White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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1.Nh6+.Rxh6.
2.Rf8+.B/Rxf8
3.gxf8#
Harry
1.Nh6 Rxh6
2.Rf8 Bxf8
3.gxf8Q mat
1. Nh6+ Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Bxf8 (or Rxf8)
3. gxf8=Q#
A situation where it’s almost obvious that you must have some combination.
To start with a knight check is likely, and since a rook check after looks desirable, it has to be:
1. Nh6+
A)
1. … Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Bxf8/Rxf8
3. gxf8=R++# (cute mate)
B)
1. … Kf7
2. Rxf6+ Ke7/Ke8
3. Qxd5
and mate to follow very soon.
I guess the key is to pay attention to the current position of the white queen.
1. Nh6+ Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Bxf8
3. gxf8=Q#
1. Nh6+
1. Nh6+ Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Bxf8
3. Rxf8+ Rxf8
4. Qxd5+ Kxg7
5. Qxe5+
–br
This is so easy…! Mate in 3 starting with a horse jump.
1. Nh6+ Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Rxf8
3. Rxf8+ Bxf8
4. Qxd5 1-0
White gives up 2 rooks, a knight and
a pawn for a rook, bishop and a queen.
Seems like all the moves are forced.
1.Nh6+ Rxh6
2.Rf8+ B/Rxf8
3.gxf8=Q#
1. Nh6+ Rxh6
2. Rf8+ Bxf8 (or 2.-Rxf8)
3. gxf8=Q++
Love it! 1. Nh6+ Rxh6 2. Rf8+ Bxf8 (Rxf8)3. gxf8=Q++
Took me a minute to spot the right move- got hung up on Nxd6 (which probably loses for white!). The right move, checking from h6 was invisible to me for a bit, but is totally forcing:
1. Nh6! Rh6 (only legal move)
2. Rf8 Bf8 (Rf8 no different)
3. gf8Q#
A double check and mate. Pretty!
Dear pht,
You are bringing strange out options.
B)1… Kf7 is illegal
Dear pht,
I am sorry for jumbled words in my sentence.
It should have been “You are bringing out strange options.”
Almost everyone seems to have forgotten about black’s rook on D8 in claiming to promote the pawn and mate, except Anant and Anonymous 3:39!
1. f5-h6 f6xh6
2. f3-f8+ d6xf8
3. f1-f8+ d8xf8
4. g7xf8(Q)++ g8xf8
5: g7xd5
and W has Q against R.
Robert
@Robert – you don’t have to worry about the rook at d8. It’s a double-check because of the white queen on the g file.