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  1. James Attewell Reply

    1. … Qd4+ 2. Kf3 Bh6+ 3. Kg2 Qg1+ 4. Kh3 Rd3+ 5. Rf3 Rxf3+ 6. Kh4 Qg4#
    2. Kxg5 Rg1+ 3. Qg3 Rxg3+ 4. Kh6 Qh4+ 5. Kg7 Be8#

  2. Alena Reply

    1. Qd4+ Kf3
    2. Bh5+ Kg2
    3. Qg1+ Kh3
    4. Rd3+ Rf3
    5. Rxf3+ Qg3
    6. Qxg3#

  3. James Attewell Reply

    Sorry
    1. Qd4+ Kf3 2. Bh5+ Kg2 3. Qg1+ Kh3 4. Rd3+ Rf3 5. Rxf3+ Kh4 6. Qg4#
    1. … Kxg5 2. Rg1+ Qg3 3. Rxg3+ Kh6 4. Qh4+ Kg7 5. Be8# or
    1. … Kxg5 2. Rg1+ Kh6 3. Qh4+ Kg7 4. Be8+ Qg3 5. Rxg3#

  4. Lucymarie Ruth Reply

    The problem with 1. Rd4+ is that the White Queen is blocked from getting back into the game:

    1. Rd4+ ? Kf3! and not (1. … Kxg5? 2. Bd3+ Kh5 3.Be2+ Rf3 4. Bxf3 mate) and there is no mate that I can see.

    But 1. Qd4+ mate for sure.

    1. Qd4+ and Black can play either 1. … Kxg5 or 1. … Kf3

    1. Qd4+ Kxg5
    2. Rg1+ Kh6
    3. Qh4+ Kg7
    4. Qe7+ Rf7 (4. … Kh8 or Kh6 5. Qh7 mate)
    5. Qxf7+ and mate next move.

    Finally, the 1. … Kf3 variation after 1. Qd4+

    1. Qd4+ Kf3
    2. Bh5+ Kg2
    3. Qe4+

    (it’s important to put the queen on a white square now, and now Black has 3 choices: … Kxh2, … Kh3, and … Kf2

    3. … Kxh2
    4. Rh1+ Kg3
    5. Rg1+ and mate in 1 after any Black continuation.

    3. … Kf2
    4. Qe2 mate

    3. … Kh3
    4. Qg4+ Kxh2
    5. Qg1+ Kh3
    6. Rd3+ and Black can try 2 desperation interpose moves, or get mated immediately after

    6. … Kh4
    7. Qg4 mate.

  5. Lucymarie Ruth Reply

    Hello, Yancey. I’m in a bit of a nostalgic mood after working hard today, and having wine and cheese afterwards. Anyway, I was thinking over old times. Do you remember this one?

    https://chessdailynews.com/closing-out-chess-tactic-9/

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