White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.Rd8+ Nc8 2.Rc8 Kc8 3.Qf8+ Be8 4.Qe8 Qd8 5.Qd8 chekmate
1.Rd8+ Nc8 2.Rc8 Kc8 3.Qf8+ Be8 4.Qe8 Qd8 5.Qd8 chekmate
1.Rd8+ Nc8 2.Rc8 Kc8 3.Qf8+ Be8 4.Qe8 Qd8 5.Qd8 chekmate
1. Rd8+ Nc8 2. Rxc8+! Kxc8 3. Qf8+ Be8 4. Qxe8+ Qd8 5. Qxd8#
Child’s play. (But I shouldn’t use that expression: I’m sure that for the Polgar sisters, positions much tougher than the one given here were child’s play.)
1. Rd8+ Nc8 2. Rxc8+ Kxc8 3. Qf8+
1Rd8+ nc8 2Rxn kxr 3Qf8+ mates
Rd8+ Nc8 Rxc8+ Kxc8 Qf8+ Be8 Qxe8+ Qd8 Qxd8#
Rd8+ Nc8 Rxc8+ Kxc8 Qf8+ Qd8 Qxd8#
It’s a forced mate: Rd8+, Nc8, Rxc8+, Kxc8, Qf8+, Be8, Qxe8+, Qd8, Qxd8#
Nice combo.
1. Rd8 Nc8 2. Rxc8+ Kxc8 3.Qf8 +-
1. ♖d8 ♞c8
2. ♖xc8 ♚xc8
3. ♕f8+ ♝e8
4. ♕xe8 ♛d8
5. ♕xd8#
Mate in 5
1. Rd8+ Nc8
2. R:c8+ K:c8
3. Qf8+ Be8
4. Q:e8+ Qd8
5. Q:d8#
Looking at 1. Qf8+? Nc8 this leads nowhere. When considering a pinned Qc7 then much better seems:
1. Rd8+ Nc8 (only legal move)
2. Rxc8+! Kxc8 (only legal move)
And the rest is simple:
3. Qf8+ Be8
4. Qxe8+ Qd8
5. Qxd8#
1. Rd8+ Nc8
2. Rxc8+! Kxc8
3. Qf8+ Be8
4. Qxe8+ Qd8
5. Qxd8+ checkmate
1) Rd8+ Nc8 2)Rxc8+! Kxc8 3)Qf8+ Be8 4) Qxe8+ Qd8
5) Qxd8#
Black has his own mate threat of Rh1, so white must either take the bishop at c6 or check with the rook, or check with the queen, however, one move stands out since it is forced the entire way:
1. Rd8!
I don’t think white has any other move that even draws at this point:
1. …..Nc8 (only moves)
2. Rc8 Kc8
3. Qf8 and after black plays out the futile blocks of this check from e8 and d8, black will be mated.
1.Rd8+ Nc8(forced)
2.Rxc8+ Kxc8(forced)
3.Qf8+
If 3…Qd8 then
4.Qxd8#
If 3…Be8 then
4.Qxe8+ Qd8
5.Qxd8#
As this is all completely forced, the correct move for black is to resign.
It sure looks like Rd8 check followed by Rxc8 is fatal for Black!
1.Rd8+ Nc8
2.Rxc8+ Kxc8
3.Qxf8+ Be8
4.Qxe8+ Qd8
5.Qxd8#