Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
I was thinking of the Giri tactic that was reviewed earlier this week when I first looked at this one, and while one can sacrifice both rooks and mate with the queen in 5 moves total, in this case, one can sacrifice a rook and the queen and mate in 3 total:
1. …..Rh4!
2. gh4 Qh4!!
3. Kh4 Rh2# All nice and forced.
Rxh4+, h4
Rh2+, Kxh2
Qxh4+, Kg2
Qg3+, Kh1
Qh3#
there are plenty of ways to finish.
1……. Rxh4+!
2. gxh4 Rh2+!
3. Kxh2 Qxh4+
4. Kg2 Qg3+
5. Kh1 Qh3#
is one among them.
Rh4gh4 Qh4Kh4 Rh2#
1…Nxg3 then 2…QxP
I don’t seem a forced mate, but Black can get White’s Queen for a Rook:
1. … Nxg3
2. Ng2
Anything else allows Qxh4#
2. … Rxg2
3. Kxg2
Also here, Rxg2 or anything else allows Qxh4#
3. … Ne2+
Now White must move the King, allowing 4. Nxd4
1…Qxh4 leads to mate
1Rxh4+ gxh4
2Rh2+ Kxh2
3Qxh4+ Kg2
4Qg3+ Kh1
5Qh3# All moves are forced.
Qxh4, Rxh4, Rh2#
1… Rxh4+ 2. gxh4 Qxh4+ 3. Kxh4 Rh2#
{Black mates} 0-1
1. Rxh4. gxh4
2. Qxh4. Kxh4
3. Rh2##
all forced.
Yancey’s solution is cute. I got my solution instantly and did not look for shorter version.
Reading others blogs is the most important for me because from other idéas we can inspire our blog subjects. Thanks for this topic…