White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
3b2k1/p1r2r2/3p1p2/p2PpRp1/1qP1Q3/1P5R/6PK/8 w – – 0 1
1, Rxe5!!
Rxg5+
If fxg then Qg6+ when Kf8 lose to Rh8+ and Qe6 while Rg7 loses to Qe8
If Rg7 then Qh7+ and if Kf8 then Qh8
If kf8 then Rh8+ followed by R(g)g8
1 Rxg5+ wins. If …fxg5, then 2 Qg6+ mates (…Rg7, 3 Qe8++ or Kf8, 3 Rh8 Ke7, 4 Qe6++). If 1…Kf8, 2 Rh8+ Ke7, 3 Rgg8! with forced mate (e.g., …Rb8, 4 Re8+ Kd7, 5 Rxd8+ Kc7, 6 Rc8+ Kd7, 7 Qf5++).
I would play Rg5 in an instant. The d5 pawn really hems in the black king, while clearing the rook out of the way allows the white queen access to both g6 and f5 immediately along with the possibility of mating from e8 if a black rook is at g7:
1. Rg5
And there are three replies black can play- fg5, Kf8, and Rg7, but they are all forced mates for white:
1. …..fg5
2. Qg5 Kf8 (Rg7 3.Qe8#)
3. Rh8 Ke7
4. Qe6# Or
1. …..Kf8
2. Rh8 Ke7
3. Qf5 and regardless of what black does, mate follows on the next move with Qe6 or with Qh7 if black plays Rh7+. Or, the least obvious of the mates, and the one that took me the longest to actually see without my board:
1. …..Rg7
2. Qh7
Sometimes hard for me to see the rook is pinned in this position over the board:
2. …..Kf8 (Kf7 3.Qg7 Ke8 4.Rh8#)
3. Qh8 Rg8 (Ke7 or f7 4.Rg7#)
4. Rg8 Ke7/f7
5. Qg7#
1.Rxg5+ fxg5 2.Qg6+ Kf8 3.Rh8+ Ke7 4.Qe6 mate!
1.Rxg5+ fxg5 2.Qg6+ Rg7 3.Qe8 mate!
The Black Queen is so far away from the action!
Rxg5+!! black resign…
1.Rxg5+!!
A) 1…fxg5 2.Qg6+ Kf8 (..Rg7 3.Qe8#) 3. Rh8+ Ke7 4.Qe6#
B) 1…Rg7 2.Qh7+! Kf8 (..Kf7 3.Rxg7+ and mates) 3.Qh8+ Ke7 4.Rxg7+ etc.
1. Rxg5+ leads to mate.
Haven’t worked it all out, but it sure looks like Rxg5+ is strong.
Rxe5
1.Rxg5 fxg5 2.Qg6+ Rg7 3.Qe8++
If .. 1…Rg7 2.Qh7 Kf7 3.Rxg7++
Um…r#g5 seems to work pretty easily.
1. Rxg5+!
After that due to bad placement of black’s two rooks and black square bishop makes it difficult to survive White Queen’s infiltration!
1. Rxg5+ fxg5
2. Qg6+ Rg7
3. Qe8++
1. Rxg5+!
if 1…., Kf8
2. Rh8+, Ke7
3. Qf5!, and the mate on e6 is unavoidable.
if 1…., fxg5
2. Qg6+, Kf8 (Rg7 and Qe8 is mate)
3. Rh8+, Ke7
4. Qe6#
if 1…, Rg7
2. Qh7+, Kf8
3. Qh8+, Kf7 (or e7)
4. Rxg7#
Rxg5! followed by Qg6+ and mate in 2!
Best from Hungary
Hello
1. Rxg5+!!
Black has 3 options
a)
1. …. , fxg5
2. Qg6+ , Kf8 ( if Rg7 3. Qe8# )
3. Rh8+ , Ke7
5. Qe6#
b)
1. …. , Kf8
2. Rh8+ , Ke7
3, Qf5 , anyone
4. Qe6#
c)
1. …. . Rg7
2. Qh7+ , Kg7
3. Qxg7+, Ke8
4. Rh8#
Greetings from Spain
After 1. Rxg5+, Black is a dead duck.
If Black takes the rook (1… fxg5), then 2. Qg6+ Kf8 [ Rg7 3. Qe8# ] 3. Rh8+ Ke7 4. Qe6#
If Black tries 1… Rg7, then 2. Qh7+ Kf8 3. Qh8+ is nice.
If Black tries 1… Kf8, then 2. Rh8+ Ke7 3. Qf5 is nicer.
I am on cloud-nine right now… I played my first tournament game in 18 years, and won against a player ranked 309 points higher than me!
1. Rxg5+ will work
1. … Rg7
2. Qe8#
or
1. … Kf8
2. Rh8+ Ke7
3. Qf5 mate next move 4. Qe6#
1. Rxg5+ fxg5
2. Qg6+ Kf8
3. Rh8+ Ke7
4, Qe6#
2. … Rg7
3. Qe8#
1. … Kf8
2. Rh8+ Ke7
3. Rg8 Rf8
4. Qh7+ Rf7
5. Re8+ Kd7
6. Qf5#
1. … Rg7
2. Qh7+ Kf7
3. Rxg7+ Ke/f8
4. Qg8#
2. … Kf8
3. Qh8+ Ke/f7
4. Rxg7#
3. … Rg8
4. Qxg8+ Ke7
5. Rg7#
greets, jan
1. Rxg5!!
the best continuation for Black is
1… Kf8
2. Rh8+ Ke7
3. Qf5 …
4. Qe6++
Taking the rook is not an option
1… fxg5
2. Qg6+ Kf8
3. Rh8 Ke7
4. Qe6++
or
2… Rg7
3. Qe8++
1. Rxe5 does not work, since
1… dxe5!!
and Black can defend since the Queen now protects f8. For example
2. Qg6+ Kf8
3. Rh8 Ke7
4. Qg8 Qf8!!
and I don’t see how White can proceed from here…