4k3/6p1/1Q3pP1/4p1p1/1pqn4/p2N3B/5P2/6K1 w – – 0 1
White to move. Assess the position. How should White continue?
Level of difficulty: 3 out of 4
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Be6 to attack the queen and then Qb8+ for a mating attack.
Was that a troll … 1.Be6 Nxe6 …
1.Qb8+ forces Ke7
2.Qb7+ forces Kf8, prevents QxN
3.Qd7 threatens Qd8# Nc6 seems best
4. but now Be6 is on, to win
Nc5 for white wins
1. Qb8+ Ke7
2. Qb7+ Kf8
3. Qd7 Nc6
4. Qd6+ Ke8
5. Bd7+ Kd8
6. Be6+ Ke8
7. Bxc4
Works for me.
jcheyne
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The line above:
1. Qb8+ Ke7
2. Qb7+ Kf8
3. Qd7 Nc6
4. Qd6+ Ke8
5. Bd7+ Kd8
6. Be6+ Ke8
is excellent and forcing, but better than 7. Bxc4 is
7. Qd7+ Kf8
8. Qf7#
I missed the whole possibility of the Black King to retreat to f8 so I missed the point of this tactical shot. The point being the queen maneuver b8-b7-d7, there on d7 supporting the Bishop penetration to e6 where mate or lose of queen is inevitable loss for Black. Nice one!
Bd7….Maybe
Aren’t you all overlooking Black’s reply to Qd7, which is not check,
being Nf3+? White has poor king safety.
Mark
After
1. Qb8+ Ke7
2. Qb7+ Kf8
3. Qd7
there is nothing black can do.
1.Bd7+ KxB
2.Nc5+ Ke8
3.Qb8+ Ke7
4.Qc7