White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Black’s back rank allows the deflection:
1. Qc5
1. … Qxc5 2. Rxd8+ etc.
1. … Qxf6 2. Qf8+ Rxf8 3. Rxf8#
1. … Qf8 2. Qxf8+ etc.
1. … Rxb7 2. Qxe7 Bc6 3. Qxf7. With Qg7# or Qf8# waiting, Black can only chase the king a bit, but runs out of moves: 3. … Rb1+ 4. Kh2 Rh1+ 5. Kg3 Rg1+ 6. Kf4 g5+ 7. Ke3 Re1+ 8. Kd2.
Qc5 wins !
Qb4
Seems that after 1.Qc5 the black queen has nowhere to go.
1. Qc5 (a) QxQ
2. RxR+ Qf8
3. RxQ#
1. … (b) RxR
2. QxQ mate soon
1. … (c) QxN
2. Qf8+ RxQ
3. RxR#
The other Black Q moves don’t make sense.
Mark
Qb4 i think (didn’t look at it properly, just wanted to be first to comment)
Qb4 i think (didn’t look at it really, just trying to be first)
Qc5 takes the pot!!! If Qb4 then Qc7! is a great defense. After Qc5 black’s best try is Qxf6 +-
Qb4 or Qc5, with the same result, right?
Qc5! leaves the queen optionless and effectively ends the game.
Qc5 is crunchy.
Qc5 caused black to resign due to back rank threats.
1 Qc5!
Black has no satisfactory defense. If Black captures the Queen, he gets mated. The Queen doesn’t have a safe spot to land that protects the Rook.
Qc5
A White Queen move to a3, b4, or c5 works equally well, because if Black moves the Queen to c7, then 2.Qf8+ decides. Phil
1.Qc5! Qxf6 2.Qf8+! Rxf8 3.Rxf8 mate !