White to move and checkmate in 4.
1r3r2/2Q2q1k/p6p/8/8/8/PP6/K5RR w – – 0 1
Andreikin vs Romain, 2004
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White to move and checkmate in 4.
1r3r2/2Q2q1k/p6p/8/8/8/PP6/K5RR w – – 0 1
Andreikin vs Romain, 2004
1. Rh6+ Kh6
2. Qd6+ Qf6
3. Qh2+ Qh4
4. Qh4#
Rh6
Qd6
Qh2
QxQ mate
Arctic Knight
1.Rxh6 Kxh6 2.Qd6 Of6 3.Qh2 Qh4 4.Qxh4#
1. Rxh6+ .. Kxh6
2. Qd6+ .. Qf6 ( .. Qg6 doesn’t change)
3. Qh2+ and mate.
1.Rh6 Kh6;2.Qc6
1, Rxh6+ Kxh6 2.Qc6+ Qf6 or Kh5 or Kh7 3. Qh1+ Qh5 4. Qxh5 mate
1. Rxh6+ Kxh6
2. Qc6+ ….
1. Rxh6+ Kxh6
2. Qc6+ and it’s mate in two
2. … Qf6
3. Qh1+ Qh4
4. Qxh4#
a nice one.
1.Rh1xh6+ Kh7xh6
2.Qc7-d6+
and now either 2… Kh6-h7
3.Qd6-h2+ Qf7-h5
4.Qh2xh5#
or 2… Qf6
3.Qd6-h2+ Qf6-h4
4.Qh2xh4#
(1) RxPCh, KxR (2) Qd6 Ch,
if (2)……. Kh5 (3) Qh2 Ch Mate
if (2) ……. Kh7 (3) Qh2 Ch, Qh5 (4) QxQ Ch Mate
if (2) ……. Qf6 (3) Qh2 Ch, Qh4 (4) QxQ Ch Mate
1.Rxh6+ Kxh6
2.Qd6+ Qf6 (or 2…Kh7 3.Qh2+)
3.Qh2+
Yes!
1. Rxh6+ Kxh6
2. Qd6+ Kh7
3. Qh2+ Qh5
4. Qxh5
2. … Kh5
3. Qh2#
2. … Qf6
3. Qh2+ Qh4
4. Qxh4#
Rxh6+ Kxh6
Qd6+ Qf6 (Kh7 or Kh5 loses to Qh2+)
Qh2+ Qh4
Qxh4 mate
1. Rxh6+ ! Kxh6 2. Qd6+ !! (or 2. Qc6+)
Txh+ et Dd6+ suivi de mat sur la colonne en un coup ou en deux si le roi recule et la dame s’interpose
1. Rxh6+ was ‘obvious’. 2. Qd6+ took me some time.
1. Rxh6+, Kxh6 2. Qd6+, Qf6 (Kh5/h7) 3. Qh2+
2. -, Qe6 3. Qxe6+ 4. Qh3#
Best wishes
Jochen
1.Rh6 Kh6 2.Qd6 Qf6 3.Qh2 Qh5 4.Qh5#
Nice.
Collin Madhavan
1.Rh6 Kh6 2.Qd6 Qf6 3.Qh2 Qh5 4.Qh5#
Nice.
Collin Madhavan
The rook sac on h6 seems to be a forced mate. Queen checks on c6 and then h1 would force resignation since it’s mate in 1.
The rook sac on h6 leads to a simple mate. Queen checks on c6 and then h1 would force resignation by Black since White has a mate in 1 at that point.