White to move. What is the best continuation for white?
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White to move. What is the best continuation for white?
Rg5xg8+
1. Rg8+ RxR (forced)
2. Qg7+ RxQ (forced)
3. f6xR+ Kg8 (forced)
4. Nfg+ mate
Took me a minute to get this one; though I was focused on 1.Rg8 almost instantly, I overlooked, initially, the power of white’s second move in the following line because I couldn’t immediately convince myself the knight move mates:
1. Rg8! Rg8
2. Qg7
The hard move to spot is the second one….
2. ……Rg7
3. fg7 Kg8
4. Nf6#
This is too hard.
1. Rg8+ RxR
2. Qg7+ RxQ
3. fxg7+ Kg8
4. Nf6 mate
RG8 check, R x g8
Qg7 check, R x g7
F6 x Rg7 check, Kg8
Nf6 checkmate I think
1. Rg8+ Rxg8
2. Qg7+ Rxg7
3. fxg7+ Kg8
4. Nf6#
1. Rg8+ Rxg8
2. Qg7+ Rxg7
3. fxg7+ Kg8
4. Nf6#
By Tsekmate
1-Rg8+ Rxg8 2-Qg7+ RXg7 3-fxg7+ kg8 4-Nf6 mate .
1)Rg8+ , Rxg8
2)Qxg7+, Rxg7
3)fxg7+, Kg8
4)Nf6 Mate
1.Rg8+!.Rxg8.2.Qg7+!!.Rxg7.3.fxg7+!.Kg8.4.Nf6#!!
Rg7 threatening
2. Rxh7+ Kxh7
3. Qg7#
Black has no credible defense.
Rg7
Mate in four:
1. Rg8 Rxg8
2. Qg7+ Rxg7
3. fxg7+ Kg8
4. Nf6#
1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Qg7+ Rxg7 3.fxg7+ Kg8 4.Nf6#
Rg8 Rg8
Qg7 Rg7
fg Kg8
Nf6
1. Rg7!
The only defense is to move the knight on f7, losing the Black queen.
The trick here is to force taking on g7 with a pawn, clearing f6 for mate with the knight. Very routine.
1. Rg8+ R*g8
2. Qg7+ R*g7
3. f*g7+ Kg8
4. Nf6# Routine, yes; but pretty.
(It’s likely that Rg7 would also win with R*h7+, Qg6+, Rh1 following as required after 1.… a*b2+, 2 Kb1)
Now “anonymous”, may I request a favor? Please don’t post regularly “this is too hard”. If you have a solution, please post. But for most of us this is not too hard and if it’s hard for you, it’s a learning opportunity.
Happy holidays.
psyche
1.Rg8+ Rxg8 2.Qg7+ Rxg7 3.fxg7+ Kg8 4.Nf6++