White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Nd7 Rxd7 (1. … Qe7 2. Qxg7#) 2. Rxe8 1-0 (2. … Qxe8 3. Qxg7#)
1. Nd7 Game Over
1.Nd7!!!
>A-1..Rxd7.2.Qxg7+!.Qxg7.3.Re8+!.Qf8. 4.Rxf8#
>B-1..Qmoves.2.Qxg7#!
>C-1..Rxe1+.2.Rxe1.
>>C1-2..Qmoves.2.Qxg7#!
>>C2-2..Rxd7.3.Qxg7+!.Qxg7. 4.Re8+!.Qf8.5.Rxf8#!
>>C3-2..Nf6.3.Nxf8.Kxf8.4.Qxg7#!
>D-1..Nf6.2.Nxf8.
>>D1-2..R/Kxf8.3.Qxg7#!
>>D2-2..Nh5.3.Qg5!winning easily with Q for N and mate i not far off!
>>D3-2..Rxe1+.3.Rxe1.
>>>D31-3..R/Kxf8.4.Qxg7#!
>>>D32-3..Nh5.3.Qg5! transposes into D2 for a easy win for white!
1.Nd7 RxN
2.RxR QxR
3,Qxg7#
other lines lead to heavy material loss for black.
Nd7!!!
Nd7
1. Nd7
(If 1… Qe7 or Qd6 then 2.Qxg7++)
1….Rxd7
2. Rxe8 winning the black queen.
(If 2… Qxe8 3.Qxg7++)
If 1… Rxe1+ then 2. Rxe1 and continuing same as before.
white Nd7.
white N d7
The Black Queen is overloaded. She can’t stop the mate on g7 and protect the back rank.
The move is Ne7 attacking the Queen and forcing the black Rook to take the Knight, now the back rank is weak.
Nd7 RxRe1+
RxRe1 RxNd7
Re8 threatening the Q
if … QxR, Qg7#