White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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Bishop H7 Check , King to corner H8, Bishop G7 (Disc. Check and Block Queen.. King to G8 Queen H7 Mate.
Bishop H7 Check , King to corner H8, Bishop G7 (Disc. Check and Block Queen.. King to G8 Queen H7 Mate.
Bishop H7 Check , King to corner H8, Bishop G7 (Disc. Check and Block Queen.. King to G8 Queen H7 Mate.
Bishop H7 Check , King to corner H8, Bishop G6 (Disc. Check and Block Queen.. King to G8, Rook to H8 Check KXR Queen to H File check, K to g8 Queen to H7 mate.
1.Bh7+ Kh8;2.Bg6+ Kg8;3.Rh8+ Kh8;4.Qh5+ Kg8;5.Qh7 mate. – Ariel G. Tinio
1 Bh7+,Kh8
2 Bg6+,Kg8
3 Rh8+,KxR
4 Qh5+,Kg8
5 Qh7#
bh7 kh8
bg6 kg8
rh8 kxr
qh5 kg8
qh7 mate
White has the wind-mill idea with Bh7 and then using the discovered check. But black doesnt have any piece hanging on a light square.
White can also bring in his queen after sacrificing his rook on h8.
1. Rh8+ kxh8
2. Qh5+ Qh6 spoils the idea.
Combining both ideas we get :
1. Bh7+ Kh8
2. Bg6+! Kg8 (Cutting off the queen)
3. Rh8+! Kxh8
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Qh7#
I found this one difficult because I guessed the correct first move on my first try, didn’t see how to follow through, and thus dismissed it. The trick is that one must move 2. Bh7-g6 to block the black queen from Qf6-h6, since the latter would spoil the whole attack.
1. Bh7+ Kh8
2. Bg6+ Kg8
3. Rh8+ Kxh8
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Qh7#
Fritz 13 found this solution for me after I failed to find one.
1. Bh7+ Kh8 2. Bg6+ Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh7#
Since white is down a piece he should try to exchange pawns. Therefore 1.a4!! is best.
1.Bh7+ Kh8 2.Bg6+! (Blocking the black Queen from the h6 square) Kg8 3.Rh8+ Kxh8 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qh7 mate!
Kamalakanta
Bad would be the immediate Rh8+, since a subsequent Qh5+ by White would be met by Black’s interposing the Queen with Qh6. That is a dead giveaway that White would like to have her bishop on g6, preventing the interpose. This can be accomplished easily by:
1. Bh7+ Kh8 2. Bg6+ Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh7#
Bh7+ followed by Bg6+ and Rh8+.
Bh7
1Bh7 2Bg6 3 rook sacrifice mate
Bh7+ Kh8 Bg6+ Kg8 Rh8+ Kxh8 Qh5+ Kg8 Qh7++
1. Bh7+ Kh8
2. Bg6+ Kg8
3. Rh8+ Kxh8
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Qh7#
Bh7+!