White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Al-Ain Chess Tactic
About Author
White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.Qh8, Ke7 2.Nf5, Kd7 3.dxe6, Kxe6, 4.Qh3 and the rest depends on how black react.
i dont`t know, maybe this is a good sequence of moves:
1. Qh8+ Ke7
2. Nf5+ Kd7
3. dxe6+ Kxe6
4. Nxg7+ Bxg7
5. Qxg7 or
4. … Kany
5. Qxd8 Rxd8
6. Nf5
greets, jan
e3-f5
e3-f5
Nf5! threatening Qh8#
…Ke8
dxe6
black has to give up the queen to prevent checkmate
1. Nf5 (blocking the e7 square and threatening 2. Qh8#)
1. – , Ke8 (black King tries to escape the trap)
2. dxe6 (white completely blocks all escape routes for the black King by taking the d7 square under control)
2. – , Be7 (with the futile hope of moving Bishop to f8 in case of 3. Qh8+)
3. Nxg7+, Kf8 4. Qh8#
Another beautiful checkmate (even if it takes one more move for white to achieve) appears after:
3. Qh8+, Bf8 4. Nxg7+, Ke7 5. Qh4#
I think Nf5 is the correct move. It threatens Qh8#. I see only Ke8 as a defense, then white closes the final door with dxe6:
1. Nf5 Ke8
2. de6 Be7 (what else?)
3. Qh8 Bf8
4. e7 should win.
Taking a piece is never an obligation. So…
1. Nf5!! closes the net and threatens 2.Qh8#
If 1…Ke8 (What else?) then 2.dxe6! renews mate threats.
2…Bf8 3.e7! forks queen and bishop. The remaining is pure technique.
So never recapture a piece automatically. It is chess, not checkers!
Oleg is correct- 3.Ng7 leads to mate. I see I still suffer badly from knight blindness.
1. Nf5 seems the best initial move, as already pointed out by several people here. However, after 1… Ke8 and then 2. dxe6, black can play Qe7 with hopes of interposing to f8 if white moves his queen to h8. This makes things a little difficult for white but still is a losing move for black:
1. Nf5! Ke8
2. dxe6 Qe7
3. Nxe7 Kxe7
4. Qf5 d5 {or whatever}
5. Rxe5 Bxe5
6. Qxe5
From here, white without much trouble can capture several of black’s remaining pawns, force black to exchange his rook for a pawn, and promote another pawn to queen for an easy win.