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Susan Polgar Tactic 3

White to move and checkmate in 7. No computer analysis please.

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  1. Anonymous Reply

    1.Qe7 Kh6
    2.Qh4 Kg7
    3.Qd4 Kh6
    4.Qf4 Kg7
    5.Qe5 Kh6
    6.Th5 gxh5
    7.Qf6

    if
    5. Kg8
    6.Qxb8 Kg7
    7.Qf8

  2. Tom Crispin Reply

    The idea is to deliver a queen check from e5 when the black king in on g7. Then both … Kg8 and … Kh8 allow Qxb8+ and Qf8++, while on … Kh6 follows Rh5+ gxh5 Qf6++. But the white rook is in the way.

    So the main line goes

    1. Qe7+ Kh6 2. Qh4+ Kg7 3. Qd4+ Kh6 4. Qf4+ Kg7 5. Qe5+ and we have the desired position.

  3. jcheyne Reply

    1. Qe7+ Kg8
    2. Qe6+ Kg7
    3. Qe5+ Kh6
    4. Rh5+ gxh5
    5. Qf6#

    3. … Kg8
    4. Qxb8+ Kg7
    5. Qf8#

    1. … Kh6
    2. Qh4+ Kg7
    3. Qd4+ Kg8
    4. Qd5+ Kg7
    5. Qe5+ Kg8
    6. Qxb8+ Kg7
    7. Qf8#

  4. Jochen Reply

    With the queen checking on e5 it would be mate:
    Kg8/h8 than Qxb8+ followed by Qf8#
    Kh6 than Rh5+!!, gxh5 and Qf6# (this was the mate I saw first)

    So the queen must get there in 5 moves:

    1. Qf6+, Kh6 (Kg8? 2. Qe6+! 3. Qe5+) 2. Qh4+, Kg7 3. Qd4+, Kh6 (or Kg8 4. Qd5+ 5. Qe5+) 4. Qf4+!, Kg7 5. Qe5+

    Nice mating sequence. Quite easy if you see the mate after Rh5+ and build the rest of the solution around it as I did. 🙂

    Best wishes from Germany

    Jochen

  5. Chessness Reply

    With Qe7+ you have the half point, and I think than an interesant move in Rf2, because I can’t see any useful move for White.
    Thanks

  6. Christian Purniel Umpierre Reply

    nice, the queen must dance round the rook to e5 for mate

    qe7 kh6
    qh4 kg7
    qd4 kh6
    qf4 kg7
    qe5 kh6
    rh5 gxh
    qf6#

    or if the king moves to g8

    qe7 kg8
    qe6 kg7
    qe5 kg8
    qb8 kg7
    qf8#

  7. Anonymous Reply

    1 Qe7 and then:

    A: 1…Kg8 2 Qe6 Kg7 (2…Kh8 3 Qe5 Kg8 4 Qb8 Kg7 5 Qf8#) 3 Qe5 Kg8 (3…kh6 4 Rh5 gh5 5 Qf6#) 4 Qb8 Kg7 5 Qf8#

    B: 1…Kk8 2 Rf8 Rf8 3 Qf8#

    C: 1…Kh6 2 Qh4 Kg7 3 Qd4 Kg8 (Kh6 4 Qf4 Kg7 5 Qe5 Kg8 6 Qb8 Kg7 7 Qf8#) 4 Qd5 Kg7 5 Qe5 Kg8 6 Qb8 Kg7 7 Qf8#

    Nice problem

    -Justin Daniel

  8. Anonymous Reply

    Looks like it’s mate after
    1. Qe7+ Kh6
    2. Qh4+ Kg7
    3. Qd4+ Kh6
    (3 … Kg8 4. Qd5+ Kh8 5. Qe5+ Kg8 6. Qb8+ Kg7 7. Qf8#)
    4. Qf4+ Kg7
    5. Qe5+ Kh6 (Kg8 Qb8+ / Qf8#)
    6. Rh5+ gh
    7. Qf6#
    all from memory so sorry for mistakes

  9. anand Reply

    1. Qe7+ Kh6
    2. Qh4+ Kg7
    3. Qd4+! Kh6
    4. Qf4+ Kg7
    5. Qe5+! Kh6
    If 5…… Kg8
    6. Qxb8+ Kg7
    7. Qf8#
    6. Rh5+! gxh5
    7. Qf6#

    There are other variations, but the main idea with most is to bring the queen to e5. Nice one Susan. Thanks.

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