White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Nh6+ gxh6
(forced;…Kh8 followed by Nxf7+ forking the black queen)
2. Qg2+ Qg5
3. Qxg5#
1. Nh6+ Kh8
2. N:f7+
wins Q for N
If
1 … gh
2. Qg2+
and mate soon follows.
1. Nh6+! gxh6 (1. … Kh8 2. Nxf7+ wins Queen) 2. Qg2+ Qg5 3. Qxg5+ Bg7 4. Qxg7#
1. ♘h6+
1. … gxh6
2. ♕g2+ ♛g5
3. ♕xg5+ ♝g7
4. ♕xg7#
1. … ♚h8
2. ♘xf7+ ♚g8
3. ♘xd8
1. Nh6+ gxh6
(If 1. Kh8 2. Nxf7+ 1-0)
2. Qg2+ Ne6 (only decent move)
3. Rxe4 and White wins easily 1-0
1. Nh6+ gives Black a choice of 1…Kh8 2. N:f7+ or 1…gh 2, Qg2+ and mate soon.
Nh6+!! Winning.
Slight correction to my previous post. After 2. … Qg5 white should play 3. fxg5, since 3. Qxg5 is not possible because of 3. … hxg5. S, there is no checkmate in 4, but white is winnig Black’s Queen, which is good enough.