White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Rxh5+
if
1. … gxh5 2. Qg7#
if
1. … Kg8
2. Rh8+! Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
I was wondering, how come you never approve my answers in your blog? did i gave out a wrong answer? thanks!
-ahmad
Rxh5 forces mate either by gxh Qg7 mate or Kg8 then Rh8+ forces Kxg8 then Qh6+ then Qg7 mate.
A quickie.
1. Rxh5+ Kg8 (1. … gxh5 2. Qg7#)
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
Think I’ll show this one to the kids at the very first meeting of our brand new chess club tomorrow (assuming the boards arrive as promised).
1. Rxh5+ Kg8 (1… gxh5 2. Qg7#)
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
1. Rxh5+! Kg8
1. … gxh5 2. Qg7#
2. Rh8+! Kxh8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Qg7#
rxh5+ kg8
rh8+ kxh8
Qh6+ wins
Rxh5
… gxh5 Qg7 mate
or
… Kg8 2.Rh8+ Kxh8 3.Qh6 Kg8 4.Qg7 mate
1.Rh5+
If 1…gh5 then
2.Qg7#
If 1…Kg8 then
2.Rh8+ Kh8
3.Qh6+ Kg8
4.Qg7#
Rxh5 looks like mate coming.
1.Rxh5+ Kg8
2.Rh8+ Kxh8
3.Qh6+ Kg8
4.Qg7#
1. Rxh5+ Kg8 (if 1. … gxh5 2. Qg7#)
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
1. Rxh5+ Kg8
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7+ is mate
If after 1. Rxh5 black plays gxh5, then white wins immediately with Qg7+.
I think this is right…. 😉
Rxh5,
1. ….. Kg8
2. Rh8 Kh8
3. Qh6 Kg8
4. Qg7#
or
1. …. gxh5
2. Qg7#
Rxh5,
1. ….. Kg8
2. Rh8 Kh8
3. Qh6 Kg8
4. Qg7#
or
1. …. gxh5
2. Qg7#
rxh5+, rh8+, chk and mate.
han
1- Rxh5 Kg8 2 – Rh8 Kxh8 3 Qh6 1-0
The last puzzles often were quite tricky, this is quite easy:
White is totally lost if he could not give a mate in four. Fortunately he can.
1. Rxh5+ Kg8 (1. gxh5, 2. Qg7 mate)
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7 mate
1. Rxh5+!
if
1. … gxh5
2. Qg7#
if
1. … Kg8
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
– RJ
It’s easy but I love it!
1. Rxh5+ Kg8 ( 1..gxh5 2. Qg7#)
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
Hope I got it right.
Did not use a board either! Are
2 points going to be added to my success chart?
Mate on g7 sounds so enticing. One can note that after Rxh5 Kg8, Rh8+ it is all over for black.
1)Rxh5+ Kg8 2)Rh8+ Kxh8 3)Qh6+ Kg8 4)Qg7 mate
It works like this:
1. Rxh5+ Kg8
2. Rh8+ Kxh8
3. Qh6+ Kg8
4. Qg7#
if 1. … gxh5
2. Qg7#
greets, jan
Rxh5+ 1-0
Rxh5! Kg8 Rh8 and Qh6 and mate follows.