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      Home  >  Chess Improvement • Chess Puzzles  >  Finding the right continuation

      Finding the right continuation

      Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving


      White to move. How should White proceed? No comp lines please.

      4qnr1/1nb3k1/4p1pp/1Pp1Pp2/r2p3Q/B4NR1/4BP1P/1R5K w – – 0 1

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      31 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:36 pm

        am I missing something? it looks like
        Qf6+ Kh7
        Mg5+ hxg
        Rh3 mate

      2. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:41 pm

        Qf6+, Ng5+, Rh3#

      3. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:44 pm

        1.Qf6+…Kh7
        2.Ng5+…hxg
        3.Rh3 mate

      4. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:45 pm

        1. b6 Rxa3 2.bxc7 +-

      5. Thomas Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:49 pm

        @Anonymous 3:45PM: No, the forced action is on the kingside. 1.Qf6+ Kh7 2.Ng5+ hg5: 3.Rh3 mate. No need for a computer to find this … .

      6. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 8:54 pm

        i see a mate in 3?!
        Qf6+/Ng5+/Rh3#
        am i mistaken somehow??

      7. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:03 pm

        1.Qf6+ Kh7 2.Ng5+ hxg5 3.Rh3++

      8. US Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:05 pm

        Looks too easy, but I can’t find any problems with this (but still, it’s late and I’m tired, so…):

        1.Qf6+ …Kh7(forced), 2.Ng5+ …hxg5 (forced), 3.Rh3++

      9. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:19 pm

        That won’t work. 1.b6 Bxe5 then Rxa3.

      10. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:22 pm

        1 Qf6 Kh7
        2 Ng5
        and mate with the rook 🙂

      11. Miguel Lacruz Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:32 pm

        Mate in three

        1. Qf6+, Kh7
        2. Ng5+, hxg5
        3. Rh3++

      12. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:39 pm

        bc1

      13. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 9:57 pm

        1. Qf6 Kh7 2.Ng5 hg5 3.Rh3#
        Angelo Piantadosi (Italy)

      14. Jean-Claude Schmidig Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:00 pm

        1.Qf6+ Kh7
        2.Ng5+ hxg5
        3.Rh3#

      15. Alan Green Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:17 pm

        Qf6+ Kh7
        Ng5+ pxg5
        Rh3#

        all forced. very neat

      16. Bobby F. Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:20 pm

        Mate in 3: Q+, N+, R++

      17. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:22 pm

        Qf6+ Kh7 Ng5+ hxg5 Rh3# wins

      18. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:26 pm

        Huh? What’s wrong with 1. Qf6 Kh7 2. Ng5 hxg5 3. Rh3

      19. Sean Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:30 pm

        What’s wrong with

        1. Qf6+ Kh7
        2. Ng5+ PxN
        3. Rh3++

      20. Yuly Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:34 pm

        1. Qf6+ Kh7 2. Ng5+ hxg5 3. Rh3#

      21. Halicarnas Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:39 pm

        1. Qf6+ Kh7
        2. Ng5+ hxg5
        3. Rh3#

      22. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:41 pm

        1. Qf6+ Kh7
        2. Ng5+ hg
        3. Rh3 mate

      23. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:41 pm

        Qf6+ Kh7 Ng5+ hxg5 Rh3#

      24. Frederick Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:49 pm

        1.Qf6+ Kh7 2.Ng5+ hxg5 3.Rh3#

      25. José María Lasso Frías Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:52 pm

        Hello

        1. Qf6+ , Kh7
        2. Ng5+ , hxg5
        3. Rh3#

        Greetings from Spain

      26. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:53 pm

        1.Qf6+ followed by Kt-g5+ and Rh3#.

      27. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:54 pm

        1.Qf6+ followed by Kt-g5+ and Rh3#.

      28. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm

        1.Qf6 followed by Ktg5+ and Rh3#.

      29. Jeremy Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:57 pm

        Qf6+, Kh7, Ng5+, axg5, Rh3++

      30. jcheyne Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 10:58 pm

        Patzer’s code: always check; it may be…

        1. Qf6+ Kh7
        2. Ng5+ hxg5
        3. Rh3#

      31. Anonymous Reply
        August 13, 2009 at 11:01 pm

        1.Qf6+ followed by Ng5+ and Rh3#.

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