White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
3Q3R/2p1rqp1/6k1/4Pp1p/p4P1P/bp5K/P7/8 w – – 0 1
1.Qd1, isn’t it over?
Qd1
1 Qd1!
Gabriele
I see no way to meet 1.Qd1 threatening 2.Qh5#. Phil
Is this a repeat?
1. Qd1!! and there is absolutely nothing that black can do to stop the mate at h5. He can delay it by a move by taking the white pawn that guards his king’s escape square (1… Rxe5) but that pawn is soon replaced.
1. Qd1!! Rxe5
2. fxe5 bxa2 (need to make a move)
3. Qxh5#
Is this a repeat?
1. Qd1!! and there is absolutely nothing that black can do to stop the mate at h5. He can delay it by a move by taking the white pawn that guards his king’s escape square (1… Rxe5) but that pawn is soon replaced.
1. Qd1!! Rxe5
2. fxe5 bxa2 (need to make a move)
3. Qxh5#
rxh5 afterwards qh8 + and h5 mate
1Qd1 2Qh5 game over
1.Qd1 and black can’t prevent Qxh5# and Qg1#
Qd1 and black can’t prevent Qh5# and Qg1#. If Rxe5 then fxe5 and Qxh5# is still there
Qd1, and then either Qg1 or Qxh5 mate.
greets, jan
Qd1 on first glance.. Don’t think black can defend mate on h5.
1.Qd1 (Qxh5#) Rxe5 2.fxe5 and Black cannot defend against 3.Qxh5#.
1. Qd1 threatening Qh5#, Rxe5 (the best delaying tactic)
2. fxe5 and Black is helpless
Qd1 threatens mate with Qxh5, and there’s no proper defence…
1. Qd1 .. Rxe5 only move which delays
2. fxe5
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,its a neat & Okay puzzle.
White wins the game in ease.[ Slight variations exist ]
Example one
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1.Qd1 R*e5
2.f*Re5 [f4/Qe6]
3.Q*h5++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Qd1 b*a
2.Q*h5++ Mate
White wins the game in ease.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Rxh5, Black doesn´t play 1 … Kxh5 but 1…Qe8.
Deja vu!
Instant win in 1 move:
1. Qd1
Threats both Qg1# and Qxh5#
1. … Rxe5
2. fxe5 Qf6
3. Qxh5#
1. Qd1! and lights out for Black. There is no way to protect h5 plus there is no check.
1. … Rxe5 Only way to escape the immediate mate by Qxh5.
2. fxe5 and
3. Qxh5#
Though 1.rxh5 wins (immediate win only if 1… kxr), objectively 1.qd1 looks quicker. Only way to avoid mate at 2.qg1 is 1..rxp, with the same result after 2.pxr.
1. Qd1!!
1…Queen moves where ever..
2. Qh5 #
White moves Qd1. Threatens mate twice, on g1 and h5. Black cannot defend either.
The idea of bringing the queen down the d-file so that she can get at the black king on move 2 is pretty obvious. There are places on the d-file from which she can do so- d3, d2, and d1. However, on the first two, black can open up the f7 square for the king by playing 1. …Qe6. Only 1.Qd1 allows white to close off this escape:
1. Qd1 Re5 (else, 2.Qh5#)
2. fe5!
The king escapes if white is too hasty: [2.Qh5? Kf6 3.fe5 Ke6 4.Re8? Be7!-+]. 2.fe5 cuts off black’s escape, and now black cannot prevent 3.Qh5 on the next move.
What about 1. Qd1
Double threat 2.Qg1# or 2.Qxh5#
If Black plays1. ..Rxe5 then 2. fxe5
Mating threat is as it is.
Qd1 threatening Qg1# (and Qxh5#) Rxe5 fxe5 and white will mate.
1. Qd1
And Qxh5# is postponed but not avoided.
(1… Rxe5 2. fxe5)
Best regards
Stef
+M3 Qd1 Rxe5 fxe5 bxa2 Qxh5++ 1-0