White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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who doesn’t immediately consider Bxf7?
The black bishop is poorly placed and is almost cut-off from the rest of black’s army.
1. Rg6! (attacks the bishop. It cannot be defended a second time)
1…… Rxd5!?
( 2…… fxg6
3. Qh7+ Kf8
4. Qg8+ Ke7
5. Qf7#)
( 2…… Bh8
3. Re6+! fxe6
4. Qh7+ K–
5. Rg8/Rg6# )
2. Rxf6! Rc5
3. Rxf7+! mates.
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What a journey the rook has had!!
The initial move is the trick here. Tried making Rg7 work but couldn’t
1.Qxf6+ Kxf6
(1…Ke8 2.Rg8#)
2.Rg6+ fxg6
(2…Ke7 3.f6+ Ke8 4.Rg8#)
3.Rxg6+ Ke7
4.f6+ Ke8
(4…Kf8 5.Rg8#)
5.Rg8#
well!
1. Qxf6+ Kxf6
2. Rg6+ fxg6
3. Rxg6+ Ke7
4. f6+ Ke8/f8
5. Rg8# is mate
nice, but not hard to spot.
greets, jan
Difficult.
My first idea was 1.Be6, but I think black realizes the danger of taking, and plays Qc7 instead.
Next guess is:
1. Bxf7 Rf8 (looks necessary, certainly not Kxf7)
2. Be6 Qc6
3. Rg7+ Bxg7
4. Rxg7+ Ke8
5. Qg6+ Kd8
6. Qg5+ Rf6
7. Qxf6+ Ke8
8. Qe7#
Black might have played 2. Qc7 instead of c6, but that should at least loose queen, I suppose.
I’m far from sure about this….
Rg6
The black king lacks leeway if it comes to checks from the white rooks. White must act quickly, in order to not allow Black to clear squares for his king’s escape. So
1. Bxf7 seems logical to me. White threatens 2.Be6 and 3.Rg7+, mating soon. Taking the bishop is no option, see
1. … Kxf7
2. Rg7+ Bxg7
3. Rxg7+ Ke8
4. Qh8#
Black can free two squares for his king, d6 and d8:
A)
1. … d5
2. Rg7! Bxg7
trying to escape by Kd6 costs queen and bishop
(2. … Kd6
3. Qxf6+ Kc7
4. Be6) and the black queen is pinned to the king.
3. Rxg7 and there is no defense against Be6.
B)
1. … Rdc8
2. Rg7! again.
2. … Bxg7
3. Rxg7 Kd8
4. Be6 over. Black cannot save the queen; see
4. … Qc6 5. Qh8#
4. … Qe8 5. Qxd6+
C)
1. … Rf8
2. Be6 Qe8
2. … Qc6
3. Rg7+ Bxg7
4. Rxg7+ Ke8 The rook needs protection.
5. Bd7+ Qxd7
6. Rxd7 and if Kxd7
7. Qe6+
7. … Kc7 8. Qe7+
7. … Kd8 8. Qxd6+ and one of the rooks falls.
3. Rg7+ Bxg7
4. Rxg7+ Kd8
5. Qxd6+
actually, Dxf6+ is the best, with Rg6 and f6 comming…
Please forget my previous post – much easier is:
1. Qxf6+ Kxf6
2. Rg6+ fxg6
2. … Ke7
3. f6+ Ke8/f8
4. Rg8#
3. Rxg6+ Ke7
4. f6+ Ke8/f8
5. Rg8#
1.Rd1 followed by Rd3 and Qd2, to pressurize the backward pawn on d6.
1. Q x f6 +, K x f6
2.R-g6+, f x g6
3. R x g6 +, K-e7
4. f6+, K-e8(or K-f8)
5.R-g8 #
Beauty 🙂
This one works by brute force:
1.Qf6:+ Kf6:
2.Rg6+ fg6:
3.Rg6:+ Ke7
4. f6+ Ke/f8
5.Rg8#
1.Qxf6+ Kxf6 2.Rg6+…
a) 2…Ke7 3.f6+ Kf8 4.Rg8#
b) 2…fxg6 3.Rxg6+ Ke7 4.f6+ Kf8 5.Rg8#
1. Rg6, threatening
2. Rxf6
3. Rxf7+ Ke8
4. Rg8#
1. … fxg6
2. Qh7+ with quick mate
1. … Rh8
2. Rxf6 Rxh6
3. Rxf7+ Ke8
4. Rg8#
1. … Rf8
2. Rxf6
3. Rg7 with quick victory
1. … Bh8
2. Re6+ fxe6
3. Qh7
3. … Ke8 or Kf8
4. Rg8#
3. … Kf6
4. Rg6#
1. … Rxd5
2. Rxf6, threatening
3. Re6+ fxe6
4. Rg7+
5. Qh8#
2. … Rf8
3. exd5 and white is up an exchange and on the attack.
Dxf6
then Rg6+
with f6…