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1Re7,Re7
2Ke7,Nd5+
3Ke6,Nc7+
4Ke5,Qd5#
Other King moves by Black lose the Queen.
Correction on previous post:
1Re7, Re7
2Re7, Ke7
3Nd5+, Ke6
4Nc7+, Ke5
5Qd5#
Wayne from Alberta:
Sorry anonymous poster above, but your solution is not correct because Black does not necessarily have to take the rook on move one in your solution.
Here is my solution to the problem:
1.Rxe7 Rc8 2.Qb7 [2.Qb3 Rc4 3.Ra7 Qc5 4.Ree7 Qg1+ 5.Ka2 Qxa7 6.Rxa7 Rh6+-] 2…Qxc2+ 3.Ka1 Rh7 4.Ne6+ Kg8 [4…fxe6 5.Rxh7+-] 5.Nd4 Qc1+ [5…Qg6 6.Qxc8+ Kg7 7.Ne6+ Kh6 8.Qc1+ Qg5 (the only move) 9.hxg5+ Kg6 (the only move) 10.Qc3 h4 (10…Rh8 11.Qxf6+ Kh7 the only move 12.Qxf7#) ] 6.Rxc1 Rxc1+ 7.Ka2 the only move 7…Rg7 8.Qa8+ Kh7 the only move 9.Qe4+ Kh8 10.Re8+ Rg8 the only move 11.Rxg8+ Kxg8 12.Qe8+ Kh7 13.Qxf7+ Kh8 [13…Kh6 14.Nf5#] 14.Nf5 Ra1+ 15.Kxa1 d5 16.Qg7# *
Wayne – you’re nitpicking.. if black doesn’t take the rook he’s simply down a piece for nothing.
Wayne you nitpicking nitwit, stick to checkers!
Just kidding all. Wayne of course is correct in his analysis, despite a piece down.
Wayne, I doubt that anyone, including Anand himself, would calculate that entire variation in their head before playing the move. 😉
Not every puzzle is a “mate in X” problem.
lol u guys crack me up :). reading susan’s blog is entertaining not only for chess, but is becoming better than the sunday comics 🙂
1.Rxe7
if 1…Rxe7 then 2.Rxe7 Kxe7 3.Nd5+ Ke6 4.Nc7+ Ke5 5.Qd5++
1…Rc8 2.Re8
if 2…Rxe8 then 3.Rxe8 Kxe8 4.Qa1 and white has a piece up in ending.
if 2…Kg7 then 3.Rxc8 or 3.Rxh8 and white has a piece up to play the ending.
White wins immediately.
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http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2006/10/anand-tactician.html#links
Another try:
1. Qe2 Kg7
2. Rxe7 Rc8
3. Ne6+ Kg8
4. Nc7 Rg6 (good as any)
5. Ne8 Qd5
6. Rd1 Qc6
7. Nxd6 Rf8
8. Nf5 Rh8
9. Rd6 Qc5
10. Rxf6 Qg1+ (ho hum)
11. Ka2 Rh7
12. Nh6+ Rxh6
13. Rxh6 Qc5
14. Re5 Rd4
15. Rg5+ Qg7
16. Qh5 Qg6
17. Rxg6+ fxg6
18. Qxg6#
I believe the move 1. Qe2 also presents some serious problems for black, because the bishop cannot be defended, nor moved:
1. … Qd7 is met with Nd5 threatening e7
Qe2 also defends c2 in case of Rc8.
But I am no chess expert…:-D
hi to every one who willwin the last game_ ANand, lol
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seriously, aswesome tactics from maestro vish . he wouldnt have consumed to much time on this move.its simple for ppl like vishy topalov kramnik leko kasparov league