White to move. Can you find a way for White to save this game? How should White continue?
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White to move. Can you find a way for White to save this game? How should White continue?
1. Qxb8 Rxb8
2. Rf8+
Qxb8 does not seem to work. After Rxb8 2. Rf8+ Kh7 Black is going to get another Queen. Also 3. Rxb8 does not work since there is Qf4+ followed by Qxb8.
I was thinking that Rff6 would work (threatening Rxh6), but c1Q ends that threat. Maybe
1. Rg6 Rg8
followed by Rf8 or Rf7? Not sure either works unfortunately.
qb8 rb8
rf8 kh7 and oops
rh6 and qe6 does it
1. rg6, rg8 (forced)
2. rf8
threatening qxg7+ mate.
don’t see a defense for black.
oops is on me!
ok, maybe
1. rg6 rg8
2. rf8 Kh7
3. rxg8 qf4+
4. qxf4
and white will win no matter which rook black takes.
If
4. … Kxg6
5. Qxb8 c1Q
6. e8Q
If
4. … Kxg8
5. Qe5
followed by Qxg7++
If
4. … Rxg8
5. Qf7
followed by e8Q
I think this works.
i guess it’s simpler than I thought
1. Rg6 Rg8
2. Rf8 Kh7
3. Rxg7+ Rxg7
4. Qf5+ Rg6
5. Rf7+ Kh8
6. Qxg6 Qf4+
7. Rxf4 c1Q
8. Rf8+ RxR
9. exR:Q++
There are a couple of sidelines but I think they lead to shorter mates.
the other possible defense after
1.Rg6 is 1…Rxe7, but the result is just the same as it is in this 1…Rg8 line, already given here by some bloggers.
(1…Rg8 2.Rf8 Kh7 3.Rxg7+! Rxg7 4.Qf5+ ( =4.Qe4+ Rg6 5.Rf7+ Kh8 6.Qe5+ Kg8 7.e8Q+ Rxe8 8.Qxe8#) 4…Rg6 5.Rf7+ Kh8 6.Qe5+ Kg8 7.e8Q+ Rxe8 8.Qxe8#)
1.Rg6! Rxe7
2.Qxe7 Rg8
3.Rxg7! Rxg7 (the senseless 3…Qf4+ prolonges mate for one move)
4.Rf8+ Kh7 (4…Rg8 5.Qf6+ Kh7 6.Rf7+ Rg7 7.Qxg7#)
5.Qe4+ Rg6
6.Rf7+ Kh8
7.Qe5+ Kg8
(or 7…Rf6 8.Qe8#)
8.Qe8#
greetings
What about the easy Rf4! ?
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1: Rg6, Rg8
2: Rxh6
@dzindzi
1.Rf4?? Qxf4+
2.Qxf4 c1Q
and black is winning
1.Rg6 Rg8
2.Rxh6?? Qxh6
and black is winning
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I think this will do it.
1) Rf7 threatens mate on g7.
1) … Rg8 doesn’t defend.
2) Rg6 again threatens g7. With the point that after Rg6xg7 white threatens a double check checkmate with Rh7.
1) … Qg5 doesn’t appear to work after since 2) Rxg7, Qxg7 the queen has replaced the pinned pawn and 3) Rxh6 check will lead to a win (…Kg8, 4) Qe6+, Qf7 5) Rg6+, Kh8 6) Qxf7…
Nver mind, 1)Rf7, Qg5 works for black.
@anonym 9.32
1.Rf7? Qg5!
2.Rxg7?? Qxe5+! (of course not 2…Qxg7?? with mate in a few moves)that’s bad luck, isn’t it? 🙂
3.Rxe5 Kxg7 and black is winning
Oh whoops, Qxh6, that’s what I get for a small browser window. Sorry.
1. rb6 looks interesting
Rg6 …
It’s true that black has the material advantage but white is just all over this board in the right places. Black’s knight is being so lazy and could really have been used elsewhere.
It’s white’s game for sure.
Rg6 followed by Rf8 will give nice mate since black’s pieces is out of the game in this position.
-Samir