White to move and checkmate in 6.
8/2p2kP1/5P2/2b3K1/8/8/R2p4/8 w – – 0 1
Stamma, 1792
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White to move and checkmate in 6.
8/2p2kP1/5P2/2b3K1/8/8/R2p4/8 w – – 0 1
Stamma, 1792
1. Ra8 Ke6 2. g8=Q .. but I can’t calculate the next few moves. For sure, white would win when he gets a queen. 🙂
1. g8Q+, Kxg8 2. Kg6 and black can just retard the threat [3. Ra8+, Bf8 4. f7+, Kh8 5. Rxf8#] by one move by playing 2. -, d1Q/R 3. Ra8+, Q/Rd8 4. Rxd8 and so on.
Do I oversee anything or is it really that simple?
at first glance
Dg8+ Rxg8
Kg6 “et c’est mat”
(Ta8+ and f7+)
JSB
1 g=D+ Rxg8 2 Rg6 d=D 3 Ta8+ Dd8
4Txd8 Ff8 5 f7+ Rh8 6 Txf8X
Olimat
1. g8/Q+ .. Kxg8
2. Kg6 .. d1/Q
3. Ra8+
then interpositions, 5. f7+ and mate.
1.g8Q Kxg8
2.Kg6 d1Q
3.Ra8+ Qd8
4.Rxd8+ Bf8
5.f7+ Kh8
6.Rxf8#
g8Q+ Kxg8
Kg6
No way to escape checkmate
my first thought is Ra8 but I’m too lazy figure it out.
g8Q+ seems to be the winner!
🙂
a typical manoeuvre in this position
we are waiting for the analysis of a master!
JSB
This one was simple.
1. g8Q+ Kxg8 (forced)
2. Kg6 d1Q
3. Ra8+ Qd8
4. Rxd8+ Bf8
5. f7+ Kh8
6. Rxf8#
Any other second move for black leads to a mate in maximum 5 moves.