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Monday chess tactic

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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. S.K.Srivastava Reply

    1Rxn pxr 2rg8 ke7 3Rg7 wins

  2. Venky[ India - Chennai ] Reply

    Hi Susan Polgar,

    White wins the game,Variations exist.[ Simple and neat puzzle ]

    1.R*Nf6+ e*Nf6
    2.Rg8+ Ke7
    3.Rg7+ Ke8
    4.Qf7+ Kd8
    5.Qd7++ Mate

    By
    Venky [ India – Chennai ]

  3. Pavan Reply

    1.Rxf6+ exf6 (1. …Qf6 2.Rg8#)
    2.Rg8+ Ke7
    3.Rg7+ Ke8
    4.Qd7+ Kf8
    5.Qe7#

  4. Yancey Ward Reply

    Nice and simple:

    1. Rf6

    Black has three options-Ke8, ef6, and Qf6. They are all mates:

    1. …..Ke8
    2. Rg8#

    Or, the longest one:

    1. …..ef6
    2. Rg8 Ke7
    3. Rg7 Ke8/f8
    4. Qg8#

    And, lastly:

    1. …..Qf6
    2. Rg8#

  5. Anup Reply

    1. Rxf6+ exf6
    (1. … Qxf6 or Ke8
    2. Rg8++)

    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8
    (3. … Kf8
    4. Qf7++)

    4. Qe6+ Kd8
    5. Qd7++

  6. Prof. S.G. Bhat Reply

    1Rxf6+ exf6
    (if 1… Qxf6 2Rg8#)
    2Rg8+ Ke7
    3 Rg7+ Ke8
    (if 3…Kf8 4Qf7#)
    4Qd7+ Kf8
    5Qf7#

  7. Anonymous Reply

    eat the horse

    Geronimo

  8. Geoffrey Allen Reply

    1. Rxf6+! exf6
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8
    4. Qd7+ Kf8
    5. Qf7# (Qe7#)

  9. Geoffrey Allen Reply

    Correction, it should be

    1. Rxf6+! exf6
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8
    4. Qg8#

  10. Anonymous Reply

    1 R:f6+ !
    Gabriele

  11. Lucymarie Reply

    1. Rxf6+ exf6 or [1. … Qxf6 2. Rg8#]
    or [1. … Ke8 2. Rg8#]
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8/Kf8
    4. Qg8#

  12. Anonymous Reply

    Here is my solution:
    1. Rxf6+, exf6 [1…, ke8. 2. Rg8#]
    2. Rg8+, Ke7
    3. Rg7+, Ke8
    4. Qg8 checkmate

    3. …, Kf8
    4. Qf7 checkmate

    Erik Fokke
    Amsterdam, Netherlands

  13. fajac Reply

    Easy:
    1. Rxf6+ fxe6
    1. … Ke8/Dxf6
    2. Rg8#
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8
    3. … Kf8
    4. Qf7#
    4. Qd7+ Kf8
    5. Qf7/e7#

  14. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rxf6+ exf6
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ and
    4. Qg8#

  15. Morsa Reply

    1. Rg8! Kxg8 2.Kxf6+ disc. with a deadly attack.

  16. Jim Lin Reply

    Rxf6+ clearing tha a2-g8 diagonal as well as removing a defender of g8 jumps out, and leads to mate in 5:

    1. Rxf6+ exf6 (1. – Qxf6/Ke8 2. Rg8#)
    2. Rg8+ Ke7
    3. Rg7+ Ke8 (3. – Kf8 4. Qf7#)
    4. Qf7+ Kd8
    5. Qd8#

  17. Anonymous Reply

    Rxf6+ exf6 (or checkmate) then two checks with Rook on g8 and g7 and checkmate.

  18. Frederick Rhine Reply

    1.Rxf6+ exf6 (otherwise 2.Rg8 is mate) 2.Rg8+ Ke7 3.Rg7+ K moves 4.Qg8#

  19. Prof. S.G. Bhat Reply

    Dear Jim Lin,
    Your move 4…. Kd8
    5 Qd8# is unacceptable according to chess protocol. You can mate king with pleasure but not eat him up as some insects do after mating. I am sure you meant 5 Qg8#.
    Venky,Pavan,Jim Lin and myself are guilty of prolonging the game to 5th move.We were obsessed with mate on 7th rank whereas mate on 8th rank Qg8# was overlooked. I detected it as soon as I posted my comment but did not attempt to improve upon it immediately.

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