White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Qg7+ Ke8
Qg8+ Bf8
Ne6 xe6
Qxe6+ Be7
Qg6+ Kf7
Bg7+ Kg8
Bxh6+ Kh8
Qg7++
1.Ne6+!!
>A-1….Ke8.2.Nxc7 wins easily with Q for .
>B-1….fxe6.2.Qg7+.Ke8.3.Qg6+.Kf8. 4.Bg7+.Kg8.5.Bh6+.Kh8.6.Qg7#
Harry
Nice motive. Black looks ok, but eventually his own peaces block a effective defense. So:
1 Ne6+ (forking the Quees), fxe6 (forced
2 Qg7+, Ke8 (only move)
3 Qg6+, Kf8 (again forced)
4 Bg7+, Kg8 (still forced)
5 Bxh6+, Kh8 (good lord: forced!)
6 Qg7# (OMG: all forced!)
Nice getting these positions on the board!
Quite easy!
1.Ne6+ fxe6
2.Qg7+ Ke8
3.Qe6+ Kf8
4.Bg7+ Kg8
5.Bxh6+ Kh8
6.Qg7#
1. Qg7+ Ke8
2. Qg8+ Bf8
3. Bg7 Qe7
4. Rd7 1-0
Ne6+
1. Ne6+ fxe6 (1. … Ke8 2. Qg8+ Bf8 3. Qxf8#) 2. Qg7+ Ke8 3. Qg6+ Kf8 4. Bg7+ Kg8 5. Bxh6+ Kh8 6. Qg7#
The first idea is Q checks on g7 and g8 followed by Bb4, but this of course fails to Qxc2+ and Qxd1 and black wins. A better idea seems to be:
1. Ne6+! fxe6
2. Qg7+ Ke8
3. Qg6+ Kf8
4. Bg7+ Kg8
5. Be5+
and white gets queen for 2 minor pieces.
Easy peasy:
1. Ne6 fe6 (Ke8 2.Qg8 Bf8 3.Qf8#)
2. Qg7 Ke8
3. Qg6
The point behind the knight sacrifice, by the way, was to open this square for the queen. Continuing:
3. ……Kf8
4. Bg7 Kg8
5. Bh6 Kh8
6. Qg7#
And I don’t think white can play an early Bg7 at move 2 since the black king plays to f7, and I can’t find a win for white after that- just looks lost. I can’t find a way to put the queen on the h5/e8 diagonal safely (remember, white’s queen is hanging after the first move).
1. Ne6+ gxe6
2. Qg7+ Ke8
3. Qg6+ Kf8
4. Bg7+ Kg8
5. Bh6+ Kh8
6. Qg7#
– Sivam
1. Ne6+, f7xe6
2. Qg7+, Ke8
3. Qg8+, Bf8
4. Qxe6+, Qe7
5. Qxc8+, Kf7
6. Rd7 losing the queen, easy win for white
1. ….. Ke8
2. Qg8+, Bf8
3. Qxf8#
I think 1. Ne6 is more precise than first 1.Qg7+ but the latter move order can work when followed up with 2. Qg8+ and 3.Ne6. What may not work is neglecting Ne6 in place of an early Bg7, which one person suggested.
1.Qg7+ Ke8
2. Qg8+ Bf8
3. Bg7?! Qxc2+
4. Ka2 Qxd1
5. Qxf8+ Kd7 And the Rook is protected. White could be losing here as Black may have …Bb1+ as a threat. I could be wrong but certainly at the very least White doesn’t need these complications.
I actually did not find this easy. Seeing the Knight fork Ne6 was obvious but I didn’t realize right away the value of opening the diagonal (demonstrated by Qg6+). So the Black Pawn on f7 is shown to be overworked – both defending the Knight fork and preventing the check on g6 which goes hand in hand with the opening of the diagonal. The check on g8 proves to be unimportant.
– Craigaroo