White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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Qf8+ wins
(1) Qf8+ Rxf8
(2) Rxf8+ Kh7
(3) Bg8+ Kh8
(4) Bf7+ Kh7
(5) Bg6 mate.
I’ve looked at this for a whole minute, and I don’t have any clue what the first move is yet. I looked at Qf8, Qe8, Qxg7, Rf6, I see nothing! Aarrrgghhh!!! Please help us, oh Yancey Ward!!
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Rf6
Yancey GM wannabe
again it took me a really long time to refute all the possible answers. would be nice, if i could work out this stuff quicker than that.
1. Rf6 Kh7
2. Bb2+ Qd3
3. Bxd3+ Be4
4. Bxe4+ g6
5. Bxg6+ Kh8
6. Qh7#
4. … Kh8
5. Rxh6+ gxh6
6. Qh7#
1. … g6 (g5, 2. Rxh6#)
2. hxg6 Qd6
3. Rxd6 any
4. Qh7#
1. … Rf8 (Rg8, 2. Qxg8#)
2. Qxf8+ Qxf8
3. Rxf8+
white is up a rook
1. … Qf8 (Qd6, 2. Rxd6; Qe7, 2. Qxe7; Qxb3, 2. axb3)
2. Qxf8+ Rxf8
3. Rxf8+
the same
1. … fxg6
2. Qxg6+ Kh7
3. Qg6+ Kh8
4. Qh6#
1. … Be4 (Be8, 2. Qg8#)
2. Re6 Qf8
3. Qxf8+ Rxf8
4. Rxe4
white is up a piece
2. … Rf8/Bd3/many others
3. Re8 Rxe8
4. Qxe8+ Qf8
5. Qxf8+ Kh7
6. Qg8#
1. … Qb2
2. Qf8+ Rxf8
3. Rxf8+ Kh7
4. Bg8+ Kh8
5. Bf7+ Kh7
6. Bg6#
1. … other
2. Rxh6+ gxh6
3. Qf6+ Kh7
4. Qg6+ Kh8
5. Qxh6#
greets, jan
An intriguing position.
1. Rf6 [threat: 2.Rxh6+ gxh6 3.Qf6+ Kh7 4.Qg6+ Kh8 5.Qxh6#]
1. … gxf6
2. Qxf6+ Kh7
3. Qg6+ Kh8
4. Qxh6#
1. … Be4
2. Re6 [threats: 3.Rxe4, and 3.Re8+ Rxe8 4.Qxe8+ Kh7 5.Qg8#]
2. … Rf8 [2. … Qf8 3. Qxf8+ Rxf8 4. Rxe4, the best that Black can do, but he is down a piece]
3. Re8 Rxe8 [3. … Qd6+ 4. g3 Kh7 5. Rxf8]
4. Qxe8+ Kh7
5. Qg8#
1. … Qc1 (or Qb2)
2. Qf8+ Rxf8 [2. … Kh7 3. Bg8+ Kh8 4. Be6+ Kh7 (4. … Rxf8 5. Rxf8+ Kh7 6. Bg8+ Kh8 7. Bf7+ Kh7 8. Bg6#) 5. Bf5+ g6 6. Bxg6#]
3. Rxf8+ Kh7
4. Bg8+ Kh8
5. Bf7+ Kh7
6. Bg6#
1. Rf6
Threating Rxh6 followed by Bc2, since field h7 is difficult to protect, or also followed by Qf6.
a)
1. … gxf6
2. Bc2 any
3. Qh7#
b)
1. … Qb2 (preventing Bc2 and Qf6, but now a new motive pops up, f8 isn’t protected)
2. Qf8+ Rxf8
3. Rxf8+ Kh7
4. Bg8#
c)
1. … Qc5 (also preventing Bc2, but not Qf6)
2. Rxh6+ gxh6
3. Qf6+ Kh7
4. Qg6+ Kh8
5. Qxh6#
d)
1. … Bd4
2. Re6
double threatening bishop and Re8+ followed by mate on g8 and there is little black can do.
It seems that 1. Rf6 could be the winning move, for instance
1. … gxf6
2. Qxf6+ Kh7
3. Qg6+ Kh8
4. Qxh6#
The only defence against the threat 2. Rxh6+ seems to be
1. … Qc1 but then follows
2. Qf8+ Rxf8
3. Rxf8+ Kh7
4. Bg8+ Kh8
5. Bf7+ Kh7
6. Bg6#
1Rf6 This prevents 1… Qd6+ and threatens 2 Rxh6+
1….. gxf6
2Qxf6+ Kh7
3Qg6+ Kh8
4Qh6#
S.K.Srivastava and Math Help have overlooked presence of black Q controlling f8 square.The solution is valid if black Q moves out of the diagonal.
Now interesting is
1Rf6 Kh7
2Rxh6+ Kxh6
3Qg6#
I had overlooked 1… Be4 defence.
It is rare that the majority of answers are wrong. Math Help has it.
Another trivial line is
1Rf6 Qxb3
2axb3 gxf6
3Qxf6+ kg8
4Qg6+ Kf8
5Qxh6+ kf7
6Qg6+ Ke7
7h6 followed by h7 and queening after Qg7 white wins easily in Q vs B ending.