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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. Ein Steppenwolf Reply

    1. ♗c5+

    1. … ♚e8
    2. ♘g7#

    1. … ♜xc5
    2. ♖d8#

    1. … bxc5 or ♝xc5 or ♛xc5
    2. ♖d8 ♜xd8
    3. ♕xd8#

    1. … ♚g8
    2. ♖d8 ♜xd8
    3. ♕xd8+ ♞f8
    4. ♕xf8#

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  3. bartwest Reply

    Bc5

  4. Brian Reply

    1 Bc5+, followed by 2 Rd8+

  5. Yancey Ward Reply

    Almost without thinking about it

    1. Bc5!

    Uncovers, with check, the double attack on the d8 square threatening Rd8 followed by mate. There is no defense, the longest line should be where the king moves to free f8 for a block:

    1. …..Kg8
    2. Rd8 Rd8
    3. Qd8 Nf8
    4. Qf8#

  6. Daniel Reply

    1.Bc5 Ne7 (… Ke8 2.Ng7; …Bc5 1.Re8 and 3. Qe8)
    2.Qg7 Ke8
    3.Nf6

  7. James I. Hymas Reply

    1. Bc5+ Ke8
    2. Nf6#

    or

    1. … Kg8
    2. Rd8+ R:d8
    3. Q:d8#

    or

    1 … [any capture on c5 other than by the Rc8]
    2. Rd8+ R:d8
    3. Q:d8#

    or

    1. … R:c5
    2. Rd8#

    or

    1. … Ne7
    2. Q:e7+ Kg8
    3. Rd8+ R:d8
    4. Q:d8#

  8. Anonymous Reply

    1) bc5+, pxb or bxb
    2) rd8+, rxr
    3) qxr##

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