White to move. How should White proceed?
2r2rk1/qb2Rppp/pp6/n2P4/Q7/P1P2N1P/1PB3P1/1K6 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
2r2rk1/qb2Rppp/pp6/n2P4/Q7/P1P2N1P/1PB3P1/1K6 w – – 0 1
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 2. Qh4+ Kg6 3. Qg5+ Kh7 4. Qh5 Kg8 5. Ng5 Rfe8 6. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Rxf7#
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1. Bxh7! Kxh7
(if 2…Kh8 3.Qh4 Rcd8 4.Bg6+ Kg8 5.Qh7#)
2. Qh4+ Kg8
(if 2…Kg6 3. Qg5+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 merges with mainline)
3.Ng5 Re8
(any other move 4.Qh7#)
4.Qxf7+ Kh8
5.Qxg7#
Marcelo
Bxh7+
..Kxh7 Qh4+ Kg8 Ng5 Rfd8 Qh7+ Kf8 Rxf7+ Ke8 Qh8#
..Kxh7 Qh4+ Kg6 Qg5+ Kh7 Qh5+ Kg8 Ng5 Rfd8 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qxg7#
..Kh8 Qh4 g6 Bxg6+ Kg7 Qh7+ Kf6 Rxf7+ Rxf7+ Qxf7#
..Kh8 Qh4 g6 Bxg6+ Kg8 Qh7#
Axh7
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1.Bh7+! Rh7. 2.Dh4+ Rh8. 3. Ng5. 1-0
If 2. Kg6 Qg5+. 3.Kh7 Qh4+ 4.Kg8 Ng5. 1-0
Bxh7+ followed by Qh4 wins it for white
Bxh7ch, Kxh7, Qh4ch, Kg8, Ng5++
1. Bxh7! Kxh7
2. Qh4+ Kg8
3. Ng5 1-0
1. Bxh7! Kh8
2. Qh4 1-0
1.Bxh7 + Kxh7 2.Qh4+ Kg6 3.Qg5+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Ng5
2..Kg8 3.Ng5 Rfe8 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.Rxf7+
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (alternative below)
2. Qh4+ Kg6 (Kg8 Ng5 goes directly to move #5 in this line)
3. Qg5+ Kh7
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Ng5 Rd8/Re8
6. Rxf7 any
7. Qh7#
1. … Kh8
2. Qh4 (threatens Bg6+ Kg8 Qh7#) Rc4
3. Qh5 g6
4. Qh6 Kg8
5. Bxg7 etc.
2. … Rfe8 (interesting try, but)
3. Ng5!! (nice rook sack) Rxe7
4. Bg7+ Kg8
5. Qh7+ Kf8
6. Qh8#
Looks like one of those classic 1.Bxh7+ followed by 2.Qh4+ (or 2.Qh4 if the black K doesn’t take the B). Blacks pieces are all sleeping blissfully on the queenside.
With black camped (and cramped) on the queen side Bxh7ch must win but is it that easy?