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Sydney Chess Tactic

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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. mshroder Reply

    1. Qf6+ (a) Qxf6
    2. exf6+ any
    3. Rxd8 Rxd8
    4. Rxd8 1-0

    1. … (b) Kg8 or Kh6
    2. Qxe7 1-0

    1. … (c) Kf8
    2. Qh8#

    Mark

  2. Anup Reply

    1. Qf6+ Qxf6
    2. ef6+ Kh6
    3. Rxd8

    Wins a rook.

  3. James I. Hymas Reply

    1. Qf6+

  4. Anand Gautam Reply

    1. Qf6+ Qxf6
    2. exf6+ Kxf6 (or any move)
    3. Rxd8 1-0

    1. Qf6+ Kf8??
    2. Qh8+ checkmate

  5. CraigB Reply

    1. Qf6+ wins

    A. 1…Q:f6 2. ef+ and wins a R

    B. 1…Kf8 2. R:d8+ and wins the Q

  6. susahin Reply

    QF6 wins the game

  7. Anant Reply

    Qf6+ Qxf6 (forced),
    else loses queen, or if Kf8, Qh8#
    eXf6+ Kxf6
    Rxd8 Rxd8
    Rxd8 (white has a rook for a pawn)

  8. Anonymous Reply

    I can’t find it. Too hard. No mate.

  9. Jordan Rey Francisco Reply

    Simply Qf6+ and you’ll see where you are going to 🙂 Up by a piece.

  10. Harry Hariharan Reply

    1. Rxd8…Rxd8
    2. Qf6+…Qxf6
    3. exf6+…Kxf6
    4. Rxe8 winning rook

    If 1….Qxd8 2. Rxd8…Rxd8 3. Qf6+ followed by Qxd8 winning queen
    If 2….Kf8 3. Qh8#
    If 2….Kg8 3. Rxd8+…Qxd8 4. Qxd8+ winning queen
    If 3….Kf8 4. Rxd8+…Bf8 5. Bc5…any move 6. Rxe8#
    If 3….Kg8/h8 4. Rxd8+…Bf8 5. Bc5…h5 6. Rxe8+…Kh2 winning rook and bishop

    Harry

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