White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Rc3
1.Rd7
2911.Rd7!!! finishes black!
>A-1….Qxd7.2.Nxf6!.
>>A1-2..Qf5.3.Qxf5.Kg7.4.Qg5+.Kh8. 5.Qh6 and 6.Qxh7#
>>A2-2..h6.3.Qxh6#
>B-1….Qe8.2.Nxf6!.Kg7.3.Qg5+.Kh8. 4.Qh6 and 5.Qxh7#
>C-1….Qe7.2.Rxe7.3.Nxf6.Kg7.4.Qg5+. Kh8.5.Qh6 and 6.Qxh7#
>D-1….Qa5.2.Qxa5 and white has a free Queen for a easy win!
>E-1….Qc7/b6.2.Nxf6!.Kg7.4.Qg5+. Kh8.5.Qh6 and 6.Qxh7#
>F-1….Other moves.2.Rxd8.Rxd8.3.Nxf6.etc mating shortly!
RD7 & KNIGJT MOVE
RD7 & KNIGJT MOVE
Rd7, any queen move or other
Nxf6, any move
Qxh7#
1.Rd7 is a nice example of removing the guard (the Black Queen’s essential task of guarding f6) It’s rather elegant how the Rook manages, all by his little lonesome, to take away all the squares available to the Queen from which she can continue to protect f6.
Now fortunately (and I did NOT see this at first), there is also a Knight Fork to finish things up. Probably many other people would arrive at the solution by seeing the fork first. At first, I thought the diversion of the Queen was enough to allow White to mate but this isn’t the case.
1. Rd7 Qxd7
2. Nxf6 Kg7
3. Qg5+?! Kh8
4. Qh6?? … Thinking to finish up with Qxh7# but allowing …Qf5. White needs to snap off the Queen on either move 3 or move 4
– Craigaroo
No idea.