White to move. How can white save this game?
2b4r/1p4Q1/1qp2p1r/5k2/p1P4P/P1B5/1Pn2PP1/4R1K1 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How can white save this game?
2b4r/1p4Q1/1qp2p1r/5k2/p1P4P/P1B5/1Pn2PP1/4R1K1 w – – 0 1
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It is very tempting to try 1.g4+, but this leads nowhere:
1. g4 Kf4 (only move)
And now what for white? There are no checks for the white queen. White could try to sacrifice the rook at e4 to lure the black king out into the open, but then white doesn’t have enough material to mate him:
2. Re4 Ke4 (Kf3 wins, too)
3. Qe7 Kf3 and white is already out of checks. Sacrificing the bishop at move 2 is no better since black can just decline it:
2. Be5 Kf3!
Here, white will mate after fe5: [2. …fe5?? 3.Qe5 Kg4 (3. …Kf3 4.Qg3#) 4.Re4 Kh3 5.Qg3#]. Continuing:
3. Bg3
One of the points of Kf3 is that it threatens Qf2+ followed by mate, so white must take time to defend against it:
3. …..Ne1 and it is over.
The idea of sacrificing to get the black king out into the open a bit more is the right plan, but must be initiated immediately before he can safely reach f3:
1. Re5! fe5 (Kf4 2.Qg3#)
2. Qe5 Kg6 (Kg4 3.Qg5#)
3. Qf6 with mate on the next move by either Qg7 or Qg5 depending on which square the black king goes to.
The White rook sacrifices itself to allow the queen and bishop to link up:
1. Re5+ fxe5 (1. … Kf4 2. Qg3#)
2. Qxe5+ Kg6 (2. … Kg4 3. Qg5#)
3. Qf6+ Kh7 (3. … Kh5 4. Qg5#)
4. Qg7#
1. Re5+ leads to mate. Phil
i suppose the way to go would be:
1. Re5+ fxe5
2. Qxe5+ Kg6
3. Qg7+ Kf5
4. Qf5+ Ke4
5. Qf3#
on 4. … Kg4
i haven´t found a mate yet. but all other lines end in a mate. so i guess, i´m pretty close.
greets, jan
Re5+
1Re5 fe5 /1… Kf4 2Qg3/
2Qe5 Kg6 /2…Kg4 3Qg5/
3Qf6 Kh7
Qg7#
Mate in four. The limited White material makes it easy to spot, as there are so few options. 🙂
1.Re5+ fxe5
Or 1. … Kf4; 2. Qg3 mate
2.Qxe5+ Kg6
Or 2. … Kg4; 3. Qg5 mate
3.Qf6+ and now either
3. … Kh5; 4. Qg5 mate or
3. … Kh7; 4. Qg7 mate.
What a mess. The black king has but one square. But a fantasty of playing Qg4 isn’t in the cards since f3 can’t happen because of the pin and black can play Rg6 on any non-forcing move. That leaves g4+ and Re5+ as the only potential tries.
Re5+ fxe5 Qe5+ Kg4 Qg5#
Re5+ fxe5 Qe5+ Kg6 Qf6+ Qh7 (Qh5 Qg5#) Qg7#
Re5+ Kf4 Qg3#
That looks good to me. I’m guessing g4+ doesn’t work then
g4+ Kf4 and the rook sacrifice wuldn’t allow white to check plus the pawn is on the queen’s square on g4.
1.Re5+, then Qe5+ and Qg3+ with perpetum check
gi
Re5 leads to mate.
Re5