White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Knight to D5 — followed by Queen check(assuming black takes the knight)
1. Nd5+ (a) cxd5
2. Qd7+ Kf8
3. Qxe8#
1. … (b) Kf8
2. Nxb4 1-0
Mark
Nd5+
Nd5+
1. Nd5+! cxd5
2. Qd7+ Kf8
3. Qxe8#
1. Nd5+ Kf8 (cxd5,Qd7+,Kf8,Qxe8#)
2. Nxb5
Nd5+! forking black K and Q.If cxd5 then Qd7+ Kf8 Qxe8# therefore only option is immediate Kf8 losing blacks Q to Nxb4. Either way black is screwed:D
Nd5+! forking black K and Q.If cxd5 then Qd7+ Kf8 Qxe8# therefore only option is immediate Kf8 losing blacks Q to Nxb4. Either way black is screwed:D
Nd5+! forking black K and Q.If cxd5 then Qd7+ Kf8 Qxe8# therefore only option is immediate Kf8 losing blacks Q to Nxb4. Either way black is screwed:D
{After getting his K+Q forked by the knight on the 1st move, Black has the
choice between losing his queen and getting mated in 2 moves.}
1. Nd5+ cxd5 2. Qd7+ Kf8 3. Qxe8#
1.Nd5+ Kf8
(1…cxd5 2.Qd7+ Kf8 3.Qxe8#)
2.Bxg7+ Nxg7
3.Nxb4 Ne6
4.Ba4 h5
5.Qe2 c5
6.Nd5 Kg8