White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. R4xe4 dxe4
2. Nd6 Q/any
3. Nxe4
threatening 4. Nxf6+ and 5. Qxh7#
black has to give up the queen to prevent mate.
1. RxNe4 PxN
2. Nd6 forking Q & R wins for white
3. Rxe4 with the rook heading to g4 wih mate following. Black doesnt have any good reply
sorry meant white rook heading to h4, with no good defenses.
however, just checked the game on chessgames.com. I apparently got the 1st move correctly, but the rest of the sequence wrong!
f3
Nd6
1. Ree4 de4
2. Qf6 Rd8
3. Nh6 Kf8
4. Qh8 Ke7
5. Nf5# unless I am missing something.
I like f3 followed by Rxe6 (after black’s knight retreats) to set up mate on g7.
Ne7+, Rxe7
Bf5 and white wins
Ne7+ …. Q or Rxe7
Bf5
Ne7+ … Qxe7 or Rxe7
Bf5
tde4 de4
kd4
kf6
qg7
1.Nd6 Nxd6 2.Rg4+