White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
R4rk1/5p1p/6p1/R2N2P1/2n5/p4P2/1n5K/3r4 w – – 0 1
Rxf8+ Kxf8
Ra8+ Kg7
Nf6 and Black has no way to prevent mate.
Rxf8 Kxf8
Ra8+ Kg7
Nf6 Rd2+
Kh3 Rd8
Rxd8 h5
Rg8++
another quick solution
1. R:f8+ Kg7 2. Rg8+ K:g8 3. Ra8+ Kg7 4. Nf6 and Rg8 will be mate.
Or 1> r:f8+ K:f8 2. Ra8+ Kg7 3. Nf6 leads to the same result.
1. Rxf8+ Kxf8, 2. Ra8+ Kg7, 3. Nf6 and black can’t avoid Rg7#
1.Rxf8+ Kxf8
2.Ra8+ Kg7
3.Nf6 …
4.Rg8#
1.Rxf8+ Kxf8
2.Ra8+ Kg7
3.Nf6 Rd2+
4.Kg3 Followed by Rg8++
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this is so darn easy. Even the fish will get it.
1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Ra8+ Kg7 3.Nf6 and mates on g8.
The correct move would be;
1. Rxf8+ Kxf8
2. Ra8+ Kg7
3. Nf6!
There is now way white could stop the mate at Rg8.
1. Rxf8+ Kxf8
2. Ra8+ Kg7
3. Nf6
and black can only give some checks and give up up the rook on d8 before
Rg8#
Rxf8?
This looks pretty obvious:
1. Rxf8 Kxf8 (Kg7 Nf6 is one move shorter)
2. Ra8+ Kg7
3. Nf6
and Rg8# is not to be guarded.
including all possible counter attempts by black this is what i suggest:
1. Rxf8+ Kg7
2. Rg8+ Kxg8
3. Ra8+ Kg7
4. Nf6 Rd2+
5. Kh3 Rd8
6. Rxd8 h5
7. Rg8#
greets, jan
Rxf8+ Kxf8 (or Kg7 Raa8 and 1-0)
Ra8+ Kg7
Nf6 Rd2+
Kg3 Rd8
Rxd8 1-0
1Rxf8+ Kxf8
2 Ra8+ Kg7
3 Nf6 and wins
1. Rf8x, Kf8x 2. Ra8+, Kg7 3. Nf6 threatening Rg8#
A correction to my first answer.
Main line is clear:
1. Rxf8 Kxf8
2. Ra8+ Kg7
3. Nf6
But so we have the line:
1. Rxf8 Kg7 (blacks best attempt)
and I foolishly said “2. Nf6 is one move faster”.
This has to be wrong because of
2. Nf6? Kxf8 king escapes.
Correct is:
1. Rxf8 Kg7
2. Rg8+! Kxg8
3. Ra8+ Kg7
4. Nf6
Necessary to see the rook sack in 2nd move here.
What pht said is bit inaccurate.
1 Rxf8+ Kg7
2 Nf6 fails as it is difficult to keep black king off e7 after 2… Kxf8
what annonymous said is right.
after 1Rxf8+ kg7
2 Rg8+ is a must and it actually is slower by one move.
RXf8+ Kxf8
Ra8+ Kg7
Nf6 and mate soon.Rg8
Quorthon.
ah… chess101 stuff… pls mo interesting problems next. tanx!