White to move. How does White save this position?
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White to move. How does White save this position?
Rxh7+ followed by Qe4+ followed by a B check looksunstoppable.
Anyway, it’s good for at least a draw!
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Qf8 would be followed by Rg2+, Bc1+, and death by Qh4.
Qd4+ instead of Qf8 draws.
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh6
Bd2+ Rg5
Qg6++
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qg6
here i know black will have to keep checking me or its mate Qxg7. im not going to work out that many moves.
After Qg6, Qa7+ draws, since Black can keep checking on the first and second ranks. If the White K goes to e3, Bc1+ will devastate.
Wolverine, how about leaving your comment up this time?
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qg6 Qh2+
Kf1 Qh1+
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qe8+ Rxe8
fxe8+ Kg7
Qe4+
i think its a draw. if on the first variaiton the queen makes the mistake white Kf1 black Qh3+ white Kg1 then the game is a win by white. this one was fairly hard im sure others will say it was easy but i dont care. i didnt think it was.
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe7+ Kh6
Bd2+ Rg5 (Kxh5–Qh7++)
Qg7+ Kxh5
Qh7++
if 2)… Kh8
f7+ Rg7
f8Q+ Kh7/Rxf8
Qxg7++
1.Rxh7+ Kxh7
2.Qe7+! (Qe4+ leads only to a draw)
a) 2…Kh8
3.f7+ Kh7 (3…Rg7,4.f8=Q+ Rxf8,5.Qxg78#)
4.f8=Q+ Rg7
5.Qxg7#
b) 2…Kh6
3.Bd2+ Rg5 (3…Kxh6 4.Qh7#)
4.Qg7+ Kxh6
5.Qh7#
greetings
1. Rxh7 Kxh7
2. Qe7+ Kh8
3. f7+ followed by
4. f8=Q+
5. Qxg7#
2. Kh6
3. Bd2+ Rg5
4. Qg7#
2. Kxh7
3. Qh7#
Wolverine2121, your solution is not exact. I diverged from your analysis, at the bolted move below
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7
2. Rxh7+ Kxh7
3. Qe4+ Kh8
4. f7+ Rg7
5. Bxg7+ ( instead of yours 5. Qg6 which gives black the opportunity to retaliate with checks Kxg7
6. Qg6+ Kf8
7. Qg7+ Ke8
8. Qe7 mate
I found this puzzle has the merit of discovering exactly how to continue after the 1st move. Finding the right 1st move is a key to finding the solution but still one has to analyze exactly how to work it out. Sometimes I tend to be too quick. i.e, in this example I have completely overseen Black’s 2..Kh6. Hope I clarified myself.
Thanks
AB
and…
1.Rxh7 Kxh7 2.Qa7+ Kh6 (Kh8 3.f7+ Kh7 [Rg7 f8=D+ Txf8 Dxg7#] fxg8=D+ Rh6 Dh7#) 3. Bd2+ Rh5 4. Qh7#
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qg6 Bc5+
Ke1? Qh4+
… Bd4 (No immediate mate threat, white needs solve a lot of problem and looks like black can at-least hold and possibly win)
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qg6 Bc5+
Ke2 Qh2+ and black can give perpetual checks on Qh1 and Qh2. White king cannot get protection. It cannot enter a3/b3/d3/e3. Also the bishop cannot be moved in a1-h8 AND coming in-between black’s queen and whites king. This line I see only a draw.
Also
Rxh7+ Kxh7
Qe4+ Kh8
f7+ Rg7
Qe8+ Rxe8
fxe8=Q+ Kh7
Qe4+
Now
.. Kh8 h6 and again perpetual checks by black. I don’t see anything better than draw
Hi,
Here’s my guess:
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7
2. Qa7+ Kh6
3. Bd2+ Rg5
4. Qg7+ Kxh5
5. Qh7++
(This is ignoring the futile
interposes of …Rb7 & …Qd7 🙂
(I mention this because as far as I’m
concerned, a perfect defense maximizes
the move count until checkmate.)
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1. Rxh7 + !! Kxh7
2. Qe7 + !! is the right move.
All continuations with 2. Q-e4+ , are wrong! Including mine, posted earlier!
2…Kh8 [ 2..Kh6 3. Bd2+ Rg5 4. Qg7 mate ]
3. f7+ Kh7 [3..Rg7 4. f8+ Rxf8 5. Qxg7 mate ]
4. fxg8 double check Kxg8
5. Qg7 mate