White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
white has powerful attack.
1.Nd5 exd5 or Nxd5 or Bxd5
2.Qxh7+ Kxh7
3.Rh3+ Bh6
4.Rxh6+ kg8
5.Rh8#
My eye falls on Qxh7 almost instantly, but I can see pretty quickly this is premature as a starting move:
1. Qh7?? Kh7
2. Rh3 Kg8
3. Nd5
Threatening the queen and Rh8#. However, black just gives back the queen:
3. ……Bg7 (or e5)
4. Nc7 Rc7 and black is up a piece for the h7 pawn.
No, white has to transpose moves:
1. Nd5!
A double threat- attacks the queen and threatens the sacrificial line for mate discussed above that starts with Qh7- the difference now is that to prevent mate, black has to lose a queen for a piece.
Nd5. Deadly as now Qh7 followed by Rh3, mating, is threatened.
A quickie, very well known motive.
1. Nd5 (or Nb5) exd5 (or loose queen)
2. Qxh7 Kxh7
3. Rh3 Bh6
4. Rxh6 Kg8
5. Rh8#
Nd5 followed by Qxh7,Rh3 and Rh8.
1.Nd5!! Wins the Queen for N at least! Otherwise black will be mated!
>A-1….exd5/Nxd5/Bxd5/Qd8/Qc6/Qc5/Qc4. 2.Qxh7+.Kxh7. 3.Rh3+.Bh6.4.Rxh6+.Kg8.5.Rh8#
>B-1…..Qc3.2.Nxc3. Wins Q for free and a mate not far off.
>C-1…..Qxc2+.2.Bxc2.. Q up. If..2….exd5.3.Qxh7+ And mates as in A.
>D-1…..e5 forced to clause the diagonal.2.Nxc7.Rxc7. White is up a Q for N and a raging mating attack! This is the best for black!
Harry
Nd5!! will wreak havoc the black officials, and eventual mate in 5 moves.
1. Nd5!!!, any move(e6,N & B x d5)
2. Qxh7+, Kxh7 (forced)
3. Rh3+, Bh6
4. Rxh6+, Kg8
5. Rh8#
A)1. ….. Nf6
2. Nxf6+, Kh8
3. Qxh7#
B)1. ….. e6
2. Nxc7 an easy win for white
1. Nd5
The threat is
2. Nxc7 (Black queen)
1….Nxd5
2. Qxh7+ Kxh7
3. Rg3+ Kg8
4. Rh8 mate
Any other move by Black to stop the mate, for example
1…e6-e5
loses the Black queen.
Doesn’t either 1. Nb5 or 1. Nd5 win the Queen?
If black tries to save the Queen, then white can play:
2. Qxh7+ Kxh7
3. Rh3+ Bh6
4. Rxh6+ Kg8
5. Rh8#.
Nd5 !