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White to move. How should white proceed?

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  1. Anonymous Reply

    N-d5ch wins. cxd5 is the only way of avoiding the loss of the queen, but fails to Q-d7ch.

  2. Lucymarie Reply

    After 1. Nd5+ Black loses his queen to the fork, since if cxd5 2. Qd7+ Kf8 3. Qxe8#

  3. mshroder Reply

    1. Nd5+ (a) cxd5
    2. Qd7+ Kf8
    3. Qxe8#

    1. … (b) Kd8
    2. Nxb4 1-0
    There might be a mate there starting 2. Bxc7+ Nxc7 but I’m too dull to see it, and a win’s a win.
    Mark

  4. Kopperhed Reply

    1. Nd5+ cxd5
    2. Qd7+ Kf8
    3. Qe8 mate

  5. Ramesh Reply

    1. Nd5+, cxd5
    2. Qd7+, Kf8
    3. Qxe8#

    alternately

    1. Nd5+, Kd8
    2. Nxb4, Bxe5
    winning the queen for a bishop

  6. Fabrice Reply

    1.Nd5+ cxd5
    2.Qd7+ Kf8
    3.Qxe8 #

  7. Gery Reply

    1. Nd5+ cxd5
    2. Qd7 Kf8
    3. Qxe8++

  8. pht Reply

    1. Nd5+!
    This fork wins queen for e5 bishop because of:
    1. … cxd5
    2. Qd7+ Kf8
    3. Qxe8#

  9. Ravi Reply

    Have we not seen this a few weeks back

    1.Nd5+ Kf8 or Kd8
    (1…cxd5 2.Qd7+ Kf8 3.Qxe8#)
    2. Nxb4

  10. Jassi Reply

    I’ll move Rook from A1 to B1.

    BUT WHAT’S THE USE OF THIS PUZZLE SUSAN TILL YOU COMMENT ON OUR COMMENTS? Please, make an arrangement to let us know which is most suitable move suggested by your fans.

  11. Tommy K. Reply

    With the knight fork on d5, black will lose the queen or get mated.

    1.Nd5+ K any
    2.Nxb4 and white should win

    1.Nd5+ cxd5
    2.Qd7+ Kf8
    3.Qxe8#

  12. Tommy K. Reply

    With the knight fork on d5, black will lose the queen or get mated.

    1.Nd5+ K any
    2.Nxb4 and white should win

    1.Nd5+ cxd5
    2.Qd7+ Kf8
    3.Qxe8#

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