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1. c6 b6
2. Qd8 Bd8
3. c7#
If
1. … bc6
2. Bc6+ Bb7
3. Qb7#
1.c6 b6
2.Be6
1. c6 b6
2. qxc8+ Rxc8
3. c7#
1.c6 wins for white
1…bxc6 2.Bxc6+ Bb7 3.Qxb7#
1…b6 2.Qxd8 black can’t stop the mate.
1. c6! b6? 2. Qxc8+ Rxc8 3. c7#
1. c6 b6
2. Qd8 Bd8
3. c7+ Bb7
4. cd (Q)++
I think that everything starts with Be6!
1, c6 and mate in next 2 moves
I think 1.c6.
c6! b6
Qxd8! Bxd8
c7+ Bb7
c8=Q#
priumec6! b6
Qxd8! Bxd8
c7+ Bb7
c8=Q#
1. C6…..b6
2. QxR…..BxQ
3. C7!…..Bb7
4. C8=Q#
1. c6 (a) bxc
2. Bxc6 Bb7
3. Bxb7#
1. … (b) b4 or b5
2. Qxd8 (b1) Bxd8
3. c7+ Bb7
4. c8/Q#
2. … (b2) Kb8
3. c7#
Mark
After looking at the position, it looks like the key move is
1. c6! (with threats to the b7 square)
The problem for black is that 1.. b6 doesn’t work since 2.Qxc8+ leads to mate after 2…Rxc8 3. c7++
Correct move:
1.Ce6, not Be6
1.c6 b6 2.Qc8
Other possibilities
1c6 a5
2Qxa5+ Kb8
3c7#
1c6 a6
2cxb7+ Ka7
3b8=(B or Q)#
1c6 Rg7
2cxb7+ Bxb7
3Bxb7#
After
1c6 b5 I would prefer 2Qxc8+ to Qxd8
To prof S.G.Bhat:
After c6 b6, I agree that Qxc8 looks best optically, but I don’t find anything wrong with Qxd8 either, e.g.:
1. c6 b6
2. Qxd8 Kb8(!?)
3. c7#
An awful lot of mates in 3 in this diagram!
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,already others had discussed the best possible initial move and its continuation – nothing to add further.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
dear pht,
there is no problem,white does win.
1c6 b6
2Qxd8 a6
3Qxc8+ Ka7
4Qb7#.
There is no tearing hurry.We will notmiss the flight.
dear pht,
When I first posted that “I prefer 2Qxc8+ to 2Qxd8” I had not even analysed further.later after seeing your comment it was my mean mentality to justify my statement which forced me to find the 4 move variation.It is a sort of self criticism when my mind came out my body and looked at my behaviour as if I am looking at behaviour of somebody else.Otherwise I would have given the 4 move variation along with first comment.