White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Rxg6
agree Rxg6
Greetings,
1. Rxg6! Rh1+!?
2. Kxh1 Qb1+
3. Kh2 Qg1+
4. Kxg1 Rxg6+
5. Qxg6 Kxg6
6. Nd8 followed by Nxa3 should be decisive.
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King.
Looks like Rxg6 wins. The best I can see for black is
1)Rxg6 Rh1+
2)Kxh1 Qb1+
3)Kh2 Qg1+
4)Kxg1 Rxg6+
But even then white ends up with an extra piece in a queenless endgame.
Nh8
1.Rxg6, obviously 1.Rxg6, because threat mate on h6.
2.Dh8#.
1. Rxg6! if 1… Rxg6, then 2. Qh8#. if 1… Bf5, then 2. Rxh6#
To the variation with 1. -, Rh1+:
[…] 3. -, Qg1+ 4. Rxg1 and white is much more up than after 4. Kxg1?
Do I oversee something? 😉
Jochen
Rxg6 black resigns
no need to give anymore the game is finished. black has nothing to do except start giving his pieces away which just prolongs the inevitable Qh8++ or Rh6++.
Rxg6 jumped into notice immediately.
I’m not sure about 1. Nh8 as anonymous posted @ 3:43. Of course, 1. … Rxh8 loses to 2. Qxg6#, which may have been the point, but what is White to do after Black’s 1. … Qb1?
2. Qe7+ Kxh8
3. Qxe6 Rh1
4. Kg3 Qxc2
or
2. Rxg6 Rh1+
3. Kg3 Rxh3+ (3. Kg2 Qf1+ 4. Kf3 Rxh3+ 5. Rg3 Rhxg3+ 6. Kf4 Qxf2#)
4. Kf4 Qxc2
5. Qe7+ Kxh8
6. Rxg8+ Bxg8
7. Qf6+ Kh7
8. Qe7+ Kg6
9. Qd6 Kh5
White has run out of checks and faces mate.
2. Qxe6 Rh1+
3. Kg3 Qxc2
4. Nf7 Qf5
5. Qxf5 gxf5+
6. Kf3 Rxh3+
And after Black exchanges rooks, Black’s a-pawn promotes.
jcheyne