position

Thanks for the reply! Good to know. Yeah I've followed the arrows through a long way sometimes and I swear it has gone from an overwhelmingly winning position to a losing one haha.

I wonder if it could be altered to say "Checkmate in 3 is now unavoidable" or whatever the number is. That'd at least give you an idea if you might be in with a chance of finding it. Off I go to the suggestions forum...

I love those words

The number next to the eval bar actually shows you how many moves to mate. When it changes from e.g. 7.2 to #3 that means mate in three for white or to #-5 that means mate in five for black. When you have local analysis enabled the arrows are shown from the local analysis, annotations like "Checkmate is now unavoidable." come from remote analysis (the thing that happens when you click the "Request Computer Analysis" button), so yes, they can technically disagree. Make sure you give the local analysis enough time to think, then it should usually come to the same conclusion as the remote analysis.

Oh , I lost 3 forced checkmate sequences in a school tournament but still won because my opponent was fast player and he didn't saw his queen hanging :)

Thanks Babymotte ! Just what I wanted to know!

@Mate_Master17 I know what you are talking about :) SKS XD

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