White to move. How should White proceed?
2n5/5nk1/3p1Np1/1p1P4/7Q/2p4P/rq3PP1/4R1K1 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
2n5/5nk1/3p1Np1/1p1P4/7Q/2p4P/rq3PP1/4R1K1 w – – 0 1
White mates with 1.Qh7+ Kxf6, 2.Re6+ followed by 3.Qxg6+. Phil
Qh7+ forces mate in 4
this is straightforward:
1. Qh7+ Kxf6
2. Re6+ Kf5
3. Qxg6+ Kf4
4. g3+ Kf3
5. Qg4#
if 2. … Kg5, then
3. Qxg6+ Kh4
4. Qg4#
if 1. … Kf8, then
2. Qg8#
greets, jan
Obviously white should sac the knight and drag the black king forward, e.g. 1. Qh7+ Kxf6 2. Re6+ Kg5 3. h4+ and black gets mated.
Just put the king into check every move till the end 🙂
1. Qh7+ Kf8 2. Re8# or
1…Kxf6 2.Re6+ Kf5 3.Qxg6+ Kf4 4.Re4#
Giving up the knight might work as it forces the black king into the lion’s den, and those are hungry lions:
1. Qh7 Kf6 (Kf8 2.Qg8#)
2. Re6 Kf5
3. Qg6 Kf4
4. Qg4#
At move 2, black is still mated with Kg5:
2. …..Kg5
3. Qg6 Kh4/f4
4. Qg4#
Hello
1. Qh7+ , Kxf6
2. Re6+ , Kf5 or Kg5
3. Qxg6+, Kf4
4. g3+ , Kf3
5. Qd3# or Qe4# or Qg4# or Qf5# Re3#
Greetings from Spain
Not difficult today 🙂
1. Qh7+ Kf8
2. Qg8#
1. …Kxf6
2. Re6+ Kg5 or f5
3. Qxg6+ Kf4 or h4
4. Qg4#
also after 3. …Kf4 or h4
the Rook can mate at e4.