White to move. How should White proceed?
5r2/1p1qkp1R/2p4Q/r2p1P2/8/p3P3/7P/5R1K w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
5r2/1p1qkp1R/2p4Q/r2p1P2/8/p3P3/7P/5R1K w – – 0 1
f6+ wins
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f6 wins. there is no way to keep the f8 rook and avoid mate.
1 f6 Ke8 (forced in order to hold the f8 rook)
2 Qxf8 resigns
if
2 … Kxf8
3 Rh8#
ag
if it is white move doesn’t depend on whate white does how to proceed.
“White to move. How should Black proceed?”
susan, is it white’s move or black’s?
ag
1.f6+, Ke8
2.Qxf8+!, Kxf8
3.Rh8+ mat
Let me rethink.
Well probably white will move f6 hoping for Ke8. but that is catastrophic with Qxf8, Kxf8, Rh8# so Kd8 is a possibility with Kc7 after Qxf8+ and just hope that pawn on a3 will give some counter.
hmm another better move. Ke6 after f6 is the best move. and then continue with a2 and then d4 to open up lines to the white king and to threat promotion.
1. f6+, Ke8 (Ke6 doesn’t work because it allows for Qxf8 getting the free rook)
2. Qxf8+, Kxf8
3. Rh8++
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1. f6+ Ke8 (or loses the rook)
2. QxR+ KxQ
3. RH8++
1. Qxf8 Kxf8
2. f6 Qg4!
1. Qxf8 Kxf8
2. f6 Qg4!
f6 Ke8
Qxf8
Arctic Knight
1.f6+ winning a rook, since if 1…Ke8, 2.Qxf8+ Kxf8 3.Rh8#.
1.f6+
Black either loses the f8 rook directly or has to give it up after
2.Rh8
while the Black King flees, or else gets mated.
f6 ke8
Qxf8 Kxf8
Rh8++
f6 Kd6
Qxf8+
1. Qxf8 .. Kf6 (the other line has been already mentioned)
2. Rh6 followed by Qg7