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White to move. How should White proceed?
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2r2rk1/2qb1pbn/n2p3B/p2Pp2p/1pp5/1PP2N1P/P1BQ2P1/1R3R1K w – – 0 1
White to move. How should White proceed?
Double Bishop sac, Queen goes to g5, winning.
Ng5. Black is toast. If Nxg5, Qxg5 and it’s over quickly. If black goes Bxh6, white replies Bxh7+ Kg7, Ne6+ Kxh7, Qc2+ then Black’s queen will have to say adios!
If black king goes to h8 after Bxh7+, then Nxf7+ Rxf7, Qxh6 Rxh7, Rf8+ Rdxf8, Qxf8#
double bishop sac?? Hmm,
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
2. Bxg7 Kxg7
3. Qg5+ Kh8 or Kh7
4. Qxh5+ Kg8 or Kg7
5. Ng5 Bf5
6. Rxf5 and black can’t stop 7. Qh7 mate.
I really don’t think this puzzle is that easy.actually, a double sacrifice may not be sufficient.
ex:
1. BxN+ KxB
2.BXB kXB
3. Qg5+ Kh7 (Kh8 loses quicker)
4. QXp+ Kg7
5. and now Ng5 wont work because black has 5..f5
and the king scapes the checks.
instead
5.NXe5 (the idea is that if 5….PXN then 6. Qg5+ Kh7 7.Rf6 and next move mates.
now black can either try 5….f6 or 5..f5
5…….f6
6. Qg6+ Kh8
7. RXP RXR (forced since white threats Qh6+,Qg5+,RH6++)
8.QXR+ and that mates
5……f5
6.Qg5+ kh7 (6….Kh8 7.Ng6 loses)
7.Qd7+ Kh6
8. Nxd7 and I think white is winning
henryk has missed a mate here:
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
2. Bxg7 Kxg7
3. Qg5+ Kh8 or Kh7
4. Qxh5+ Kg7
5. Ng5 f5
6. Qh7+ Kf6
7. Ne4+ mate