White to move. What can White do?
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White to move. What can White do?
Rxh6+ gh
Rxh6+ Kg8
Qe7 with mate to follow
1. rxh6+
should lead to mate with h6 being supported by the bishop and the queen free to come down its file
mate in 7:
1. Rxh6 …
Rxh6+
Hi,
My guess is:
1. Rxh6+ gxh6
2. Rxh6+ Kg7
3. Qe7+ Kg8
4. Qe6+ Kg7
5. Rg6+ Kh8
6. Rg8+ Kh7 (if ..Rxg8, 7. Qh6++)
7. Qg6++
if
4. .. Kf8
5. Rf6+ Qxf6
6. Qxf6+ Ke8
7. Qe6+ Kf8
8. Bh6+ Kg8
9. Qg6+ Kh8
10. Qg8++
Or some such–Did that in my head,
so apologies for mistakes.
Oops, that last one should have
read:
10 Qg7++
I must admit I can’t calculate it to its conclusion, but if the first move isn’t Rxh6+ then I’ll give up chess for tiddlywinks.
King’s side is totally undefended.
1. Rxh6+ gxh6
2. Rxh6+ Kg7 (2… Kg8 3. Qe6+)
3. Qe7+
and mate follows soon.
It is way to easy to say “mate to follow”. If we want to improve in chess, the most important thing is to pay attention to detail. This problem is not easy at all.
1.Rh6 gh6 (1… Kg8 2.Qe6 Kf8 3.Rh8#)
2.Rh6 Kg7
3.Qe7 Kg8
4.Qe6 Kg7
5.Rg6 Kh7 (5… Kf8 6.Rg8#; 5… Kh8 6.Rg8!! Rg8 7.Qh6 as Anton showed)
6.Qf7 Kh8
7.Rh6#
But we also need to consider
4… Kf8
5.Rh7 (double threat Qf7# and Bh6#; after 5.Rf6 Qf6 6.Qf6 Kg8 i don’t see anything)
5… Qg7
6.Bh6 (double threat Rh8# and Bg7#)
6… Qh6
7.Qf7#
and finally, 2… Kg8 3.Qe6 leads to the same position as above after 4.Qe6.
WJ
Rxh6+ looks so tempting.
but what if Black is not hungry for rooks and choose Kg8 instead of gh?
for completeness we should consider…
…Kg8
2. Qe6+ Kf8
Rh6+ gxh6
Rh6+ Kg8
Qe6+ Kg7
Qg6+ Kf8
Rh7 Qg7
Qxg7+ Ke8
Qf7++
Rh6+ gxh6
Rh6+ Kg8
Qe6+ Kg7
Qg6+ Kf8
Rh7 Rd7
Bh6+ Qg7
Bxg7+ Ke7
Bh6++