White to move. How should Magnus proceed?
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rf7 – kXe6
qc4
Rf7+!, if Kxe6, then Qc4 mates, if Kd8, Qxe6+ mates next move
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1. Rf7 – Kd8
2. Dxd6
Rf7+ almost force king to d8 then Rd7+
Rf4
Rf7, ke6, qc4
Bxc8
Take white bishop on c8… Followed by Rf1 and then check on Qd7
Bxc8
1. Rf7+ Kxe6 (Kd8, Qc7#)
2. Qc4#
Wow, this one took a while! But, it’s Rf7+!! If black takes bishop, then it’s mate with Qc4#. If black moves away to Kd8, then Qxd6+, Ke8, Qc6+, Kd8, Rd7+, Ke8, Rxg7+, Kf8, Rf1+, Kxg7, Qc7+, Kg6, Qf7+, Kg5, Rf5+, Kg4, Rf4+, Kg5, Qf6+, Kh5, Rxh4#. That’s just one variation of mate; there are like 3 others. I think all roads lead to mate or at least a lot of piece lost lol. Crazy.
1. Rf7+ Kxe6 (Kd1 2. Qxd6+ ) 2. Qc4#
1. Rf7+ Kxe6 2. Qc4#
(….Kd8 2. Qxd6+ Ke8 (…Bd7 3. Qxd7#) 3. Qe7#)
1. Rf7+ Kxe6 2. Qc4#
(….Kd8 2. Qxd6+ Ke8 (…Bd7 3. Qxd7#) 3. Qe7#
1. Rf7+ Kxe6 2. Qc4#
(….Kd8 2. Qxd6+ Ke8 (…Bd7 3. Qxd7#) 3. Qe7#)
1. Rf7 Kd8 (Ke6 2.Qc4#)
2. Rd7 Ke8 (Bd7 3.Qd7#)
3. Bf7 Kf8
4. Qd6 Qe7
5. Qe7#
The funny thing is, the first time this problem was posted, I couldn’t quite see what was wrong with black taking at e6 on the first move, and I had the same problem for a minute today.
somebody explain me magnus moves as posted on blog as….
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@Vinod Supnekar, Friday, November 15, 2013 at 10:41:00 PM CST
Forsyth–Edwards Notation (FEN)