White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Nd7+ Kh8
2. Nxg6+ fxg6
3. f7+ Ne5 or Nf6
4. Qf6#
2. … Kg8
3. Nf4
Now there is now way to stop mate on g7. White is immediately threatening both Qg4+ and Qg5+ to set up the mate, so the only tries are:
3. … Ne5 (intending to answer Qg5+ with Ng6)
4. Qh6 and there is no way to stop 5. Qg7#
3. … R any
4. Qh6 Nxf6
5. Bxf6 and again Qg7# can’t be stopped
3. … Nxf6
4. Bxf6 and there is no escaping 6. Qg7# because moving the rook fails to 5. Qh6 again.
Damn, I got sidetracked trying to find a way to block the bishop at d2 so that I could play Qh6 and reach g7 with the queen, but the right sequence, once I found it, was easy to see was mate:
1. Ne7 Kg8
2. Ng6!
The move I had trouble seeing clearly. Continuing:
2. …..Kg8 (fg6 3.f7 Ne5 4.Qf6#)
3. Ne7 Kh8
4. Qg4
See, I didn’t need to block the bishop to reach g7, I just needed to find an alternate path for the queen. The rest of this is quite pretty:
4. …..Bg5 (longest, Bh6 below)
5. Qg5 Rg8 (Rg2 6.Qg7 still)
6. Qg7 Rg7
7. fg7#
At move 4, black is mated the same way, but quicker with
4. …..Bh6
5. Qg7 Bg7
6. fg7#
This is very lovely. I’ll let others post the solution.
Ne7+ Kh8
Nxg6+ Kg8
Ne7+ Kh8
Qg4 Rg8
Qg7+ Rxg7
fxg7++
slap me silly and call me leroy…i solved it.. what do you know… the wolverine still has game…
Ne7+ Kh8
Ng6+ fg6
f7+
Perhaps a false trail, perhaps a dual,
1.Ne3 is slow but seems nevertheless interesting. The threat is Qh6. The obvious reply is 1…Bxe3
2.Bxe3 (the vital pawn f6 is protected by the Rf1) Kh8
3.Qh6 Rg8
4.Rf4 and the threat 5.Qxh7+ Kxh7 Rh4# can only be parried with the desperate sac 4…Nxf6
5.Rxf6 and white is probably winning because of the material plus and a very strong dark-squared bishop.
1…Kh8
2.Rf4 Bxe3 (2…Nxf6 is a nevropathic move meeted by Qxf6+ followed by Qg7 or h8#)
3.Bxe3 Kh8
4.Qh6 Nxf6 merely transposes.
But why so slow an attack? If you can calculate
1.Ne7+ Kh8
2.Nxg6+ fxg6 (pawn h7 is pinned!)
3.f7+ Ne5
4.Qf6# it will spare the nerves of all!
Salutations to Yancey Ward and Wolverine.
The key is
Ne7+ Kh8
NXg6+
1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Nxg6+ fxg6 3.f7 #
Ne7*, KH8
Nxg6+ , fg ( Kg8, Nxf8)
f7+-
Great puzzle.
I never have given out a solution.
I will give a clue.
The solution shows a tiny bit of the infinite beauty of chess. Wonderful delight for the mind.
1 Ne7+ Kh8
2 Nxg6+
Now if 2…. fxg6
3 f7+ wins
else if 2… Kg8
3 Ne7+ Kh8
4 Qg3 Rg8
5Qg7+ Rxg7
6 fxg7#
ne7 check then knightx g6! check will win for white
Q H6
It must be Qh6
after Nxf6 or gxh6 white mates with Qg7.
Quorthon.
It should go like this, I think:
1.Ne7+ Kh8
2.Nxg6+! fxg6
3.f7+ Nf6
4.Qxf6#
and in case of
2. …Kg8
3.Ne7+ Kh8
4.Qg3 and there is no defense against Qg7+ as Rg8xg7 or Bh6xg7 are met with f6xg7#
1. Ne7+ Kh8
2. Nxg6+!! Kg8 since fxg6 leads to a quick mate after 3.f7+
3. Ne7+ Kh8
4. Qg4! Rg8/Bh6
To prevent immediate mate by Qg7.
4. … Nxf6 is answered by 5.Bxf6++
5. Qg7+! Rxg7/Bxg7
fxg7++
Very nice!
The problem of Qh6 is Bishop in d2.
The problem of Qh6 is bishop in d2.
Think it starts with Rf4,
idea Ne7+ and Dxh7 plus Th4++,
d5 is countered with e5, Bxf4 will follow Qxf4 and no solution against Qh6-g7
Yeah, I spent a considerable amount of time trying to find a way to block that bishop at d2 before finding the right method to get to g7. It is very easy to get too focused on a particular type of plan and overlook something much better.
1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Nxg6+
I)2….fxg6 3.f7+ Ne5 4.Qf6 mate
II)2…Kg8 3.Ne7+ Kh8 4.Qg3/g4 Bh6/Rg8 5.Qg7+ B or Rxg7 5.fxg7 mate
A plan is to open the diagonal a1-h8 or to bring white queen to g7. So white must start with:
1.Ne7+ Kh8 2.Nxg6+! Kg8
(if 2…fxg6 3.f7+ Nf6 Bxf6#)
3.Ne7+ Kh8 4.Qg4! Rg8
(if 4…Bh6 5.Qg7+! with the same motive; 4…Nxf6 5.Bxf6#)
5.Qg7+! Rxg7 6.fxg7#