Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1…….Rf2+!
2. Qxf2 Rxh2+!
is over for white.
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I have to like:
… Rf2+
Qxf2 Rxh2+ etc
1 Rf2+ QXf2
2 Rh2+ KXh2
3 QXf2#
if 1 … KXg2, 2 Rh2#
if 1 … Kg1, 2 Rf1+ Kg2 3 Rg1 #
1…Rxh2
2 Kxh2 Rh3+
1…Rxh2
2 Kxh2 Rf2+
white looses queen
@davepeach:
White loses (hopefully doesn’t “loose”) its Queen, and Black its too!
I bet for 1…Rf2+ 2.Qxf2 Rh2+ 3.Kxh2 (if not, then anyway 3…Qxf2 -+) Qxf2 mates
I remember this one well. A beautiful finish by the young Giri.
rf2
1. …..Rf2!
2. Qf2 Rh2!! and it doesn’t matter what the white king does, black is going to play Qf2#.
In addition, black will mate if, at move 2, white tries Kg1 or Kg3:
1. …..Rf2
2. Kg1 Rf1! (double check!!)
3. Kg2 Qg1#
Or
1. …..Rf2
2. Kg3 Rh3#
maybe 1. … Nf1.
1. Rxh2+ trying to win the queen suffers from the fact that the black queen us under attack herself. So,
1. … Kxh2
2. Rf2+ Kxg3
3. Rxb2 Rxc5 and game over.
However,
1. Rf2+! does the trick.
1. … Qxf2
Other moves:
1. … Kg1
2. Rf1++ Kg2
3. Qg1#
or
1. … Kxg3
2. Rh3#
So:
2. Rxh2+! Kxh2/Kg1/Kxg3/Kf3
3. Qxf2#
A very beautiful mate!
Rf2+ first then Rxh2+ and oops it is mate. Pretty!