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  1. Ravi Reply

    There are many ways in which White can close the game. 1. B X C6 can set the play for Re7+ and then Nf7 or Qf7. Qf7 straightaway followed by K h6 and Re8 can close the game too

  2. estastronco Reply

    1.Qf7+ Kh6
    2.Qxg6!! KxQ
    3.Rg3+…

    ..Kh6
    4.Kf7+ Kh7
    5.Bd3++

    ..Kh7
    4.Bd3+ Kh6
    5.Kf7++

  3. prof.S.G.Bhat Reply

    1. Qf7+ Kh6 2. Qxg6+
    Alternative long solution
    2. Rg3 Qg8 (2….. Rg8 3. Rxg6+ Rxg6 4. Nf5# )3. Nf5+ gxf5 4. Qxf6+ Kh7 5. Qxf5+ Kh6 6. Qf6+ Kh7 7. Bd3+ Qg6 8. Qxg6#
    2… Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kh6 4. Nf7+ Kh7 5. Bd3+ f5 6. Bxf5#

  4. Frederick Rhine Reply

    1.Qf7+ Kh6 2.Nf5+ gxf5 3.Rg3 +-

  5. JUTAWAN TAK TERPANDANG Reply

    1.Re7+ Bxe7
    2.Qf7+ Kh6
    3.Rxe7 Qg8
    4.Qxg8 Rxg8
    5.Nf7+ Kh7
    6.Ng5++ Kh8
    7.Nh7#

  6. knockout2011 Reply

    1.Re7+ Nxe7
    2.Qf7+ Kh6
    3.Rxe7 Qg8
    4.Qxg8 Rxg8
    5.Nf7+ Kh7
    6.Ng5++ Kh8
    7.Rh7#

  7. Lucymarie Reply

    If I were playing this in a real game, I would probably play this quick as a bullet, before seeing the elegant solution to this position.

    1. Bxc6 followed by 2. Re7+ regardless of whether Black takes the bishop, moves the queen, or moves the king’s rook.

    But if I had just enough patience, I might discover this over-the-board:

    1. Qf7+ Kh6
    2. Qxg6+ Kxg6
    3. Rg3+ Kh7

    (3. .. Kh6 4. Nf5+ Kh7 5. Rg7#)

    4. Bd3+ f5
    5. Bxf5+ Kh6
    6. Nf7#

    Lucymarie

  8. S.K.Srivastava Reply

    1re8 wins

  9. Anonymous Reply

    i think, there is a rather rude way of mating the king:
    1. Qf7+ Kh6
    2. Qxg6+ Kxg6
    3. Rg3+ Kh7
    4. Bd3+ f5
    5. Bxf5+ Kh6
    6. Nf7#
    a different move order is possible in the last three moves, but that is quite obvious.
    greets, jan

  10. Yancey Ward Reply

    A nice mating net with a key queen sacrifice to open up the g-file for the rook:

    1. Qf7 Kh6
    2. Qg6! Kg6
    3. Rg3 Kh7 (Kh6 4.Nf5 Kh7 5.Rg7#)
    4. Bd3 and Nf7# is unstoppable.

  11. Anonymous Reply

    1. Qf7+ Kh6
    2. Qg6:+ Kg6:
    3. Rg3+ Kh7
    4. Bd3+ f5
    5. Bf5:+ Kh6
    6. Nf7#

  12. Anonymous Reply

    1.Qf7+ Kh6
    2.Qxg6+ Kxg6
    3.Rg3+
    If 3…Kh6 then 4.Nf7+ Kh7 5.Bd3#

    If 3…Kh7 then 4.Bd3+ Kh6 5.Nf7#

    transpo

  13. jcheyne Reply

    White has a few winning lines. The quick one is:

    1. Qf7+ Kh6 2. Qxg6+ Kxg6 3. Rg3+ Kh7 (3. … Kh6 4. Nf5+ Kh7 5. Rg7#) 4. Bd3+ f5 5. Bxf5+ Kh6 6. Nf7#

  14. Anonymous Reply

    transpo analysis continued

    Black can interpose the f pawn after Bd3+, but it is a useless interposition (…f5 Bf5+ Kh6 Nf7#)
    or (…f5 Bf5#)

  15. Vl Reply

    Qf7+ Kh6
    Qxg6!!+ Kxg6
    Rg3+ Kh7 (Kh6 Nf7+)
    Bd3+ f5
    Bxf5+ Kh6
    Nf7#

  16. Anonymous Reply

    Qf7+ Kh6
    Qxg6!!+ Kxg6
    Rg3+ Kh7 (Kh6 Nf7+)
    Bd3+ f5
    Bxf5+ Kh6
    Nf7#

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