White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Rg5:+ hg5:
2. Qh5+ Kf5
3. Qf7:+ and mates.
1. Rxg5+! fxg5 (Kxg5? Qh5#)
Deflecting f6 is the point here.
Needless to say, the rest has to be check in every move:
2. Qh5+ Kf5 (only)
3. Qxf7+ Qf6 (Kg4 Qf3#)
4. Qxf6+ Kg4
5. Qf3#
Very practical indeed.
it is key to use the chance and open the bishop-diagonal to deny the king to retreat .. :
1.Rxg5+ fg 2.Qh5+ Kf5 3.Qf7+ Kg4 4.Qf3#
(looking at black’s alternatives : 1. .. Kxg5 is too quick a road to mate, 3. .. Qf6 a too long one).
thank you for all the puzzles, Susan !
Rxg5 + , game over.
If Kxg5 or gxh5, Qh5 mate.
1. Rxg5+
Anything Black does leads to mate on the next move:
If 1…. Kxg5, then 2. Qh5++
If 1… Kh6/h7, then again Qh5++
If 1…. f6xg5, then again Qh5++
Rg5 plays itself:
1. Rg5 fg5 (Kg5 2.Qh5#)
2. Qg5 Kf5
3. Qf7 with mate to follow in 1 or 2 more moves.