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Attacking chess tactic

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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. mshroder Reply

    1. Rh8+ Bxh8
    2. Rxh8+ Ng8
    3. Ne7 (a) Rxe7
    4. Rxg8#

    3. … (b) Ke8
    4. Rxg8+ Rf8
    5. Nc6#
    Mark

  2. Haridaran Reply

    1. Rh8+! Bxh8
    2. Rxh8+ Ng8
    3. Qh6+!
    ( 3. Qxd6+? Kg7! and white has no good way of continuing )
    3……. Rg7
    ( 3……… Ke8
    4. Rxg8+ Kd7
    5. Qe6+ Kc7
    6. Qxe7# )
    4. Qxd6+! Kf7
    ( 4……. Ke8
    5. Rxg8+! Rxg8
    6. Qe7# )
    5. Qe6+ Kf8
    6. Rxg8+! Rxg8
    7. Qe7#

  3. Preetam Reply

    1.Rh8+! Bxh8

    ( Ng8 2.Qxd6+ Ke8 3.Rxg8+ Bf8 4.Qe6+ Re7 5.Qxe7# )

    2.Rxh8+ Kg7
    ( Ng8 3.Qh6+ Ke8 4.Rxg8+ Kd7 5.Qe6+ Kc7 6.Qxf7# )

    3.Qh6#

    1-0

  4. Khronos Reply

    1.Rh8+!

    If 1…,Bxh8, 2.Rxh8+,Ng8(If 2…,Kg7 3.Qh6#) 4.Qh6+,Ke8 (If 4…,Rg7 5.Qxd5+,Kf7 6.Qe6+,Kf8 7.Rxg8+,Rxg8 8.Qf6+,Ke8 9.Qe7#) 5.Rxg8+,Kd7 (If 5…,Rf8 6.Qe6#)6.Qe6+,Kc7 7.Qxf7#.

    If 1…,Ng8 2.Qd6+,Ke8 (If 2…,Re7 3.Qxe7#) 3.Rxg8+,Rf8 4.Qe6#.

    Greetings from Brazil!

  5. Friends Reply

    1.Rh8+ Bxh8
    Not taking doesn’t help 1…, Ng8 2.Qxd6+ Ke8 (2. .., Re7, 3. Qxe7#) 3.Rxg8+ Bf8 (3. .., Rf8 loses to Qe7#)4.Rxf8+ Rxf8 5.Qe7#
    2.Rxh8+ Ng8 (forced)
    3. Qh6+ Rg7 (Ke8 loses to 4.Rxg8+ Kd7 5.Qe6+ Kc7 6.Qxf7#)
    4. Qxd6+ Kf7 (Re7 and Ke8 are hopeless as above)
    5. Qe6+ Kf8 (forced)
    6. Rxg8+ Rxg8 (forced)
    7. Qe7#

  6. pht Reply

    1. Rh8+ Bxh8 (Ng8 is the same with different order of moves)
    2. Rxh8+ Ng8 (only)
    3. Ne7! Rg7 (only defence of g8)
    4. Qf6+ Ke8 (Ng8 couldn’t take, Rf7 Rxg8#)
    5. Qxg7
    Rxg8# to follow soon, after
    5. … Qxb3+
    6. axb3 Rxb3+
    7. Kc2
    black has some delay here, but nothing else….
    or
    3. … Kg7 (otherwise Rxg8#, also after Rxe7)
    4. Rxg8+ Kh7
    5. Qg6#

    A key move seems to be 3.Ne7!

  7. Anup Reply

    1. Rh8+ Bh8
    2. Rh8+ Ng8 (Kg7 3. Qh6#)
    3. Qd6+ Ke8 (Re7 4. Qe7#)
    4. Rg8+ Rf8
    5. Qe7#

    If
    1. … Ng8
    2. Qd6+ Ke8
    3. Rg8+ Bf8
    4. Rf8+ Rf8
    5. Qe7#

  8. fajac Reply

    Mate in 7:
    1. Rh8+ Bxh8
    1. … Ng8
    2. Qxd6+ Ke8 (Re7 3.Qxe7#)
    3. Rxg8+ Bf8 (Rf8 4.Qe7#)
    4. Rxf8+ Rxf8
    5. Qe7#
    2. Rxh8+ Ng8
    2. … Kg7
    3. Qh6#
    3. Qh6+! The king may not go to g7 since now the knight covers h6.
    3. … Rg7
    3. … Ke8
    4. Rxg8+

    A)
    4. … Kd7
    5. Qe6+ Kc7
    6. Qxf7#

    B)
    4. … Rf8
    5. Qe6#

    4. Qxd6+ Kf7

    A)
    4. … Ke8
    5. Rxg8+ Kf7 (Rxg8 6.Qe7#)
    6. Qe6#

    B)
    4. … Re7
    5. Qxe7#

    5. Qe6+ Kf8
    6. Rxg8+ Rxg8
    7. Qe7#

  9. Venky [ India - Chennai ] Reply

    Hi Susan Polgar,

    Well,others had already given the best initial move.

    Here my example may highlight additional interesting part of this chess puzzle.

    Example one
    ===========
    1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
    2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
    3.Ne7 c2+
    4.Kc1 N*b3+
    5.a*Nb3 Kg7
    6.Rh7+ K*Rh7
    7.Q*Rf7+ Kh8
    8.Ng6++ Mate

    Example Two
    ===========
    1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
    2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
    3.Ne7 Kg7
    4.Rh7+ Kf8
    5.Q*Rf7++ Mate

    Example Three
    =============
    1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
    2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
    3.Ne7 c2+
    4.Kc1 Qd4
    5.R*Ng8++ Mate

    White wins the game in ease.

    By
    Venky [ India – Chennai ]

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