White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: Chesstoday.net
1. Bxh7 Kxh7 *
2. Qd3+ Kh6 (if 2… g6, 3. Qh3#)
3. Qh3+ Kg6
4. Qg4+ Kh6
5. Rf3 any
6. Rh3#
* if
1. …. Rf8 (instead of 1… Kxh7)
2. Qg5 gxf6
3. Qh6 f5
4. Bg6+ Kg8
5. Qh7#
* or if
1. …. Re8 (instead of 1… Kxh7)
2. Qg5 gxf6
3. Qh6 f5
4. Bxf5+ Kg8
5. Bh7+ Kh8
6. Bg6+ Kg8
7. Qh7+ Kf8
8. Rxf7+ Rxf7
9. Qxf7#
1. B:h7 K:h7 2. Qd3+ Kh6 (2…g6 or 2…Kh8 3. Qh3#) 3. Qh3+ Kg6 4. Rf5 gf 5. Qg4+ Kh6 6. Rh5#
Black does not have to take the B, but lines like 1…Re8 2. Qd3 g6 3. Qh3 don’t seem to do much except prolong things.
1.Bxh7 Kxh7 2.Qd3+ and Qh3+ and Qg4+ and Qh4+ and Rf3
Bxh7 should do the job
1.Bxh7 Kxh7
2.Rf3 Rh8
3.Qg5 +-
1. Bxh7 gxf6 2. Bxg8 Kxg8 3. Qh6 Nc6 4. Rxf6 Ne7 5. Raf1 Ng6 6. h4 Nf4 7. Rf3 d5 8. h5 Qe7 9. Rg3+ Ng6 10. hxg6 Qxf6 11. Qh7+ Kf8 12. g7+ Ke7 13. g8=N+ Ke6 14. Nxf6 b4 15. Nxd7 d4 16. axb4 Ke7 17. Nc5 Kd6 18. Qxf7 Kc6 19. Rg6+ Kb5 20. Rb6+ Kxb6 21. Qb7# looks to me the way to go for white…a nice one.
1. Bxh7+ Re8
2. Qg5 gxf6
3. Rxf6
I would open up the king’s position without delay:
1. Bh7 Kh7
2. Qd3 Kh6 (Kh8 or g6 3.Qh3#)
3. Qh3 Kg6 (Kg5 4.Rf5 then 5.Qh5#)
4. Qg4 Kh6 (Kh7 5.Qh5#)
5. Rf3 with mate on the next move.
I think 1. Bxh7 gxf6 2. Qh6 Qf8 3. Qh3 Rg7 4. Be4+ Kg8 5. Rxf6 Qe8 6. Rh6 Kf8 7. Rf1 Rc7 8. Qh4 Rg8 9. Rh7 Qd7 10. Bd5 Ke8 11. Rh8 Qg4 12. Qh7 Re7 13. Rxg8+ Kd7 14. Rxb8 Qe6 15. Bxe6+ Kc7 16. Rxf7 Rxf7 17. Qxf7+ Kxb8 18. Qd7 e4 19. Qd8+ Ka7 20. Qc7+ Ka8 21. Bd5# is the best both white & black can do .