White to move. Can you find the most precise continuation for White? No computer analysis please.
2b2B1k/3npR2/2NN3n/3pP3/3br1pK/4pp2/8/8 w – – 0 1
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Bg7+ Kh7 Bf6+ (just a try)
1. Bg7+ Kh7
2. Bf6+ Kg8/g6
3. Nxe7#
1. Bg7+ Kg8
2. Nxe7+ Kh7
2. Bf6#
Bg7+
Had a little trouble with this one, until I started wondering why there is a pawn at d5. 🙂
1 Bg7+ Kh7
(If 1 .. Kg8 then 2 Nxe7+ Kh7 3 Bxh6+ Kxh6 (3 .. Kh8 4 Ng6+ Kg8 5 Rg7#) 4 Ndf5#)
2 Bxh6+ Kxh6
(If 2 .. Kg8 then 3 Nxe7 Kh8 4 Ng6+ Kg8 5 Rg7# and if 2 .. Kh8 then 3 Bg7+ Kh7 ( 3 .. Kg8 4 Nxe7+ Kh7 5 Bf8+ Kh8 6 Ng6+ Kg8 7 Rg7#) 4 Bf6+ Kh6 ( 4 .. Kg8 5 Nxe7#) 5 Bg5+ Kg6 6 Nxe7#)
3 Nf5+ Kg6
4 Rg7+! Kxf5
5 Rg5+ Ke6
6 Nd8#
Nice mating pattern 🙂
bg7+ kh7, bxn+ kxb, nf5+ kg6, rg7+ kxn, rg5+ followed by nd8