Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh6+ Kg1 Rh1++
Qxh2
RxNe6?
1…Qxh2 2.Kxh2 Rh6 3.Kg1 Rh1 mate
Kanayo
RxNe6?
Qxh2
Qh2
Of course 1.RxN entered my head.But what about 1…. gxQh4?
1.Qxh2+ Kxh2
2.Rh6+ Kg1
3.Rh1#
fxg3…
Q+, KxQ, Rook+… than Rook++
Q+, KxQ, Rook+… Rook++ on H1
Qxh2
1.f4xg3 f2xg3 (forced, h2xf2 results in Qh1+)
2.Rxg3+ h2xRg3 (forced, Kf1 will result in QH3+ mate)
3.Qh1+ Kf2 (forced, only square left)
4.Qg2+ mate
Qxh2
Qxh2
Qh3, white cannot do anything there, then Qg2 would be checkmate
— chess newbie, but share a name with vishy and from the same city !!
Qxh2
Qxh2, followed by Rh6 and Rh1#
p4XG3 -pf2XG3
R-g3+ h2X -f3
Dd-H8++
If h2 X g3
D h1 ++
… ? – _ –
Rh6
Qxh2+
kxh2 Rh6+
kg1 Rh1++
Qxh2+ and after KxQ, Rh6+ followed by Rh1++
– Sandy
1. Qxh2+ Kxh2
2. Rh6+ Kg1
3. Rh1#
Qh3 was the first thing I thought of, threatening mate on g2, other moves taking the pawn on g3 look strong but I don’t see a reply to Qh3
pawn f4X G 3
If pawn f2 X g3
R X g3 + – h7XR3
D Q8 ++
If f4Xg3 -h2Xg3
Q 8 ++
Nic
Qh3
Qh3
Qxh2+
Qxh2+
Qxh2+ Kxh2 Rh6# (Qxh2+ Kf1 Qh1#)
1.f*g2 f*g2 2.R*g2+ h*g2 3.Qh1#
e3.
1. Qxh2+ Kxh2 (Kf1 Qh1#)
2. Rh6 Kg1
3. Rh1#
Rxg3
1. … Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 (2. Kf1 Qh1/g2#) Rh6+ 3. Kg1 Rh1#
Yeah, Qh3 is the first thing I thought of, like a few of the commenters above, but that overlooks white’s reply of Nxf4. The correct line is 1. …Qh2- totally forced mate.
Qh3 is bad because of Nxg4 and all is equal.
fxg3 leads into a mate in many moves, Qxh2 is by far the quickest and easiest way to mate white.