IM Finegold – GM Balashov
White to move. How should Ben proceed in this position?
IM Finegold has 2 GM norms. He will attempt to earn his third and final GM norm at the SPICE Cup B group at Texas Tech University next month.
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Qh8+ Kxh8
Bxf6 (double check) Kg8
Rh8#
1) Q-h8+…KxQ
2) Bxf6 mate
1. Qh8 + Kh8
2. Bxf6 ++ Kg8
3. Rh8 X
1.Qh8+ Kxh8
2.Bxf6++ Kg8
3.Rh8#
Qh8 Kh8
Bf6 double check
1.Qh8+ Kxh8
2.Lxf6+ Kg8
3.Rh8++
well done ben!
Mate in three
1. Qh8+, Kxh8
2. Bxf6′, Kg8
3. Rh8#
Nice and easy.
Qh8+ Kxh8 Bf6+ Kg8 Rh8#
Hello.
1. Qh8+ , Kxh8
2. Bxf6+, Kg8
3. Rh8#
Greetings from Spain
Three checks to mate (or maybe four, as one is a double check):
1.Qh8+ Kh8: 2.Bf6+ Kg8 3.Rh8mate
Qh8+
1)Qh8+ Kxh8
2)Bxf6+ Kg8
3)Rh8#
maybe I’m simple or something…but whats wrong with qh8chek then B#f6?
Mike Magnan
Solution is:
1.Qh8+!Kxh8
2. Bf6++ Kg8
3. Rh8#
Not so difficult
Qh8+ Kh8
Bxf6+ Kg8
Rh8#
Mark
1.Qh8 check Kxh8
2.Bxf6 check Kg8
3.Rh8 checkmate
q8+ and the end
Qh8+ is the key. A brilliant queen sacrification for the king.