White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1.Ne6+ Bxe6 (fxe6 2.Qg6) 2.dxe6 fxe6 3.Qxg6, wins
Bg5 !!
1. Ne6, fxe6
2. dxe6, 1-0
1. Ne6+ Bxe6
2. dxe6 fxe6
3. Qxg6 threatening Bh6+
or
1. Ne6+ fxe6
2. Qxg6 with the same threat
The only way to avoid mate seems to be
1. Ne6+ Ke8
2. Nxc5
Ne6+ will do the trick. Any move for black will result to inevitable defeat.
1. Ne6+ fxe6 (1. .. Bxe6
2. fxe6 fxe6
3. Qxg6 1-0)
2. Qxg6 Bg7
3. Rh8+ Bxh8
4. Bh6+ Bg7
5. Bxg7+ Kg8
6. Bh6+ Kh8
7. Qg7#
I think this is the best of the lines I have looked at- it is forcing and I see no adequate defense for black
1. Ne6 Be6
2. de6 fe6 (what else?)
3. Qg6
and now the king is kept from escaping, and the threat is Rh7:
3. …..Qe5 (again, what else?)
4. Rdg1
and how do you stop Qg8#?
4. …..Bg7
5. Rh8 Bh8
6. Qg8#
Also,
1. Ne6 fe6
2. Bh6 Ke8
3. Qg6 Kd8
4. Qg4 will probably win, too, though there are probably even better lines for white here, too.
1. Ne6+! ?
Be3
Ne6 f7 -e6
Qg6
knight e6
1.Ne6+ is a very nice tactic.
1. Bxe6
2. dxe6
Duel threat of Qxf7 mate or Bh6+,Ke8,Qg8 mate can only be met by capturing the pawn e6. So:
2. fxe6
3.Qxg6
and there is no defense to Bh6+
If 1…fxe6, then the immediate 2.Qxg6 is similar
Bg5? Ke8
Be3? NxB
Ne6+ fxN
dxe Ke8
Qh8!
1)Ne6+ Bxe6
2)fxe6 Bg7
3)Bh6 wins for White
After Bg5,Ke8 comes Bxf6,exf6 and Re1+