White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
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White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Qe6+ (or Qd5+, does not matter) Kh8 2. Qf7 Rg8 3. Re8
1. Qe6+ Kh8
2. Rc8
choices:
2. … Rxc8
3. Qxc8+ Qg8
4. Re8 wins
2. … Qxe6
3. Rxf8+ Qg8
4. R2e8 h7
5. Rxg8+ Kh7
6. Rb8 c2
7. Rgc8
stops the pawns and wins
1. Qd5+ …
… Rf7
2, Re8#
… Kh8
2, Rc8 QxQ
3. RxR+ Qg8
4. Rxg8+ Kxg8
… Kh8
2, Rc8 Rxc8
3. QxQ
Mark
Q-e6+ kh8
R-c8 Qxe6
rxf8 Q-g8
r-e8 White wins
Qe6+
If Rf7, Rc8+ leads to mate.
If Kh8, Qf7 leads to mate.
Ravi
I can see
1. Qe6+ Kh8
2. Rc8! Qxe6
3. Rxf8+ Qg8
4. Ree8 h6
5. Rxg8+ Kh7
But the follow-up is too difficult.
The connected passers would be too difficult to counter.
I guess 1. Qd5+ or 1. Qe6+ are winning moves. If 1. … Rf7 2. Rc8 wins. If 1. … Kh8 2. Rc8! Qxe6 3. Rxf8+ Qg8 4. R2e8 wins…
Black is clearly better with the triple connected passed pawns/.
1. Qc6 – Rf8; 2. Qe6+ – Kh8; 3. Qf7! – Rg8; 4. Re8 1-0
Qe6+ Kh8
Rc8 Qxe6
Rxf8+ Qg8
R(e)e8
suggests itself
Re8 looks winning, black will run out of checks.
White wins:
1.Qe6+ Kh8 2.Rc8! Qxe6 3.Rxf8+ Qg8 4.Ree8!
Merry Christmas!
Kamalakanta
q checks and qf7
Careful calculation and evaluation is needed to solve this position. This false lead (which many seem to have fallen into) is:
1. Qe6+ Kh8 2. Rc8? Qxe6 3. Rxf8+ Qg8 4. Ree8 h6 5. Rxg8+ Kh7 6. Rb8 b3! and Black is still kicking, i.e. 7. Rxb3 Kxg8, or 7. Rgc8 c2 (or …a4)
The correct solution would appear to be:
1. Qe6+ Kh8 2. Qf7 Rg8 3. Re8 which finishes cleanly.
1. Qd5 (or e6)+ Kh8 2. Qf7 (2. Rc8 probably does win, but it’s much harder) Rg8 3. Re8 Qc2+ 4. Kh3 Qf5+ 5. Rg4 and mate is unavoidable.