White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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1. Ng5+ hxg5
2. hxg5
and 3. Rh3+
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1. Ng5+ hxg5
2. hxg5
and now I can’t see anyway to prevent Rh3#, although black can delay a bit by sacrificing some pieces.
after 1- Ng5+; hxg5 2- hxg5, black has several options, but none of them are any good. Ultimately, there is nothing black can do to prevent Rh3, after which white’s rook and queen quickly overpower the black king.
Ng5 literally plays itself here since black’s replies are forced:
1. Ng5 hg5
2. hg5!
The point is to open the h-file for the rook. Now white is threatening Rh3 with a quick mate since the white queen will come to h8 after black blocks the check with the bishop and plays Kg7 after Rxh6. All I can see for black are the various blocks on the 3rd and 8th ranks (or Nf4 threatening Nh5, but white just takes with the bishop first), none of which involve protected pieces, so white just takes every time. By my count, black runs out of delays at about move 8 or 9 in these lines.
1knight ch opens the way for
rook ch &mate
Ng5, giving way for the rook: Rh3.
1. Ng5+, hxg5 (forced)
2. hxg5, Rd8 (other alternatives are hopeless 2. .., Bh6 3. Rh3 and 2.., Nf4, 3. Bxf4)
3. Rh3+, Kg8
4. Qxd8+, Bf8
5. Rh8+, Kxh8
6. Qxf8+ and the Queen can have all the king side pawns of Black and a decisive attack by bringing the Bishop
1. Ng5+, forcing open the h file, looks very good. White’s Rook swings right, and it’ll hurt.
White can quickly crash into black position:
1.Ng5+ hxg5
2.hxg5 and the threat Rh3+ is deadly.
The main factors allowing this combination is the absolute reign of the queen a8 over the eighth rank and the lack of immediate counterplay from black.
(Besides: White has one pawn more, so he can win technically, no combination required, but it’s flashy indeed!)
1.Ng5+ hxg5
2.hxg5 Nf4
3.Bxf4 Qc8
4.Qxc8 Rd8
5.Qxd8 Bf8
6.Qxf8 any move
7.Rh3 mate
or something similar to that
after Ng5+, hxg5, 2. hxg5 there is a crushing threat of Rh3, that ends the game. greets, jan
1.Ng5+ hxg5 (only move)
2.hxg5
and black has no defense against Rh3
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,interesting puzzle.
White wins the game [ Variations exist ]
But I am anxious to know,others set of moves for this puzzle – so I will post my set of moves for this puzzle,after others post their set of moves for this puzzle.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1. Ng5+ PxN (forced)
2. PxP Now black cannot prevent Rh3 with mate to follow.
1.Ng5+ hxg5
2.hxg5 Bh6
3.Rh3 Kg7
4.Rxh6 f5
5.Qh8+ Kf7
6.Rh7#
1.Ng5+ hxg5 2.hxg5 and now Black can throw some pieces in the way, but eventually, White will get to play:
3.Rh3+ Bh6 4.Rxh6+ Kg7 5.Qh8++
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,others had given the best possible set of moves – nothing to add further.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]