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      Home  >  Chess Improvement • Chess Puzzles  >  Thursday chess tactic

      Thursday chess tactic

      Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving


      Black to move. How does Black prevent White from Queening? How should Black proceed?

      4k3/PR6/3q1p2/6p1/2b1P2p/R1Q4P/5KN1/3r4 b – – 0 1

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      22 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 7:34 pm

        rc8 check plus qb6 should be the first two moves. couldn’t calculate further.

      2. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 7:45 pm

        1…-Rf1
        2.Ke3-Qc5+
        3.Kd2-Qf2 0-1

        3.Qd4-Qh6
        4.Ke2-Qc1 0-1

      3. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 7:52 pm

        Black can stop White’s pawn ‘permanently’ 🙂

        1..Rf1+ Ke3
        2..Rf3+!! Kxf3
        3..Qg3#

      4. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 8:15 pm

        1.Rf1+ Ke3 2.Rf3+! Kxf3 3.Qg3#

        -mark m

      5. Jose R.M. Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 8:22 pm

        1. …,Rf1
        2. Ke3,Rf3
        3. Kf3,Qg3

      6. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 8:36 pm

        1 … Rf1+
        2 Ke3 Qc5+
        3 Qd4 Qxa3+
        4 Kd2 Qc1#

      7. kibitzer Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 8:39 pm

        1. Rf1+ Ke3
        2. Rf3+ Kxf3
        3. Qg3# mate

      8. José María Lasso Frías Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:03 pm

        Hello


        1. …. , Rf1+
        2. Ke3 , Rf3+
        3. Rxf3 , Qg3#

        Greetings from Spain

      9. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:07 pm

        Quorthon
        1 … Rf1+
        2 Ke3 Qc5+
        3 Qd4 Qxa3+
        4 Kd2 Qc1#

      10. zafer Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:10 pm

        1. … Rf1+
        2. Ke3 Qc5+
        3. QD4 Qxa3+ [3. Ke2? Qf2++]
        4. Kd2 Qc1++

      11. ovidiu Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:12 pm

        1…Rf1+ 2.Ke3 Rf3+(fatal atraction)
        3.K:f3 Qg3# Very nice!!
        Thank you for your live comments! You are very good!

      12. Jochen Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:50 pm

        #3
        Rf1+, Rf3+, Qg3#

        PS:

        Susan, your blog is “ful”. 300 comments in the 9th game annotation thread seem to be enough. 🙂

      13. leprechaun Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 9:53 pm

        1… Rf1+ (0-1)

        With mate in 3… ah oui! 🙂

      14. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 10:14 pm

        Uh, by mating him? Unless I am blind, this is a mate in three:

        1. …..Rf1
        2. Ke3 Rf3
        3. Kf3 Qg3#

      15. Abhishikt Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 10:27 pm

        .. Rf1+, Ke3 Qg3+, Kd2 Qf2#

      16. Viggo Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 10:53 pm

        To Ms. Polgar. Very nice blog. Fantastic even for us who are not expert players. I love your style. Regards Viggo Westbye.su

      17. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 11:21 pm

        …R- F8

        whiteK moves Q-C5

        Think that should do it.

        EkaterinaVS

      18. Anonymous Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 11:23 pm

        oh I read the markings upside down. Forget that LOL!

        EkaterinaVS

      19. B Reply
        May 6, 2010 at 11:26 pm

        I think I found a forced mate:

        1…Rc8+
        2. Kd6 Rc6+!
        3. KxR Qb6#

      20. John Reply
        May 7, 2010 at 12:11 am

        Black must keep white perpetually in check ideally, or perhaps only by playing:
        1….Rc8+
        2Kd6 Qf4+
        3Ke7 Qc7#

        0-1

      21. Cyril Reply
        May 7, 2010 at 2:25 am

        1…Rc8+
        2.Ke3 Rf3+
        3.Kxf3 Qg3+
        0-1

      22. Cyril Reply
        May 7, 2010 at 2:27 am

        Sorry, about my Previous Comment!!!
        got confused!!! here is my answer;

        1… Rf1+
        2.Ke3 Rf3+
        3.Kxf3 Qg3+
        0-1

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