White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
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1. Qf4+ if Kg7
2. Rxg6+..
else if
1. …Kh7
2. Rxh5 +..
1. Rxf5+!
1. Rxh5+ Kxh5 (1.. gxh5 2. Rxg8)
2. Rh3+ Kg5
3. f4+ Kg4
4. f5+ Kg5
5. Rg3+ Kh5
6. Qg4+ Kh6
7. Qh4+ Kg7
8. Qf6+ Kh6/7
9. Rh3#
1. Rxh5+ Kxh5
2. Qg4+ Kh6
3. Qh4+ Kg7
4. Qf6+ Kh6
5. Rh3#
All of your lines don’t work.
1. Rh5 Kh5
2. Rh3 Kg5
3. f4#
Other replies also don’t work for black. The line that offers the most resistence is:
1. Rh5 gh5
2. Rg8 Qc2
3. Qf4 Kh7
4. Qf8 Ne7
5. Rh8 Kg5 (Kg6 6. Qf6#)
6. Qf6 Kg4
7. f3#
In the above line
2. …..Ne7
3. Rh8 Kg5 (Kg7 4. Qh7#)
4. f4 Kh4
5. Qf3 Qc3 (anything else, 6.Qh3#)
6. g3#
Also,
2. …..Rg7
3. Rh8 Kg5 (Rh7 4. Rh7 wins)
4. f4 Kg4
5. Qf3 Kf5
6. Rf8 Kg6
7. Qe4 Kh6
8. Rh8 Rh7
9. Qh7#
1. Qf4+ Kh7 (1. … g5 2. Rxh5+ Kxh5 3. Rh3+ Kg6 4. Qf6# (2. … Kg6 3. Qf6+ Kxh5 4. Rh3#)
2. Qg5 Qxe5
3. Rxh5+ Kg7
4. Qxg6+ Kf8
5. Qxg8+ Ke7
6. Rxe5 Rc6
7. Rg7+ Kf6
8. Reg5 (Threatening Rf7# or Qf8 with mate to follow.)
1. Qf4+ Kh7 ( … Kg7? Rg6+!)
2. Qg5! with Rh5+ coming up next.
1. Rh5+? gxh5
2. Rxg8 Qc2!
1.Qf4+ Kh7
(1..g5 2.Qf6+ Rg6 3.Qh8+, etc.
1…Kg7 2.Rxg6+)
2.Qg5 , winning – threat Rxh5+
I too am not terribly convinced by 1. R:h5+ gh 2. R:g8 Qc2 3. Qf4+ Kh7 4. Qf8 – doesn’t 4…Qf5 hold? Even if forced to give the Q for a R, a1Q is in the air. The best I can see for White is 5. Rh8+ Kg6 6. Qh6+ Kf7 7. Rh7+ Ke8 or 7. Qf8+ Kg6 with a draw).
There’s another way in.
1. Qf4+ Kh7
2. Qg5
Now Black has nothing that looks any better than 2…Q:e5, but
3. R:h5 Kg7 (3…gh 4. Q:g8+ Kh6 5. Qg6#) 4. Q:g6+ Kf8 5. Q:g8+ and 6. R:e5 leaves Black with no hope.
Hey Yancey, your main line must continue, 3. f4 is check, not mate!
1. Rxh5+ Kxh5 2. Rh3+ Kg5 3. f4+ Kg4
and then?
More after 1. R:h5+ gh 2. R:g8 Qc2 3. Qf8 (3…Qf5 doesn’t work because of 4. Rh8+ Kg6 5. Qh6+ Kf7 6. Rf8+ Ke7 7. Qg7+ Qf7 8. Q:f7#)
3…Q:f2 gives the black King an escape hatch on f5. But White still has a perpetual.
White can prevent this defense with 3. Nd3 (!!) 3… Q:d3 4. Qf8 and Black is kaput.
1. Qf4+ g5?
2. Rxh5+! Kxh5 (forced)
3. Rh3+ Kg6
4. Qf6# mate
1. Qf4+ Kg7
2. Rxh5 and white should win
1. Qf4+ Kh7
2. Qg5! (threatening Rxh5+) Kg7
3. Qxg6 Kf8
4. Qf6+ and white should win
Hey Carlete,
that line has already been given by anon 3.