White to move. Can you find the most accurate continuation for White in less than 20 seconds?
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1. Qh3+ Kg8
2. Nf6+
2. … Kf8
3. Qh8#
2. … gxf6
3. Qh7+ Kf8
4. Qf7# or Qh8#
Is there a faster way than the following?
1. Qh3+ Kg8
2. Nf6+ gxf6 (Kf8 3. Qh8#)
3. Qh7+ Kf8
4. Qf7# or Qh8#
Qh3+ Kg8
Nf6+ gxf6
Qh7+ Kf8
Qf7#
I think…took a few seconds longer than 20.
Qh3+ Kg8 Nf6+
Qh3+ kg8
Nf6+ if kf8 qh8#
if gxf qh7+
kf8 qf7#
I spotted the first move immediately, but I can’t claim to solve it in 20 seconds. Probably something like 40 seconds to convince myself it was right:
1. Qh3 Kg8
2. Nf6
The hard move to spot. Continuing:
2. …..gf6 (Kf8 3.Qh8#)
3. Qh7 with mate on the next move.
yep
less than 10
1. Qh3+ Kg8 2. Nf6+! gxf6 (2. … Kf8 3. Qh8#) 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qh8/f7#
Qh3 looks good.
Draw
Nf6? Just looks cool
Qh3 followed by Nf6…less than ten seconds.
Q-h3+ K-g8
N-f6+
and black is helpless against Q-h7++ or h8++ depending on whether Black captures the knight of moves his king
1. Qh3+ Kg8
2. Nf6+ (a) gxf6
3. Qh7+ and mate to follow
2. … (b) Kf8
3. Qh8#
Took about 20 secs.
Mark
Qh3+ Kg8
Nf6+
…. Kf8 followed by Qh8#
…. gxf6 followed by Qh7+ Kf8
Qf7#
1. Qh3+ Kg8 2. Nf6+ gxf6 (2. .. Kf8 3. Qh8#) 3. Qh7+ Kf8 4. Qf7#