White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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Hi Susan Polgar,
Nice puzzle.
White wins the game – interesting variations exist.
Any one of the initial move for White [ Ng7 / Nh6 ] wins the game.
– Variations exist.
Three examples in support of my view is as given below.
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Example One
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1.Nh6 Re7
2.g*f g*f
3.R*f6 R*Rf6
4.R*Rf6 Bf7
5.N*Bf7+ Kg8
6.Nh6+ Kg7
7.Nf5+ Kg8
8.Qg5+ Kh8
9.Rf8++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Nh6 g*Nh6
2.g*f R*f6
3.R*Rf6 R*Rf6
4.R*Rf6 Qe7
5.Q*h6 Kg8
6.Qg5+ Bg6
7.R*Bg6+ h*Rg6
8.Q*Qe7 c6
9.Qc5 Kg7
10.Q*c6 Kh6
11.Qd5 g5
12.Qf7 a5
13.c5 a4
14.c6 a3
15.c7 g4
16.c8(Q) Kg5
17.Qcg8+ Kh4
18.Qfh7++ Mate
Example Three
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1.Ng7 K*Ng7
2.Qh6+ Kg8
3.g*f R*f6
4.R*Rf6 R*Rf6
5.R*Rf6 Qe7
6.Qg5+ Qg7
7.Q*Qg7+ K*Qg7
8.R*a6 [ Rest of the moves are child’s play for white to win the game ]
White wins the game.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
I had already seen this one a few days ago on Chessbomb. Gashimov played 33.Ng7 and won when black resigned a few moves later:
33. Ng7 Kg7
If black moves the f6 rook, white will play 34.Rf5 and and black’s position will collapse. For example: [33. …Rb6 34.Rf5 Qe7 35.gf6 Qd7 36.Ne8 Qe7 37.f7 and you can get the rest of this line from the Stockfish analysis on Chessbomb. Continuing with the actual game:
34. Qh6 Kg8
35. gf6 Rf7
36. Rf5 Qd6
37. Rg5 Kh8
38. Rg7 and black can choose which man protects white’s queen at h7.
One advantage of these old comments being reposted along with the quiz is getting to see Venky’s “variations exist” answers. They always provided some light relief in midst of brain-wracking quizzes.
Wonder where he is now ?