White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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This seems to be more of a 5 minute tactic for me.
1.Qh6 dismantles the black position and causes confusion between the black defenders.
Obviously 1…Qxh6 gets answered with 2.Rxg8#
The most natural continuation
1…Qf7
2.Rxg8+ Qxg8
3.Nxg8 Kxg8 leaves white with a queen for a bishop(and really weak pawns on light squares)
other alternatives
1…Be7 to protect the queen
2.Qxf8 Bxf8
3.Rxg8#
1…Qxf6
2.Rxf6 leaves white with a queen and rook for 2 bishops since 2…Bxf6 3.Qxf6#
The best option seems to be
1…Bxf6
2.Qxf8 hxg6
3.Qxf6+ Kh7
White still has a queen for a bishop but black’s light square bishop can at least protect the pawns for a bit and provide stiffer resistance than the other lines. However white is easily winning.
1. Qh6 1-0
10 seconds?
I used substantially more!
1. Qh6!
Moving out of black’s B diagonal and attacking his queen.
The black queen is dead.
1. … Qf7
Qxh6 Rxg8#.
Be7 Qxf8 Bxf8 Rxg8#.
Other moves drop queen directly.
2. Rxg8+
1 – 0
1.Qh6 should do the trick. But for some reason it took me ages to find it… X-P
1.Qh6 this move takes Q away from the line of fire of B.
1…. Qf7
2.Rxg8+ Qxg8
3.Nxg8 and wins.
Qh6 attacking the Q, if Black plays QxQh6, RxBg8#
if Black plays Qf7, RxBg8+ loses the Black Q and results in QvB ending
Qh6 threatening QxQf8 or Qg7#
if Black plays QxQh6, RxBg8#
if Black plays Qf7, RxBg8+ wins the Q
Qh6 threatening QxQf8 or Qg7#
if Black plays QxQh6, RxBg8#
if Black plays Qf7, RxBg8+ and wins the Q
1.Qh6 wins the black Q.
if 1…Qxh6 2.Rxh8 mate.
If the black Q moves away, white mates on g7.
Took me more than 10 seconds, but less than 30. White plays Qh6, and black can resign. The move accomplishes both relieving the pin on the knight reopening the threat of Rxg8, and it attacks the unguarded queen. As far as I can see, black can do no better than get the knight and rook for her majesty.
1. Qh6 and Black is toast.
1. … Qxh6 2. Rxg8#
1. … Qf7 2. Rxg8+ Qxg8 3. Nxg8 Kxg8 +- (queen vs. bishop)
1. … Be7 2. Qxf8 Bxf8 3. Rxg8#
1. … Qxf6 2. Rxf6 and if Bxf6 3. Qxf6#