White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1Qf7
White wins shortly after sacrificing the rook or queen depending on the line black takes.
1. Qf7 (intending 2. Re8)
1-0
1. Qf7 Rxf7 2. gxf7 Qf6 3. Rh5+ Qh6 4. Rxh6 +/-
Looks like
1. Qf7 Rf7
2. Re8 Rf8
3. Rf8# and
1. ….Rg8 still loses to
2. Qg8 Kg8
3. Re8# and
1. ….Qf5
2. Kf5 wins.
And, finally,
1. ….Rd,c,b, or a8 loses to
2. Re8
1Qf7 Qxg6
2Qxg6 Rh1
3Re7 Rh7
4Re8
White wins.
Qf7-Qxg6+(forced) Qxg6 followed by Re7 and mate.
Qf7
Black seems totally winning, so something desperate is needed. First I thought 1.Qg4 with the idea 2.Rh5, but 1.-Rh1 stops it. So it must be a back rank solution, not a h-file attack. Hm.., how to attack Rook on f8? 1.Qf7!! Now black cannot play 1.-Rxf7, coz Re8+ and mate follows. And if Rook moves away again 2. Re8 is deadly. I see no good defence, maybe desperado 1.Qxg6, but that won’t do either.
qf7!!
How about Qf7, preventing the black queen check at f4, and threatening the mate at f8? If black tries Rxf7, then Re8+ will lead to mate.
1.Qf7!!
A)1…Rd8/c8/b8/b8/a8 2.Re8+ RxR 3.Qxe8 mate
B)1…Rxf7 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8 mate
C)1…Rg8 2.Qxg8 Kxg8 3.Re8 mate
D)1…Qxg6+ 2.Qxg6 and 3.Re7!
E)1….Qg5+ 2.Rxg5 Rxf7 3.gxf7 g6 4.f8/Q
So it looks like after 1. Qf7!, black must try Qxg6+, after which 2. Qxg6 Rh1 3. Re7 Rg8 4. Rxb7 probably leads to a win for white, but I would feel either very blessed, or very lucky to win it.
haha….Qf7 would be a fun move to play!
MM
White can force Black’s resignation with 1.Qf7. This is an interesting position.
Qf7 looks crushing.
Qf7 1-0
Re4 with clear advantage
How about 1. Qe8?
q-f7 wins
1. Qf7 leaves black with no defense. 1…R:f7 2. Re8+ and mates, 1…Rg8 2. Q:g8+ and mates, 1…Ra8 2. Qe8+ and mates.
And one line I didn’t include, but is important nonetheless:
1. Qf7 Qg5
2. Rg5 Rf7
3. gf7 and the pawn cannot be stopped from queening on the next move by any black piece.
1. Qe8
Qf7 looks Ok to me?
1. Qf7
Susan its impossible to post on your chess quizes, didnt you know???
Qe7
1.Qf5 (1…Rxf5 Re8+ 2.Rf8 Rxf8#)1…Qxg6 (any other move of Black looses quickly 2.Qxf8#) Qxg6
Anonymous,
Your move is a forced mate that wins for black:
1. Qe8 Qf4
2. Kf2 Qh4
3. Ke2 Qe1
4. Ke3 Qf1
5. Re2 Re8 and mate soon follows.
1. Qf7! wins.
1. Qe8?? loses to
1. … Qf4+
2. Kf2 Qh4+ and black mates.
Noodles,
Your solution is far too slow- one line to refute that I found (there are probably others like 1. …Rh1) is:
1. Re4 Nd2!
2. Rh4 Rf3!
3. gf3 Rg1
4. Kf2 Qh4
5. Kg1 Qe1!
6. Qe1 Nf3
7. Kf1 Ne1
8. Ke1 a3 and the pawn is unstoppable.
Qf7 with win
Hi susan,
1.Qf7 Qf4+ 2.Qxf4 Rxf4 3.Re8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8++
musato
1. Re5-f5
–br
1.Qf7
1. Qe8 loses to 1. … Qf4+
1. Qf7 however, gives mate in 3 max.
Rf5
yes qe8
1. Qf7+-
1. Qf7 looks like the move, preventing Qf4+. 1…Rxf7 fails to Re8+. Phil
It’s better Qf7 to avoid Qf4+
Rf5
In my opinion, it should be…
1. Qf7
if…
1… Rxf7
2. Re8+ Rf8
3. Rxf8#
if…
1… Ra8
2. Qxg8 Kxg8
3. Re8#
if…
1… Ra8
2. Re8+ Rxe8
3. Qxe#
if…
1… Qf4+
2. Qxf4 Rxf4
3. Re8+ Rf8
4. Rxf8#
I don’t see any other option for black which can refute this 🙂
-RJ
Qe8 loses to Qf4+ and it’s black who will mate white.
Qf7…thump!!! its over.
MM
1. Qe8 doesn’t work
as in:
1. Qe8 Qf4
2. Kf2
Winning is:
1. Qf7 RxQ
2. Re8
Qf7
Qf7! Qe8, won’t work, because it allows Kf8.
1. Qf7 looks better to me than
1. Qe8
Am just looking at the screen though, so maybe am missing something deeper
qf7
1.Qf7!
Those anons who suggest 1.Qe8 should consider whether they really want to allow … Qf4+.
1. Qe8 fails to 1…Qf4+ 2. Kh3 Rh1 mate.
I had missed 2. Kf2 after 1. Qe8? Qf4+. But even after that 2… Qh4+ 3. Ke2 Re1+ 4. Kd3 Rxe8!, Black wins.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Best minds here in this blog has already given the best moves,nothing to add.
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Venky[Chennai – India]