White to move and checkmate in 7.
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White to move and checkmate in 7.
4r2k/5p1p/b2p4/q2Pb1Q1/1p1B4/P7/K6P/3N3R w – – 0 1
1. Bxe5+, …
There are only two possible lines.
On the one hand, if 1. … , dxe5 then
2. Qf6+, Kg8
3. Rg1+, Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+, Ke8
6. Rg8+, Ke7
7. Qc6++
On the other hand, if 1. … , Rxe5 then
2. Qf6+, Kg8
3. Rg1+, Kf8
4. Qxd6+ Re7
(if 4. … , Ke8 then 5. Rg8++)
5. Qxh6+, Ke8
6. Rg8+, Ke7
7. Qc6++
Nice exercise for a saturday morning.
1. Bxe5+, Rxe5 (or dxe5) 2. Qf6+, Kg8 3. Rg1+, Kf8 (Rg5 is mate in 6: 4. Rxg5+ 5. Qd6+ 6. Rg8#) 4. Q(x)d6+!, Re7! 5. Qh6+, Ke8 6. Rg8+, Kd7 7. Qc6#
Nice maneuvers but not hard to calculate as soon as you find out that there is onlay one beginning.
1.Bxe5 dxe5 2.Qf6 Kg8 3.Rg1 Kf8 4.Qd6 Ke8 5.Qh6 Ke8 6.Rg8 Kd7 7.Qc6#
After 1…Rxe5 white can mate the same way. The 4 Queen checks along the 6th rank are nice 🙂
Kind regards,
PdV
1.Bxe5 Rxe5 (dxe5) 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Rg1+ Kf8 4.Qxd6 Re7 5.Qh6+ Ke8 6.Rg8+ Kd7 7.Qc6 + mate
1.Bxe5+ dxe5/Rxe5
2.Qf6 Kg8
3.Rg1+ Kf8
4.Qd6+ Re7
5.Qh6+ Kd8
6.Rg8+ Kd7
7.Qc6++
1. Bxe5+ Exe5/Rxe5
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6++
1. Bxe5+ Exe5/Rxe5
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6++
1. Bxe5+ Exe5/Rxe5
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6++
Strangely enough, the relevant part of the position is from a Bareev-Djuric game (Rogatska Slatina 1991). But the queenside pawns were not there and the white king was on f2