White to move. How should White proceed? Can you find the best continuation for White in 10 seconds or less?
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1. Rb1xb7
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At first glance
Rxb7
Maybe there is something better…
rxb7! if the queen takes then qxe6#
Rxb7 .. solved it by just a glance. 🙂
1.Rxb7 loss Q
1. … Qxb7
2. Qxe7#
1. Rxb7!, and if 1…Qxb7, 2. Qxe6 mate.
Didn’t need 10 seconds 🙂
1. Rxb7! wins
if 1… Qxb7
2. Qxe6#
even otherwise, what can black do?
this was easy (in terms of less than 10 seconds).
Yes, found Rxb7 in 3-4 seconds 🙂
1) Rxb7 +-
Easy: Rxb7 – black queen is overloaded.
Beelze
In just 9.85!
1. Rxb7!
Rxb7. Making the black Queen leave e6.
Hello.
I will play
1. Rxb7 winning the queen
Is not possible
1. …., Qxb7 for
2. Qxe6++
Greetings from Spain
1. R:b7
Txb7 deviation sacrifice
1. Txb7 deviation scarifice
If I only had 10 seconds to think about it I would play Rxb8.
Oops, typo. Rxb7, of course.
1. Txb7 Dxb7
2. Dxe6++
Looks like R#b7 works…..
Isn’t 1. Rxb7+!! an outright win for white? If 1… Qxb7 2. Qxe6 is checkmate, isn’t it?
Spent probably a little more than 10 seconds, but I found it! Seems everyone else spent 3-4 seconds…
Rxb7 looks good to me.