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      Tactical review

      Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving


      White to move. How should white proceed?

      Source: ChessToday.net

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      12 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 12:30 am

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

      2. Lucymarie Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 1:46 am

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

      3. mshroder Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 2:32 am

        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
        July 26, 2012 at 3:39 am

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

      5. Ramesh Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 5:34 am

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

        alternately

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

      6. Fabrice Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 6:56 am

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

      7. Gery Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 7:12 am

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

      8. pht Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 7:26 am

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

      9. Ravi Reply
        July 26, 2012 at 10:41 am

        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
        July 26, 2012 at 12:52 pm

        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
        July 26, 2012 at 9:27 pm

        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
        July 26, 2012 at 9:29 pm

        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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