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Early Friday Chess Tactic

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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. A.Anand Sivasankar Reply

    1)Ne7+ Nxe7 2)Bxh7+ Qxh7 3)Qh7 mate

  2. Anonymous Reply

    took me a few variations bevcause I wanted to mate with the knights. But Ne7+

  3. Math Help Reply

    (1) Ne7+ Nxe7
    (2) Bxh7+ Qxh7
    (3) Qxh7++

  4. Anonymous Reply

    1.Ne7+ Nxe7
    2.Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3.Qxh7 mate

  5. Pavan Reply

    It’s a mate in 3 starting with

    1.Ne7+ Nxe7
    2.Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3.Qxh7#

  6. Anup Reply

    1. Ne7+ Ne7
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7++

  7. jMac Reply

    1. Qxg6+, if either PxQ then 2. Ne7#, etc.

  8. Anonymous Reply

    Two blockhead knights are blocking the White bishop attack on h7. Let’s use the 1st knight to decoy the 2nd.

    1. Ne7+ Nxe7 2. Bxh7+ Qxh7 3. Qxh7#

    Lenya Gristmilli

  9. Rengrheezu Reply

    1. Ne7+ Nxe7
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#

  10. Manos Reply

    1. Ne7+ and 2. Bxh7+

  11. jbrazel Reply

    1. N-E7 1. NxN 2.BxP 2.QxP 3.QxQ checkmate!

  12. Michael Reply

    Ne7

  13. Yours Truly Reply

    1. Nfe7+ Ngxe7
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#

  14. Anonymous Reply

    1. Ne7+ Nxe7 (only move)
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7 (again: only move)
    3. Qxh7#

  15. FlowerStar Reply

    Ne7+, Black Ne7x, Bh7, Black Qh7x, white Qh7 checkmate

    Forgive if I didnt write it out right, I am still learning…

  16. Anonymous Reply

    @jMac: if 1. Qxg6? hxg6, 2. Ne7+ Kg7… Now what?

  17. Anonymous Reply

    this looks simple:
    1. Ne7+ Nxe7
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#
    greets, jan

  18. Anonymous Reply

    but then Kg7 is possible! this is tough

  19. Anonymous Reply

    1. Ne7+ Ne7; 2. Bh7+ Qh7; 3. Qh7 mate – Ariel G. Tinio

  20. Anonymous Reply

    1. Ne7+ Nxe7 2. Bxh7+ Qxh7 3. Qxh7#

  21. José María Lasso Frías Reply

    Hello

    1. Ne7+ , Nxe7
    2. Bxh7+, Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#

    Greetings from Spain

  22. pht Reply

    Here the simplest move to find is also the best working:
    1. Ne7+ Nxe7
    2. Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#

  23. pht Reply

    jMac:
    Your suggestion fails to
    2. … Kg7
    The night you see on f5 isn’t there any more…

  24. Anonymous Reply

    I am so drunk all I can look at is forced moves with check

    Ne7 any
    Bh7 any
    Qh7

    bottoms up

    Wancey Yard

  25. Anonymous Reply

    1.Ne7+ Nxe7
    2.Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3.Qxh7#

  26. Peter Reply

    1. Qxg6+ doesn’t work, g7 is free for escape after Ne7

    So the correct way seems to be 1. Ne7+!

    1… Nxe7
    2. Bh7+ Qxh7
    3. Qxh7#

  27. Anonymous Reply

    1.Qxg6+,either PxQ 2.Ne7+,Kg7
    instead 1.Ne7+,Ne7 2.Bh7+,Qh7
    3.Qh7 mate

  28. Anonymous Reply

    ne7 check, knight takes; bxh7 check, and it’s curtains?

  29. S.K.Srivastava Reply

    1Ne7+nxn 2Bxp+ qxb 3Qxq mate

  30. Prashant Reply

    @jMac

    2.Ne7 Kg7

  31. Ravi Reply

    1. Ne7+,N X e7; 2. Bxh7+, Qxh7; 3. Qxh7#

  32. Bob Savage Reply

    1. N-K7 + NxN
    2. BxP + QxB
    3. QxQ++

  33. Venky [ India - Chennai ] Reply

    Hi Susan Polgar,

    White wins the game.

    Well,correct move has already been given “Ne7+”.

    By
    Venky [ India – Chennai ]

  34. Tommy K. Reply

    Gee whiz! It’s 9:33 Friday morning,
    California time and there are already
    32 comments. Don’t you people have a
    life? 😀

    Anyway, I see a forced win for White.

    1.Ne7+ Nxe7
    2.Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3.Qxh7#

  35. knockout2011 Reply

    1.Nfe7+ Nxe7
    2.Bxh7+ Qxh7
    3.Qxh7#

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