White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.Be4 Qxe4 2.Qxb5+ Kc8 3.Ba5+ Bc5 4.Rxc5 Qc6 5.Qxc6 Kb8 6.Qc7#
OR
1.Be4 Nxe4 2.Qxd5+ and white is winning.
I tried the knock-out blow without calculing and it worked perfectly…
1.Be4! is a killer. If 1…Qxe4
2.Qxb5+ Kc8
3.Ba5+ Qc6
4.Qxc6#
Otherwise, the Queen is lost!
Qxd5 Nxd5 Be4!
1. Qxd5 Nxd5
2. Be4 wins a knight.
Mark
1. Be4 Qxe4
2. Qxb5 Kc8
3. Ba5 mate
1. Be4!! looks crushing.
1. Be4
If Qxe4, 2. Qxb5+ Kc8 3. Ba5+ leads directly to mate.
Anything else loses the Queen
Be4!!!.
1. Be4! wins
1. Be4, I say!
1.Be4!
1. Be4, Qe4
2. Qb5, Kc8
3. Ba5
and white will mate soon.
1. Be4! and mate follows in a few moves. You see it?
Right, but White is already down a rook to start. Try reversing the move order: 1. Be4!