White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Qg7 Rg7
2. fg7 Qg7 (Kg8?? 3. Rf8#)
3. Ng7 Kg7
4. Rf4 should win for white, though a bit more work is needed.
1. Qg7+ Rxg7
2. fxg7+ Qxg7
3. Nxg7 Kxg7
wins.
e.g.,
4. Rf4 h5
5. Kf2
etc
Queen to G7 should work for white, it is leading to mate or exchange advantage.
1. Qg7+ Rxg7
2 Pxg7+ Kg8
3 Rf8++
Qg7+ and next moves are easy!
1. Qg7+ RxQ
2. fxR+ Qg8
3. Rf8#
rmd
f6-f7 Bxf7
Qxf7 with Nf6 coming next for white.
A different line for black is:
f6-f7 Rf8
Qc8! and black can’t take the Queen because of f7-f8=Q+
If black moves his Queen, the a1 to h8 black diagonal squares can be exploited by the white Queen to mate the black King.
q-g7+
Looks like Qg7 wins
1… Rxg7
2. fxg7+ Qxg7 (if Kg8 then Rf8#)
3. Nxg7 Kxg7
and white is up the exchange and black has a few loose pawns
1. Qg7+ R:f7 2. fg+ forces 2…Q:g7 to avoid mate. White ends up in an exchange up ending with the structure to create an outside passed pawn.
White wins the exchange and the ensuing endgame with:
1. Qg7+!! Rxg7
2. fxg7+ Qxg7
(If 1… Kg8, then 2.Rf8#!)
3. Nxg7 Kxg7
4. Rf4! wins with ease.
1.Qg7+ Rxg7
2.fxg7 Qxg7 (2….Kg8 3.Rg8#)
3.Nxg7 Kxg7
White easily wins with the help of xtra material (white is exchange up)
1.Qg7+! Rxg7 2.hxg7+ Kf8 3.Rf8 mate!
1.Qg7+! Rxg7 2.hxg7+ Kg8 3.Rf8 mate!
1 Qxg7+ Rxg7
2 fxg7+ Qxg7 (2…Kg8? 3 Rf8 ++)
3 Nxg7 Kxg7
4 Rf4 -> Rd4 -> Ra4 wins
Qg7+ leads to mate or a winning endgame.
if 1. pf7 Rf8 not 2. Qc8? but Qb4 wins.