White to move and checkmate in 4. No computer lines please.
6kB/1p3R1p/2b2nP1/5qn1/8/rQ6/r5R1/7K w – – 0 1
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White to move and checkmate in 4. No computer lines please.
6kB/1p3R1p/2b2nP1/5qn1/8/rQ6/r5R1/7K w – – 0 1
1.Rxf6+ Kh8
2.g7+ Kxg7
3.Qf7+ Kh8
4.Qf8# All are forced.
Superb!
1.Rg7+!.Kxh8.2.Qg8+!!.N7xg8.3.Rxh7+!!!.N6xh7.4.g7#!!!!
The Lone Ranger lowly pawn delivers the mate with the support of the crippled, pinned, brave Rook!
If 1….Kf8.2.Qb4+.Qc5.3.Qxc5+.Ke8.4.Qe7#
Harry
1.Rxh7+Kf8
2.Qb4+Qc5
3.Qxc5+Ke8
4.Qe7#
1.Rg7+ Kxh8
(1…Kf8, 2.Qb4+ is easy)
2.Qg8+ Nxg8
3.Rxh7+ Nxh7
4.g7#
Very nice! 🙂
Rg7 Kh8
Qg8 Ng8
Rh7 Nh7
g7! mate.
1. Rg7++! Kxh8
1. … Kf8
2. Qb4+ Qc5
3. Qxc5+ Ke8
4. Qe7#
2. Qg8+ Nxg8
3. Rxh7+ Nxh7
4. g7#
1Rg7+ kh8 2Qg8 ng8 3Rh7 nh7 4g7
Rg7++ KxBh8
Qg8+ NxQg8
Rh7+ NxRh7
g7#
Lovely lovely puzzle. Took me 10-15 mins. 1.Rg7+ Kxh8 (if 1…Kf8 2.Qb4+ followed by Qe7 mate) 2.Qg8+ Nxg8 3.Rxh7+ Nxh7 4.g7 mate. Suicidal knights. Degrading Pawn mate.
Kanayo – Abuja
Honestly, I thought this one was quite hard – maybe it’s just me.
1. Rg7+ Kxh8
2. Qg8+ Nxg8
3. Rxh7+ Nxh7
4. g7#
I gave up, and cheated. A very beautiful combo, too hard for my analog brain.
Dear Prof. Bhat and Anant,
1.Rx;6+ and Rxh7+ are not double checks and hence Kh8 or Kf8 is not forced!
In both cases the reply Rxb3 wins for black!
Harry
1. Rg7++ Kh8
2. Qg8+ Ng8
3. Rh7+ Nh7
4. g7#
1. Rg7++ Kf8
2. Qb4+ Qc5
3. Qc5+ Ke8
4. Qe7#
Awful oversight on my part.I had overlooked the black R at a3.
1.Rg7++ is right.