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5 second chess tactic

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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. Yancey Ward Reply

    I see Qf8 almost instantly.

    1. Qf8 Kd7 (Kf8 2.Rh8#)
    2. Qe7 Kc8
    3. Rh8 Be8
    4. Re8#

  2. Harry Hariharan Reply

    1.Qf8+!!!
    >A-1…..Kxf8.2.Rh8#
    >B-1…..Kd7.2.Qe7+.Kc8.3.Rh8+.Be8. 4.Rxe8#

    Harry

  3. Anonymous Reply

    Qf8 15 seconds

  4. HFC Reply

    Qf8

  5. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    More like 2-3 seconds tactics. 1. Qf8+ Kd7 (1. … Kxf8 2. Rh8#) 2. Qe7+ Kc8 3. Rh8+ Be8 4. Rxe8#

  6. Ravi Reply

    1.Qf8+ Kd7
    (1…Kxf8 2.Rh8#)
    2.Qe7+ Kc8 3.Rh8+ Be8 4.Rxe8#

  7. PROF.S.G.BHAT Reply

    1.Qf8+ Kd7
    (1… Kxf8 2.Rh8#)
    2.Qe7+ Kc8
    3.Rh8+ Be8
    4.Rxe8#

  8. Arthur Wesley Ferreira Sarmento Reply

    1.Qf8+ Kxf8 2.Rh8#

  9. Liban Jibril's Art Ubud Reply

    I suggest queen moves to g7 next, then (presumably) sensing a trap, the king may move to d7. Next, rook moves up to h7. King moves again to c7. Bishop kills knight on e5. Again, presumably black takes back e5 with the pawn. At this point, Queen kills pawn on f7, check. King can either move to (recently vacated) d6, or b6. Either way, if queen moves to c7, checkmate (I believe.) If king does not run away in the beginning, the first 3 moves are the same, then king is in check with queen on f7, and sitting on e8. From here, he moves away one square to d8. Rook to h8, checkmate.

  10. Anonymous Reply

    I suggest queen moves to g7 next, then (presumably) sensing a trap, the king may move to d7. Next, rook moves up to h7. King moves again to c7. Bishop kills knight on e5. Again, presumably black takes back e5 with the pawn. At this point, Queen kills pawn on f7, check. King can either move to (recently vacated) d6, or b6. Either way, if queen moves to c7, checkmate (I believe.) If king does not run away in the beginning, the first 3 moves are the same, then king is in check with queen on f7, and sitting on e8. From here, he moves away one square to d8. Rook to h8, checkmate.

  11. lj100 Reply

    I suggest queen moves to g7 next, then (presumably) sensing a trap, the king may move to d7. Next, rook moves up to h7. King moves again to c7. Bishop kills knight on e5. Again, presumably black takes back e5 with the pawn. At this point, Queen kills pawn on f7, check. King can either move to (recently vacated) d6, or b6. Either way, if queen moves to c7, checkmate (I believe.) If king does not run away in the beginning, the first 3 moves are the same, then king is in check with queen on f7, and sitting on e8. From here, he moves away one square to d8. Rook to h8, checkmate.

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