White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Rxg7 if … BxR, 2. QxB#
if … Bxd6 or Be7, 2. Rxf7 dis ch Kg8 3. Qg7#
if … f6, 2. RxQ Bg7 3. RxB KxR 4. Qxf6+ Kg8
5. Qg7#
There may be a black defense that merely results in massive material loss.
Mark
Qxg7+ Bxg7
Bxg7+ Kg8
Bh6++..
Guess it’s
1. Rxg7 e5
2. Rxh7+ Kxh7
3. Qh4+ kg8
4. Rg1+ Bg7
5. Qf6
No defense I guess.
or
1. Rxg7 e5
2. Rxh7+ Kxh7
3. Qh4 Kg6
4. Rg1+ and the king is gone.
Is it:
1. Qxg7+ BxQ
2. BxB+ Kf8
3. Rg7 anything
4. Rcg1 with mate on g8 to follow?
Quorthon
1:Rxg7 1-0 black can’t take the rook and neither let it go it’s way.
After Rxg7 e5 Rxh7 Kxh7 Qh4 black might be able to cobble something together with Bh6, then sac the R on d6 to try to defend the 3rd rank.
1.Qxg7 is clearer
1. Kxg7
2.Bxg7 Kg8
3.Bf6 Kf8
4.Rg7
and 5.Rcg1 forces mate. Black can’t even sac to save (eg Qd8), as both the B and the P cover the e7 flight square
1.Rxg7 looks good, but I think
1.Qxg7+!! gets more style points:
…Kxg7
2.Bxg7+ Kg8
3.Bf6+ Kf8
4.Rg7 with the unstoppable threat of 5.R1g1 and Rg8#
1.Qxg7!!
What about:
Q x g7+ BxQ
B x B+ Kg8
Bf6+ Kf8
Rg7 followed by doubling the rooks and mating in g8
Not Rg7, faster is
Qxg7+ Bxg7
Bg7+ Kg8
Bf6+ Kf8
Rg3 move
R1g1 & mate follows
Well, Rg7 will win, I believe, but Qg7 wins more quickly since it is a forced mate as far as I can tell:
1. Qg7 Bg7
2. Bg7 Kg8
3. Bf6 Kf8
And, here, is the hardest move to find simply because it isn’t a check on the black king, but white is in no hurry:
4. Rg7
And, if there is a defense against the the twin threats of Rcg1 followed by Rg8#, or Rh7 followed by Rh8#, I don’t see it.
1. Qxg7+!
Lawrence,
I don’t think your line is going to win:
1. Rg7 e5
2. Rh7 Kh7
3. Qh4 Bh6!
And, I am damned if I see a way for white to continue his attack:
4. Rg1 Qf5 (Rc5 possible, too)
And Bc1 doesn’t quite work:
5. Bc1 Qf3
6. Rg2 Qd1
7. Rg1 Qd5
8. Rg2 Re6 with preparation for Rg6 if needed.
I do think white can win with 1.Rg7, but white needs to play it this way:
1. Rg7 e5
2. Qg4
After looking at this for about 10 minutes, I am now convinced this is the only winning move for white:
2. …..Qg4 (what else?)
3. Rg4
And, now, black might be forced to give up the bishop for the connected passed pawns since white is threatening d7 followed by Rcg1 or Be5 or Rd1, and other alternatives don’t save black either:
3. …..h5
4. Rg5 Bh6
5. Rh5 Kh7
6. d7 Rd8
7. Rd1 f6 (Rc5 8.Rd6 wins)
8. Bc1
This is easily won for white from here, but I am probably overlooking somewhat better moves for black in this line, but I seriously doubt there are saving moves for him.
1. Qxg7+ Bxg7
2. Bxg7+ Kg8
3. Bf6+ Kf8
4. Rg7 (any: e5, Qxd6, Qe7)
5. Rcg1 (any)
6. Rg8#
How about this?
1. Qxg7 Bxg7
2. Bxg7 Kg8
3. Bf6 Kf8
4. Rg7
and what is there to do against Rdg1 and Rg8 mate?
1.Qxg7+! Bxg7 2.Bxg7+ Kg8 3.Bf6+ ! Cutting the communication with the heavy pieces located on the queenside
3….Kf8 4.Rg7! threatening Rxh7 with the unavoidable Rh8 mate or 4…Qd8 5.Rg1! 1-0
1.Qxg7 BxQ
2.BxB Kg8
3.Bf6 Kf8
4.Rg2 Rxc5
5.Rcg1 …
no defence 🙂
1. Rxg7+ e5
2. Rxh7+ Kxh7
3. Qh4+
doesn’t look convincing because of
3. … Bh6
and it takes White too long to focus his remaining pieces. There may be a decisive win in there somewhere, but it’s messy rather than clean and straight-forward like most puzzles posted here.
I thought of 1. Qf6 to prepare 2. Rxg7, and if 1. … Qd8 to challenge the Queen, 2. Qxf7, but 1. … e5 still slows things down a bit.
So I suspect the answer is the simple, direct and forcing:
1. Qxg7+ Bxg7
2. Bxg7+ Kg8
3. Bf6+ Kf8
4. Rg2
threatening 5. Rcg1 and 6. Rg8 mate.
Both the Bishop and the pawn at d6 control the critical e7 square, and Black can’t eliminate both in time to allow the king to escape through e7. If, e.g., 4. … Qd8, trying to reduce material, White can give up the Bishop with 5. Rcg1 Qxf6 6. Rg8 mate because the pawn is still there. If 4. … Rxd6 5. Rcg1 and there’s no time to eliminate the White bishop.
And Black can’t escape through d7 because both d7 and e8 are occupied by Black pieces and Black doesn’t have time to move both and also get the Black king to e8.
There are probably other winning approaches, but simple is best, don’t you think?
1.Qxg7+ Bxg7
2.Rxg7 threating mate in one, Rg8
3.Rxf7+ recaptures the queen