White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Ng6+ wins.
its simple go with knight and check then take rook again do like if its not taken by queen.
1.Ng6+ Kg8 2.Nxf8+ Bg4
(2…Kf7 3.Nxh7 Rg8 4.Bxa3 Rxg3 5.hxg3 Bxa3 6.Qxf6+ Ke8)
(2…Kh8 3.Qxh7#)
(2…Qg7 3.Qxg7#)
(2…Ng4 3.Qxh7+ Kxf8 4.Qh8+ Kf7 5.Rf3+ Ke6 6.Qxe8)
3.Rxg4+ Kf7
(3…Nxg4 4.Qxh7+ Kxf8 5.Qg7#)
(3…Qg6 4.Rxg6+ Kf7 5.Qg7#)
4.Nxh7 Nxg4
(4…axb2 5.Rg7+ Ke6 6.Qh3+ Kd6 7.Qd3)
5.Qg7+ Ke6
1. Ng6+, Kg8
2. Nxf8+, Kf6
3. Nxh7
In the land of Caissapeia, elements of Duplicate Bridge have been combined with Chess. In each round every player starts from the same position, a different starting position “dealt” to the players in each round. Each team consists of 2 players, one playing the White pieces, the other playing the Black pieces in the same round. In this years Junior Tournament, presided over by the goddess Caissa herself, 3 teams were tied for first going into the last round. Many of the players were apparently stressed out by the time they reached the last round.
On Board 1 the play went:
1. Rg8+?? Rxg8?? 2. Nf7#
On Board 2 the play went:
1. Rg8+?? Nxg8?? 2. Nf7#
On Board 3 the play went:
1. Rg8+?? Kxg8 2. Resigns
On Board 4 the play went:
1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Nxe7+ Kf7? 3. Qxf6#
The player of the White pieces on Board 5 is a very straight-forward, gifted young person, as the play shows:
1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Bxf6+ Rxf6 4. Qxf6+ Qg7 5. Qxg7#
The player of the White pieces on Board 6 was teamed with the player of the Black pieces on Board 3. Therefore this team won the tournament. The player of the White pieces on Board 6 loves to horse around, having a mischievous sense of humor, over which she will have to learn to keep a tight rein in the future, or else her reign will be short-lived. The play went:
1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Ng6+!? Kg8 4. Nxf8+ Kh8 5. Qxh7#
(4. .. Kf7 5. Qxf6#)
(4. .. Qg7 5. Qxg7#)
(4. .. Qg6 5. Qxg6+ Kxf8 (5. .. Kh8 6. Qg7#) 6. Qg7#)
Easily seen mate in 4:
1. Ng6+ Kg8
Only legal move, and a discovered check does the rest.
2. Nxf8+ Kf7 (Kh8 Qxh7#)
3. Qxh7+ Kxf8 (only legal move)
4. Qg7#
Sort of got hooked to 1. Nf7+. Doesn’t work. The correct first move is:
1. Ng6+!!
Since nothing can capture the knight, black is forced to do:
1… Kg8
2. Nxe7+!!
A double check, so the king has to move.
2… Kh8 (2… Kf7? 3. Qxf6#)
3. Bxf6+ Rxf6
4. Qxf6+ Qg7
5. Qxg7#
In all, mate in 5.
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. N:e7++ Kh8 (..Kf7 3. Qf6X)
3. Rg8+ R:g8
4. B:f6X
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Nxf8+
1.Ng6+ Kg8
2.Nxe7+ Kh8
(2…Kf7 3.Qxf6#)
3.Bxf6+ Rxf6
4.Qxf6+ Qg7
5.Qxg7#
Ng6, Kg8 only move other than queen sac.
Nxe7+
If Kf7, then Qxf6 mate
So only move is Kh8
Ng6+, Kg8
Nxf8+, Kh8 Qxh7 mate
if Kf7, Qxf6 mate
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Ne7+ Kh8 (Kf7 3. Qf6#)
3. Bf6+ Rf6
4. Qf6+ Qg7
5. Qg7#
I said “easy to see”, but it was also easy to make a mistake when I took so little time to look:-)
Something went wrong in my first solution, I didn’t see black’s knight. Correct must be:
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Nxf8+ Kf7 (Kh8 Nxh7 mates next)
3. Nxh7
and white is up with queen for bishop.
Ng6 plays itself:
1. Ng6 Kg8
2. Ne7
I can’t find a quick mate with 2.Nf8, but I think white still wins easily in that line since black gives up all material advantage and then some just to prevent the mate. Continuing:
2. …..Kh8 (Kf7 3.Qf6#)
3. Rg8! Rg8
4. Bf6 Rg7
5. Bg7#
Very amusing.
Lucymarie, who praised the winner of the Caissapeia Junior Tournament (the player of the White pieces on 6th board) left out a few things. First of all, the name of that player is Pegasus, and any player of that name is bound to have an unhealthy, daredevil interest in the twisted ways horses can move. Second of all, Lucymarie left out of her annotations 2 variations, one of which is very instructive on how clever machinations, as opposed to straightforward play, can get one into very dangerous complications.
After 1. Ng6+ Kg8 2. Nxe7+ Kh8 3. Ng6+!? Kg8 4. Nxf8+, Black can, of course, play 4. .. Ng4?, but gets mated quickly by 5. Qxh7+ Kxf8 6. Qg7#
More challenging for Pegasus would have been 4. ..
4. .. Bg4!
This can be met by 5. Rxg4+ Nxg4 (5. .. Kf7 6. Qxf6#) 6. Qxh7+ Kxf8 7. Qg7#
But, no doubt, the daredevil Pegasus would have gone in for this dubious line after 4. .. Bg4, making a 5th consecutive
horse move:
5. Nxh7?! Re1+ 6. Kf2 Re2+ 7. Kf1 axb2 8. Qg6+ Kh8 9. Nxf6 b1=Q+ 10. Qxb1 Kg7 11. Qf5! Kf7 12. Rxg4 Ke7 13. Rg7+ Kd6 14. b4 Re1+ 15. Kxe1 dxc4 16. Rd7#
Lenya Gristmilli
Mate in 5:
Black’s Queen is pinned and therefore useless.
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Nxe7+ Kh8
3. Rg8+ Rxg8
4. Bxf6+ Rg7
5. Bxg7# 1-0
or
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Nxe7+ Kh8
3. Bxf6+ Rxf6
4. Qxf6+ Qg7
5. Qxg7#
Rg8 look good
the rook of f8 if take in g8 then Nf7++
the queen is pin
then the unique move is ….Nxg8 but
Ng6!!++