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White to move. This was from an actual game. How should White proceed?
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Nxf6ch, Rxf6, Rb8ch, Qxb8, Qxf6++
I don’t see any defence after
1. N:f6+ R:f6
2. Rb8+ Q:b8
3. Q:f6
or
2… Kg7
3. Q:f6+ Kh6
4. R:a8
1. Nxf6+ ….
If
1. ….. RXf6
2. R-b8+ Qxb8 deflect the Queen
3. Qxf6
If
1. …. K-g7 or h8
2. N-g4 dis check
Seems like a reasonable thing to do.
1) f3, bxf3
2) ng6+, Rxg6
3) qxg6 and mate is unstoppable
I think Nxf6ch followed by the rook sac Rb8ch will do it. But I would like to see the whole gamescore! How did White get to this position?
1. N:f6+ R:f6
2. Rb8+ Q:b8
3. Q:f6 and mates
black is threatning mate in one.
Nf6 and q b8 is winning
1. Nxf6+! Rxf6 (forced)
(Kg7 or Kh8 ends with a quick mate after Ng4+)
2. Rb8+!! Qxb8 (forced again)
3. Qxf6 and checkmate cannot be stopped 1-0
Easy! 1.Nxf6+,Rxf6; 2.Rb8+!,Qxb8; 3.Qxf6 and checkmate to follow on g7 or h8
1. Nxf6+ Rxf6 *
2. Rb8+ Qxb8
3. Qxf6 Qb1+ **
4. Kh2
and white mates
* if 1… Kg7, 2. Ng4+ Kg8 3. Nh6#
** if 3… Qf8 4. Qh8#
1.Nxf6+ Rxf6 (Kh8 Or Kg7 leads to quick mate).
2.Rb8+! Qxb8
3.Qxf6 1-0
Pretty obvious seems
1. f3
The alternative was Ne3 but that doesn’t look good at all.
After 1. f3 black has no clear threat, but white has a very, very unpleasant 2. Nxf6+! I find no other black move here than
1. … Qd8
This can become fun!
2. Qe4! (threats e7 fork) Qe7 (what else?)
3. Nxf6+ Rxf6 (other moves drop Q to Nd5+)
4. Bxf6 Qe8
5. e7! any
6. Rb8!
1 – 0
Nf6+!
..Rxf6 Rb8+! Qxb8 Qxf6 Qb1+ Kh2 +-
..Rxf6 Rb8+! Kg7 h6+! (everything else I tried failed) Kxh6 Qh4+ Kg7 Bxf6#
..Kg8 Ne8+ Rf6 Qxf6+ Kg8 Qg7#
..Kg7 Ng4+ Rf6 Qxf6+ Kg8 Qg7#
1.Nxf6+ Rxf6 2.Rg8+ +
1.Nxf6+ Rxf6 2.Rg8+ +
Seems to me that e4 should be the move to comprehensively take care of the threat of checkmate for white.
1. e4 anything
2. Nxf6+ followed by a ruthless attack by the white Queen?
Let us see what Yancey Ward, Anand Gautam, Ein Steppenwolf, Luciemarie, Oleg Mezjuev, G. S. Bhat and co. have to say
Nxf6ch looks delicious. If Kg7 r h8 then Ng4 ch then Qg7 mate.
If black plays Rxf6 then Rb8ch wins the queen unless Qxb8 and then Qxf6 will mate on g7 or h8. The spite check on b1 by queen or rook, (after Qxb8) is just that a spite check as Kh2 is safe.
What a pretty mating line started by a double sacrifice!
1. f3! (Blocks mate threat 1…Qg2#) Rxe2
2. Nxf6+! Rxf6
{if 2…Kg7 3.Ng5+! Kg8 ( or 3… Rf6 4. Qxf6 Kg8 5. Qg7#) 4.Qg7#}
3. Qxf6 Qf8
4. Qh8#
Marcelo