White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
1r3k2/3q3p/p3RP2/P2Pp3/3bP1Q1/6P1/1p5K/8 w – – 0 1
1.Re8+ wins because after 1…Qxe8 or Kf7, 2.Qg7# and 1…Rxe8 2.Qxd7 and mate on g7 in 2 I think. If Black tries Bg1+ hoping for Kxg1 to queen on b1 with check – White simply plays Kg2 or Kh3 and that is all.
1.Re8+ Kxe8
2.Qg8#
1. … Qxe8
2.Qg7#
1. … Rxe8
2.Qxd7 b1Q
3.Qg7#
1.Re8+ Kf7
2.Qg7+ Kxe8
3.Qg8#
A nice easy one:
1. Re8!
And there are nothing but mates awaiting black- Qe8 is met by Qg7#, Ke8 is met by Qg8#, Kf7 is met by Qg7+ followed by Qg8#. The longest line is
1. …..Re8
2. Qd7 and there is no defense to the mate threats starting with Qg7 or Qe7, depending on what black does.
Play like a girl, see a check give a check
Re8
Re8 and mate next move or loss of the queen with mate next move.
Re8+ and mate follows soon in all variations.
It seems to me a straight forward puzle unles I have overlooked something.
1 Re8+
(a) 1… Kxe8 2Qg8#
(b)1…. Qxe8 2Qg7#
(c)1… Rxe8 2Qxd7 wins
(d) 1… kf7
2 Rd7+ Kxf6
(if 2… Qxrd7
3Qg7+ Kd8
4Qxd7#)
3Qg7#
1 Re8+ and quick chess mate.
1. Re8+ Kxe8 2. Qg8#
IF 1… Qxe8 THEN 2. Qg7#
IF 1… Rxe8 2. Qxd7 threatening 3.Qg7#
Re8+!!
Re8+
1. Te8+!
1…Re8+!
2.Rxe8 then 2…Qxe7 followed by Qg7#
2.Qxe8 Qg7#
2. Kxe8 Qg8#
2.Kf7 Qg7#
1. Re8+ Rxe8 or [1. … Qxe8 2. Qg7#]
or [1. … Kxe8 2. Qg8#]
or [1. … Kf7 2. Qg7+ Kxe8 3. Qg8#]
2. Qxd7 (threat Qg7#) Bg1+
3. Kh3 Rook-moves-anywhere-along-8th-rank
4. Qe7+ Kg8
5. Qg7#
1. Re8+
as far as i can see, black has only four choices, viz. Qxe8, Kxe8, Kf7, and Rxe8, with the first three leading directly to mate:
if 1. … Qxe8 2. Qg7#.
if 1. … Kxe8 2. Qg8#.
if 1. … Kf7 2. Qg7#.
now, for blacks only other option:
1. … Rxe8 2. Qxd7.
white now threatens mate with Qg7.
if 2. … Re7 3. Qxe7+ Kg8 4. Qg7#.
if 2. … Re6 3. dxe6 with white now threatening mate with Qf7.
if 2. … R elsewhere 3. Qg7+ Ke8 4. Qe7#.
if 2. … Bg1+ 3. Kh3 and white is still threatening mate with Qg7. Anything else, white plays Qg7#.
did i miss anything?
1. Re8+!
The hard-to-believe move
1. Re8 should finish black off
if 1. … Rxe8
2. Qxd7 threatening mate on g7
1. … Kxe8
2. Qg8 mate
1. … Qxe8
2. Qg7 mate
Re8+ and black has to give up the queen to avoid the check-mate.
Re8
1. Re8+ Rxe8
(If ..Qxe8, Qg7#
..Kxe8, Qg8#
..Kg7 , Qg8#)
2. Qxd7
Noway to avoid check mate
1.Re8+!!
Black has 4 options here
a)
1…Qxe8 2.Qg7#
b)
1…Kxe8 2.Qg8#
c)
1…Rxe8 2.Qxd7 Re7 3.Qxe7+ Kg8 4.Qg7#
d)
1…Kf7 2.Qg7+!! Kxe8 3.Qg8#
Re8+!!!! if Qxe8, Qg7++ …if Kxe8, Qg8++, if Rxe8, Qxd7 (and dead the queen)
1.Re8+ Kxe8 2. Qg8+mate. If 1… Qxe8 2. Qg7+mate. If 1. .. Rxe8 2. Qxd7 and mate cant be prevented
1.Re8! mates or win the queen.
Re8+