White to move. How should white proceed?
5R2/1r2q1kp/3r4/p4Q1P/P4R2/4p1P1/2Pp4/3K4 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should white proceed?
5R2/1r2q1kp/3r4/p4Q1P/P4R2/4p1P1/2Pp4/3K4 w – – 0 1
Fairly straightforward:
1. Rg4 Rg6
Here, Kh6 also loses: [1. …Kh6 2.Qf4 Kh5 3.Rf5 with mate on the next move]. Continuing:
2. h6
The hardest move to spot. Indeed, I spent a few minutes with 2.Rg6, but that loses: [2.Rg6?? hg6 3.h6 Kh7! (not 3. …Kh6?? 4.Qh3! with mate on one of the next two moves) and white is out of useful checks, and black is going to be playing Rb1]. Continuing:
2. …..Kh6
3. Rg6! hg6
And we saw the rest in the note above:
4. Qh3 Kg7 (Kg5 5.Qh4#)
5. Qh8#
Technically, this is a mate in 6 if black sacrifices the queen at h4 at move 4.
1.Rg4+ Rg6 2.h6+ Kxh6 3.Rxg6+ hxg6 4.Qa3+ Kg7 5.Qh8# (or if 4…Kg5 5.Qh4#)
Armando – Brasil
Nice! Since 1. Rg4+ Kh6 2. Qf4+ Kxh5 (2. … Qg5 3. Qxg5) 3. Rf5+ Qg5 4. Qxg5 is mate, Black must instead try 1. .. Rg6. Then White mates with 2. h6+! Kxg6 3. Rxg6+ hxg6 4. Qh3+ with mate in 2. It is important not to mix up the move order. If 2. Rxg6+? then after 2. … hxg6 3. h6+ Kh7! Black wins.
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1.Rg4+ Rg6 (1…Kh6 2.Qf4+ Kxh5 3.Rf5+) 2.h6+ Kxh6 3.Rxg6+ hxg6 4.Qh3+ Kg5 (4…Kg7 5.Qh8#) 5.Qh4#
Rg4ch followed by Qf4ch and white is winning!!!!!
1. Rg4+ Rg6 2. h6+ Kh6: 3. Rg6:+ hg6: 4. Qh3+
4. .. Kg5 Qh4++
4. .. Kg7 Qh8++
1Rg4+Rg6 2h6+Kh6 3Rxr+Pxr 4Rh3+Kg7.5Rh8 mate
If4 Kg5 Qh4 mate
If! Kh62Qf4+KxpQf5+
Mate follows
1. Rg4 Rg6
2. h6 Kxh6
3. Rxg6 hxg6
4. Qh3 Kg5
5. Qh4#
With the imminent mate thereat from black white either has to find a mate or go for perpetual. Let’s see what he has
1.Rg4+ Rg6
2.h6+ Kxg6 (only move)
3.Rxg6+ hxg6 (only move)
4.Qh3+ Kg7 (if 4…Kg5 5.Qh4#)
5.Qh8#
At the first move black has another optin –
1.Rg4+ Kh6
2.Qf4+ Kxh5 (if 2…Qg5 3.Qxg5#)
3.Rf5+ Qg5
4.Qxg5#
1Rg4+
All moves must be checks.
(a)1…. Rg6
2 h6+ Kxh6
3 Rxg6+ hxg6
4 Qh3+ Kg7
5 Qh8# else if
4….. Kg5
5 Qh5#
(b) 1…. Kh6
2 Qf4+ Kxh5
3 Rf5+ Qg5
4 Qxg5#
1. Rg4+ Rg6
2. Ph6+ KxP
3. RxR+ PxR
4. Qh3+ Kg5
5. Qh4++
or 4… Kg7
5. Qh8++
or 1. . Kh6
2.Qf4 KxP
3.Rf5++
1. Rg4+ Rg6
2. Ph6+ KxP
3. RxR+ PxR
4. Qh3+ Kg5
5. Qh4++
or 4… Kg7
5. Qh8++
or 1. . Kh6
2.Qf4 KxP
3.Rf5++
1. Rg4+ Rg6
2. Ph6+ KxP
3. RxR+ PxR
4. Qh3+ Kg5
5. Qh4++
or 4… Kg7
5. Qh8++
or 1. . Kh6
2.Qf4 KxP
3.Rf5++
1. Rg4+ Rg6
2. Ph6+ KxP
3. RxR+ PxR
4. Qh3+ Kg5
5. Qh4++
or 4… Kg7
5. Qh8++
or 1. . Kh6
2.Qf4 KxP
3.Rf5++
1. Rg4+ Rg6
2. Ph6+ KxP
3. RxR+ PxR
4. Qh3+ Kg5
5. Qh4++
or 4… Kg7
5. Qh8++
or 1. . Kh6
2.Qf4 KxP
3.Rf5++
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,for this puzzle,brainy minds of this blog had already given the transfix moves for White piece – “Rg4 followed by h6″nothing needs to added – very good.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]