White to move. How should White proceed?
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After 1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Qe8+ Kh7 3.Ng5+ Kh6 and 4. Qe6+ Black cannot avoid a quick checkmate
Petrvs
1.Qh5+ Kg8 2.Qe8+ Kh7
[2…Bf8 3.Nf6+ +-]
3.Kg2 Qd8
[3…fxe4 4.Rh1+ Bh6 5.Rxh6+ Kg7 6.Qh8+ Kf7 7.Rf6+ Ke7 8.Qf8#]
4.Rh1+ Bh6 5.Rxh6+ Kg7 6.Qg6+ Kf8 7.Rh8+ Ke7 8.Qe6#
– SS
1. Qh5+ Kg8
2. Qe8+ Kh7
3. Kg2 Bf1+
4. Kxf1 –
5. Kg2 –
6. Rh1 and mate follows
or
1. Qh5+ Kg8
2. Qe8+ Bf8
3. Qg6+ and mate in 2 follows
1.Qh5 +
A)1….Bh6
2.Qxh6 + Kg8
3.Bh6 + et cætera
B)1….Kg8
2.Qe8+
a)2….Kh7
3.Ng5+ Kh6
4.Kg2 Bxd5
5.f3 Bxf3 +
6.Nxf3 + et cætera
b)2….Bf8
3.Qg6+ Kh8
4.Nf6 ! Rg7 or Bg7
5.Qh5 + 1-0
1. qh5+ kg8
2. qe8+ kh7
3. ng5+ kh6
4. qe6+ kh5
5. qf5 and no defense against 6. nf7
I have no board at my hands, so I can calculate only in that old-fashioned natural brainway. My suggestion is
1. Qg6
For example:
1. fxe4
2. Qe8+ Kh7
3. Kg2 and I feel a mate there …
Another line
1. Td8
2. Nf6 Lxf6
3. Qxf6+ Kg8
4. Kg2 and I feel a mate there …
But what after
1. Qd8?
Then I suppose White to continue with Ng5 but I am far away of seeing clear about what may happen then.
I looks fine for White, but I have no concrete lines.
a few options
A
1. Qh5+ Kg8
2. Qe8+ Kh7
3. Kg2 Bh6
4. Rh1 f4
5. Nf6+ Kg7
6. Qg8+ KxN
7. RxB+
then 7. .. Kf5 8. Qg5#
or 7. .. Kf7 8. Rf6#
Qh5+ wins due to threat Qe8+ Ng5+ and discover check from bishop on d2
Had to get out my chess board for this one.
Many variations but 1. Qh5+ seems to be working, if I haven’t overlooked anything.
Three variations would be like this:
1. Qh5+ Kg8
2. Qe8+ Kh7
3. Kg2 fxe4
4. Rh1+ Bh6
5. Rxh6+ Kg7
6. Qg6+ Kf8
7. Rh8+ Ke7
8. Re8#
1. Qh5+ Kg8
2. Qe8+ Bf8
3. Qg6+ Rg7
4. Nf6+ Kh8
5. Qh6+ Rh7
6. Qxf8#
1. Qh5+ Bh6
2. Qxh6+ Kg8
3. Nxf6+ Kf7
4. Bg5 Qb7
5. Qh7+ Kf8
6. Qg8+ Ke7
7. Ne4#
1.Qa4+ Kg8 – forced 2.Nf6+ – Black loses material
A lot of incorrect answers here. It can be proved by comps that after 1. Qh5 Kg8 it’s mate in 8, and correct is 3. Ng5+
3.Kg2 mates too, but takes 16 moves!!
After 2. -Bf8 its mate in 5.