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      Special chess tactic

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      White to move. How can white save this game?

      7k/6pp/8/2b3PP/1p1n3N/5R1R/rr6/5K1B w – – 0 1

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      35 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 2:33 am

        1.Rf8+ Bxf8 2.Ng6 hxg 3.hxg+ Kg8 4.Bd5+ Ne6 5.Bxe6+++

      2. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 2:39 am

        Rf8+ followed by Ng6+ wins for white.

      3. UnderTheSun Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 2:49 am

        1.Rf8+ – The most forcing move!

      4. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 2:54 am

        Rf8+, Bxf8; Ng6+, hxg6; hxg6+, Kg8; Bd5#.

      5. TVTom Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:03 am

        Easy, but fun: sack the rook to block the escape square f8, then sack the knight to take away the h8 square (and it doesn’t matter whether black captures the knight or moves the king), and then mate with the bish!

      6. umesh Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:05 am

        White wins satrting with Rf8+

      7. Pavan Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:08 am

        This is an easy one and it seems that there is more than one winning move for white! (same set of moves, but we can change the order of those moves). Let’s see them
        1.Rf8+ Bxf8
        2.Ng6+ hxg6 (2…Kg8 3.Bd5+ Ne6 4.Bxe6#)
        3.hxg6+ Kg8
        4.Bd5+ Ne6
        5.Bxe6#

        White can achieve the same result by playing Ng6+ at the 1st move.

      8. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:10 am

        1. Ng6 wins.

      9. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:15 am

        Sorry Ng6 escape the king

      10. Yancey Ward Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 3:37 am

        Ng6 is the right sort of idea, but not as the first move. First, white must close the escape hatch of f8 by forcing black to occupy it. This also has the purpose of activating the bishop at h1 to deliver the coup:

        1. Rf8 Bf8
        2. Ng6 hg6 (Kg8 3.Bd5 Ne6 4.Be6#)
        3. hg6 Kg8
        4. Bd5 with mate to follow.

      11. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 4:02 am

        RF8+ BXF8
        NF6+ KG8
        BD5 wins

      12. 心魔 Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 4:23 am

        Both 1.Rf8+ and 1.Ng6+ win.

      13. knockout2010 Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 4:43 am

        1.Rf8+ Bxf8
        2.Ng6+ hxg6
        3.hxg6+ Kg8
        4.Bd5#

        ***White WON

        – High skill from MR KO (Malaysian)

      14. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 4:55 am

        1. Rf8+ wins.

      15. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 5:06 am

        Ng6 immediately fails to Kg8 so the key move is

        1.Rf7+! which unleashes the seemingly passive light squared bishop into a pivotal attacking role

        1… Bxf7 which cuts off a key escape square for the black king

        2.Ng6+ hxg6 (Kg8 Bd5 mating)
        3.hxg6+ which guards the f7 square
        3… Kg8
        4.Bd5+ Ne6
        5.Bxe6#

        A very beautiful co ordination between white’s attacking units.

      16. Laci Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:01 am

        Rf8+

      17. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:02 am

        Rf8 zippity zam

      18. Haridaran Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:22 am

        1. Rf8+! Bxf8
        2. Ng6+ followed by mate ultimately with Bd5

      19. Ed Seedhouse Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:23 am

        1. Rf8+, Bxf8
        2. Ng6+, hxg6
        3. hxg6, Kg8
        4. Bd5, Ne6
        5. Bxe6#

      20. Prof. S.G.Bhat Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:33 am

        1 Rf8+ (clearing way for white bishop) Bxf8
        2 Ng6+ hxg6 (if 2… Kg8 3 Bd5+ resulting in mate)
        3 hxg6+ Kg8
        4 Bd5+ Ne6
        5 Bxe6#

      21. Frederick Rhine Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 6:42 am

        1.Rf8+!! (clearing the way for the bishop) Bxf8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 (2…Kg8 3.Bd5+ Ne6 4.Bxe6#) 3.hxg6+ Kg8 4.Bd5+ Ne6 5.Bxe6#.

      22. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 7:27 am

        i think, it has to go like this:
        1. Rf8+ Bxf8
        2. Ng6+ hxg6
        3. hxg6+ Kg8
        4. Be5+ Nf6
        5. Bxf6#
        or 2. … Kg8
        3. Be5+ Nf6
        4. Bxf6#
        greets, jan

      23. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 8:00 am

        Rf8 Bf8 Ng6+ with Bd5+ to follow

      24. Ted Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 8:00 am

        Sac the Rook to make room for the Bishop

        1) Rf8+ Bxf8
        2) Ng6+ h7xg6
        3) h5xg6+ Kg8
        4) Bd5+ Ne6
        5) Bxe6++

        or
        2) …Kg8
        3) Bd5+ Ne6
        4) Bxe6++

      25. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 8:22 am

        1.Rf8+ Bxf8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 3.hxg6+ Kg8 4.Bd5+ Ne6 5.Bxe6#.

      26. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 8:38 am

        Rf8+ first than Ng6+

      27. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 8:39 am

        Did he get it right? @ http://thebrownmandiary.blogspot.com

      28. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 9:33 am

        Seems like the only way white can save itself is by attacking
        1. Rf8+ Bxf8
        2. Ng6+
        Now
        A)
        2. … hxg6
        3. hxg6+(Check by Rook) Kg8
        4. Bd5+ Checkmate

        Or B)
        2) … Kg8
        3) Bd5+ Checkmate

        — HH

      29. Saldy Lopez Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 10:15 am

        1. Rf8+! wins, i.e. 1….Bxf8 2.Ng6+ hxg6 (2…Kf8 3. Bd5+ wins) 3. hxg6+ Kg8 4. Bd5+ wins.

      30. Ana Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 10:27 am

        1. Matt in one, Rf8++.

      31. Math Help Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 10:58 am

        (1) Rf8+ Bxf8
        (2) Ng6+

        If (2)…. Kg8
        (3) Bd5++

        If (2) …. hxg6
        (3) hXg6+ Kg8
        (4) Bd5++

      32. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 11:18 am

        First 1. Rf8 Bf8 2.Ng6 if 2… Kg8 Bd5 # or 2…hg6 3.hg6 Kg8 4.Bd5#

      33. Peter Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 11:24 am

        1. Rf8+ Bxf8
        2. Ng6+

        A) 2. … hxg6
        3. hxg6 Kg8
        4. Bd5+

        B) 2. … Kg8
        3. Bd5+

        and mate will follow.

      34. Anonymous Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 11:27 am

        Nice, however not too complicated:
        Rf8+! Bxf8
        Ng6+ hxg6
        hxg6+ Kg8
        Bd5+ Ne6
        Bxe6 checkmate 🙂

      35. Observer Reply
        March 21, 2011 at 12:17 pm

        This is a nice puzzle.

        Must check with f-rook first to make way for the bishop later. Second move is Ng6+.

        Anonymous Laughertee was so excited cause he wants to move his horsey. Hold on, you have to wait Mr. Evil.

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