White to move. Can White save this game? How would you proceed?
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White to move. Can White save this game? How would you proceed?
Rxh5+ looks like forcing mate to me.
Rxh5+ NxR QxN+ Kg8 Qh7+ Kf8 Qh8+ Ke7 Qxg7+ Ke6 Qf7#
Even though it is six or so moves, the general plan makes it a simple problem: all out assault for mate or perpetual, or die. The only possible way to break through in a timely manner is with Rxh5+. The only question then is whether there’s enough power in the attack–and there just happens to be this time!
Take out the guard with Rxf6 and then Qxh5+ and follow by Qh7+.
Rxh5+ Nxh5
Qxh5+ Kg8
Qh7+ Kf8
Qh8+ Ke7
Qxg7+ Ke6
Bf5++
yea that wasnt to difficult.
“The only possible way to break through in a timely manner is with Rxh5+.”
On the first look that’s wrong – didn’t you try Bxh5 first? I’m not quite sure how black defends against it best…
Of course Rxh5+ leads to an easy mate (btw: 6. Bf5# is possible, too) but that was just me seond look.
Jochen
By the way:
Rxf6 will not work because of Qxf6 and the queen defending g7. So how to proceed after 2. Qxh5+ Kg8 3. Qh7 Kf8 4. Qh8+ Ke7? It’s over.
Jochen
Hey,
Finally a really easy problem for
beginners like me.
Thanks
Anton
Rxh5 is correct.
Rxf6 does not work because Qxf6 guards the g pawn.
For a while I wondered about 1.Bxh5 (threatening 2.Bf7, dis ch, mate); if 1. … Nxh5, then 2.Qxh5+ Kg8, 3.Qf7+ Kh8, 4.Rh5 mate. This is quicker. And it keeps the king in the corner – a useful feature for the principle of the variation. In the mainline so far, the fact that the black queen is on d8 forces the king to e6 for the mate; but in other similar situations, the king will often be able to scurry to safety along the back rank. So, using the rook on the f file to corall the king into the g and h files is a usful trope. But the line doesn’t work in this form. After 1.Bxh5, I had missed 1. .. Kg8. Is there some way to rescue 1.Bxh5, or is 1.Rxh5 the only way for white to force a win here?
1.Bxh5?
1… Nh7 -+
1… Nxe4!? 2.Rf8+ Kh7!! -+
1… Kg8 -+
1… Ng8 -+
1… Rb1+
1… Nd7
i’m afraid, there is no way to the rescueing shore for white after the entertaining 1.Bxh5…
but if you prefer playing a game of chess with a rook and an other piece and some pawns down – and if you prefer it, to play it to the very end – you’ll get awarded after 1. Rxh5+!
PS: not a good way to teach tactics and not a good way to teach tactical patterns. too far away from reality, imho.
greetings
Hello vohaul,
Probably it’s easy (but I don’t see it)….. how does black proceed after
1. Bxh5?, Nxe4 (obviously not the best move because there are other very good solutions) 2. Rf8+!?, Kh7! 3. Rxd8
The battery bBc6-bNe4-wKh1 looks dangerous but I don’t see a win and black’s king is in extreme danger (Bf7#).
E.g. 3.-, Ng5+ 4. Ne4!, Rb1+ 5.Kg2, Rg1+ 6. Kf2!….
I just don’t want to see it, any tipps?
Greetings,
Jochen
Rh5+ is the first candidate move to look at because it is CHECK, and therefore the most forcing. Only if that didn’t work would I analyze other candidates, and as it does work, I didn’t.
@jochen
1.Bxh5? Nxe4! IS the best move
2.Rf8+ (what else? 2.Qxd8?) 2… Kh7!!
3.Rxd8 Nxc3+!
4.Kg1 Bxd8 -+ the white queen has no square…
e.g.
5.Qg3 Ne2+
e.g
5.Qf2 Rb1+
greetings
Hey Vohaul,
I didn’t even think of such an easy move as Bxd8. After that white really won’t be lucky with the position….
Many thanks to you (again!) for helping!
Jochen