White to move. How should White proceed?
In 1988, my sisters and I (and I. Madl) stunned the chess world by winning the team Gold medal at the Thessaloniki Olympiad. This was the first time in history a Soviet Women’s Olympiad team did not win the Gold in an chess Olympiad they participated in.
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1 Qxf8! Kxf8 2. Bh6+ and Re8#
1. Qxf8+! Kxf8
2. Bh6+ Kg8
3. Re8#
qf8
old lady eats the castle
Qxf8+ Kxf8
Bh6+ Kg8
Re8#
erik
1. Qxf8+ Kxf8
2. Bh6+ Kg8
3. Te8#
1. Qxf8+!! Kxf8
2. Bh6+ Kg8
3. Re8#
Well known motif.
Qxf8+ Kxf8, Bh6+ Kg8, Re8++
1.Qxf8+
The lady gives up her lady, and wins with…….
Qxf8+ KxQ
Bh6+ Kg8
Re8#
Brit-Mate
1Re3
1..f6 2Re7Rf7 3Re8+ 1-0
otherwise Rh3 and Qxh7+
1.Qxf8+! Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8 mate!
Kamalakanta
QxR KxQ
Bh6+ Kg8
Re8++
1.Qxf8+! Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8 mate!
Kamalakanta
QxR+ – KxQ
Bh6+ – Kg8
Re8#
Right?
Ciao dall’ITALIA
Giuseppe Bondanese
QxR+ – KxQ
Bh6+ – Kg8
Re8#
Right?
Ciao dall’ITALIA
Giuseppe Bondanese
1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8 mate!
Kamalakanta
I think this is the right way
1) Qxf8+, Kxf8;
2) Ah6+, Kg8;
3) Re8#
Ciao
Luigi
1.Qxf8+ Kxf8
2.Bh6+ Kg8
3.Re8#
Too easy Susan!
1. Qxf8+ Kxf8
2. Bh6+ Kg8
3. Re8 mate
Qf8+ – Kf8 – Bh6+ – Kg8 – Re8 ++
1 Qxf8+! Kxf8 2 Bh6+ Kg8 3 Re8#
Hmmm, why would black play 2. … Rf7 when she has 2. … Nxe7?
How about Re4.
Intersting…
I thought it would be Qxf8+! followed by Bh6+ and Re8 mate
Or better.
1.Qxf8+ Kxf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3.Re8++
Qxf8+ Kxf8
Bh6+ Kg8
Re8#
Re4 and mate follows a few moves later in all variations.
If Black takes the R on e4, White plays 2. Bf6 and mate next move.
If 1. Re3 instead, Black can sacrifice the Q for the R when the White R moves to h3, having a R + B vs a Q. This is not an outright win.
Ravi
qxf8+! kxf8
Bh6+ kg8
Re8#
hi Susan, your blog is very nice job!
May I just suggest that there was a fourth member in the “Polgaria” team ??
Of course that bright victory was essentialy from the Polgar sisters, that’s sure ^^
The Queen
cannot
sacrifice
Herself
for the
Rook.
I’m just glad I found it. 🙂
g4! jb…. und Bf6 eventually..
I had the same idea g4 ! followed by Bf6. Black could still sac the Q for the bishop but white would still win. Qxf8 is quicker.
qf8!!
Its funny…Q#f8 is pretty easy to find…but Re4 also wins..just takes more time..like they say..when you see a win..play it..doesn’t matter that its slower.The problem is finding the win….there are two solutions.