White to move. How should white proceed?
1k4b1/b2q1r2/3PQ1p1/4Bp1p/3P3P/p4BP1/1p3K2/8 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should white proceed?
1k4b1/b2q1r2/3PQ1p1/4Bp1p/3P3P/p4BP1/1p3K2/8 w – – 0 1
1. Qe8+ QxQ
2. d7+ QxB
3. d8Q#
Very nice!
This is a mate in 3 and involves a couple of sacrifices and promotion of the pawn.
1.Qe8+ Qxe8 (only move)
2.d7+ Qxe5 (only move)
3.d8Q#
Qe8+ Qxe8
d7+ Qxe5
d8=Q++
Pretty simple- make the black queen vacate d7 so that white can play d7 with discovered check or mate:
1. Qe8! Qe8 (Qc8 2.d7#)
2. d7 Qe5 (only move)
3. d8Q#
Qe8+ followed by d7 mate
Qe8+
1. Qe8+ Qe8
2. d7+ Qe5
3. d8(Q)++
Qe8+ followed by d7++
Looks simple.
1. Qe8+ Qxe8
2. d7+ Qxe5
3. d8=Q mate
Qe8+ and d7
1 Qe8+ Qxe8, 2 d7 mate
1 Qe8+ Qxe8, 2 d7 mate
I think this is an easy one…
1. Qe8+ Qe8
2. d7+ Qe5
3.d8 (Q) checkmate
1 Qe8 ! looks pretty good
1. Qe8+ QxQ (forced)
2. d7#
Mark
Qe8+
1. Qe8!! Qxe8 2. d7! Qxe5 3. d8=Q++
1. Qe8+ Q:e8 2. d7+ Q:e5 3. d8Q+ and 4. de5 looks crushing.
A nice easy TGIF puzzle. With the deadly bishop battery set up, clearly our goal is to get the white queen to vacate d7. Thus:
1. Qe8+ Qxe8 (1. – Qc8/Qd8 2. d7#)
2. d7+ Qxe5
3. d8=Q#
Mate in 3:
1. Qe8+ Qxe8
2. d7+ Qxe5
3. d8=Q#
It took me one second to spot this one, simply because the idea of deflecting the Black queen so that the d-pawn could advance with discovered check was readily apparent.