I don’t find any direct clash that is sharp enough, but one indirect move looks very sharp:
1. Qe6
The following double check is inevitable. Black must defend g8:
1. … Nf6 Looks like only move (Kf8 Nxh6+ Nf6 Qf7#). 2. Nxh6+ Kh8 (Kf8 Qf7#) 3. Nf7+ Kg8
This looks very much like a draw by repetition. Constantly checking looks absolutely necessary, and is there another piece to move than the knight then? A bishop sack on h7 looks too hazardious, so I settle with a draw on April 1.
hmm, that took me some time. at first i thought, there was only a repetition. but as it is a puzzle, that would have been puzzling. 1. Nxh6+ Kh8 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Bh7+ Kf8 4. Ne5+ Nf6/Bf6 5. Ng6+ Kf7/e8 6. Qxe7# if 3. … Kxh7, then 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh8# if 1. … gxh6, then 2. Qe6+ Kg7 3. Qf7+ Kh8 4. Qh7# if 2. … Kh8, then 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4. Qh7# greets, jan
White is down a bishop and a rook, not to mention the pawn on a2, but, luckily, there is a forced mate: 1. Nxh6+! Kh8 1. … gxh6 mates even faster: 2. Qe6+ Kg7 (Kh8 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qh7#) 3. Qf7+ Kh8 4. Qh7# 2. Nf7+ Kg8 Now the h-file is opened, which allows for 3. Bh7+ Kf8 3. … Kxh7? 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh8# 4. Ne5+ Qf6 4. … Nf6 5.Ng6+ Ke8/f7 6.Qxe7# 4. … Bf6 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qe7# 4. … Bf3 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qxe7# 5. Ng6+ Kf7 6. Qxe7#
B) 1….Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Bh7+! Now that the h file is open the bishop is immune, 3….Kf8 4.Ne5+ Bf6 (4…Nf6 is the same except that the king can get mated in an e8-fashion) 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qe7 mate !
As usual brainy minds had just implied possible alternatives, elaborately in this blog – healthy chess.
Congrats to every Brainy minds of this blog,they never fail to correlate the day of the puzzle,before they put forth their moves for the chess puzzle,so they never stand as significance of the day[April 1st] – Which means they are ever brilliant.
1.Nh6 Kh8 (…gh loses to Qe6)
2.Nf7 Perpetual
Wat’s this, some kinda April Fools Joke?
Mhm, after Nxh6+, every reply by Black is followed, by Qe6…
a possible line is:
1. Nxh6+ .. Kh8
2. Qe6 .. Nf6
3. Qg8+ .. Nxg8 or Rxg8
4. Nf7#
There’s no April’s fool, i hope!
Oh, no wait… that light-squared bishop is ruining my plan… i need to think more!
Happy April’s Fool!
Nh6
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,this chess puzzle is the simplest,of course there exist few combination but none bars White piece from wining the game.
White wins the game in just 3 moves.
1.Qe6 qc6
2.N*h6+ Kh8
3.Qg8++ mate.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
Nxh6
I don’t find any direct clash that is sharp enough, but one indirect move looks very sharp:
1. Qe6
The following double check is inevitable. Black must defend g8:
1. … Nf6
Looks like only move (Kf8 Nxh6+ Nf6 Qf7#).
2. Nxh6+ Kh8 (Kf8 Qf7#)
3. Nf7+ Kg8
This looks very much like a draw by repetition. Constantly checking looks absolutely necessary, and is there another piece to move than the knight then? A bishop sack on h7 looks too hazardious, so I settle with a draw on April 1.
hmm, that took me some time. at first i thought, there was only a repetition. but as it is a puzzle, that would have been puzzling.
1. Nxh6+ Kh8
2. Nf7+ Kg8
3. Bh7+ Kf8
4. Ne5+ Nf6/Bf6
5. Ng6+ Kf7/e8
6. Qxe7#
if 3. … Kxh7, then
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Qh8#
if 1. … gxh6, then
2. Qe6+ Kg7
3. Qf7+ Kh8
4. Qh7#
if 2. … Kh8, then
3. Qxh6+ Kg8
4. Qh7#
greets, jan
Oops.
I forgot to look at this line:
1. Qe6 Bxg2+
2. Kxg2 Qc6+
3. Qxc6 Rxc6
April 1.
White is down a bishop and a rook, not to mention the pawn on a2, but, luckily, there is a forced mate:
1. Nxh6+! Kh8
1. … gxh6 mates even faster:
2. Qe6+ Kg7 (Kh8 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qh7#)
3. Qf7+ Kh8
4. Qh7#
2. Nf7+ Kg8 Now the h-file is opened, which allows for
3. Bh7+ Kf8
3. … Kxh7?
4. Qh5+ Kg8
5. Qh8#
4. Ne5+ Qf6
4. … Nf6 5.Ng6+ Ke8/f7 6.Qxe7#
4. … Bf6 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qe7#
4. … Bf3 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qxe7#
5. Ng6+ Kf7
6. Qxe7#
Qe6 and I see no way to avoid Nxh6 double check followed by Qg8+ and Nf7++.
It can be delayed by giving mateial but not prevented
Tactic 1 – If your opponent an amateur player @ regular player
(only 4 steps)
1.Nxh6+ gxh6
2.Qe6+ Kh8
3.Qxh6+ Kg7
4.Qh7#
Tactic 2 – If you are a professional player opponents @ strong player (only 5 steps)
1.Nxh6+ Kh8
2.Nf7+ Kg8
3.Bh7+ Kxh7
4.Qh5+ Kg7
5.Qh8#
Tactic 3 – If your opponent of a player called the master @ a very strong player (6 steps)
1.Nxh6+ Kh8
2.Nf7+ Kg8
3.Bh7+ Kf8
4.Nh8+ Bf6
5.Ng6+ Kf7
6.Qe7#
****High skills of Mr KO (Malaysian)
1Nxa6ch
Take it or leave it
Mate in both variation
1.Nxh6
Here black has 2 options
a) if black captures the knight
1…gxh6
2.Qe6+ Kg7 (2…Kh8 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qh7#)
3.Qg6+ Kh8
4.Qxh6+ Kg8
5.Qh7#
b)if black doesn’t capture the knight at move 1
1…Kh8
2.Nf7+ Kg8
3.Bh7+ Kxh7
5.Qh5+ Kg8
6.Qh8#
1.Nxh6+ Kh8 (1… gxh6 2.Qe6+ Kh8 (2… Kg7 3.Qg6+ Kh8 4.Qh7#) 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qg7#) 2.Nf7+ Kg8 (2… Kh7 3.Qh5+ Kg8 4.Qh8#) 3.Bh7+ Kf8 (3… Kxh7 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.Qh8#) 4.Nh8+ and no matter if Q, B or Nf6 then 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Q(x)e7#.
Nice one!
1. Nxh6 and now: gxh
2. Qe6+ – Kh8/g7
3. Qxh6/Qxe7 – Kg8
4. Qh7++
1. .. or – Kh8
2. Nf7+ – Kg8
3. Bh7+ – Kf8 (Kxh7, Qh5 and h8++)
4. Nh8+ – Qf6/Nf6
5. Ng6+ – Kf7
6. Qxe7++
1. Nxh6+ gxh6 (1… Kh8 2. Nf7+ Kg8 3. Bh7+ Kxh7 (3… Kf8 4. Ne5+ Bf6 (4… Nf6
5. Ng6+ Kf7 6. Qxe7#) 5. Ng6+ Kf7 6. Qe7#) 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Qh8#) 2. Qe6+ Kg7 3.
Rf7+ Kg8 4. Rxe7+ Kf8 (4… Kh8 5. Rh7#) 5. Qf7# *
I have solution starting with 1 Nh6+ but I would not elaborate lest I should be branded as ” April Fool”
Bh7+, Kxh7
Qe4+, g6
Ng5+ hxg6 (or Bxg6)
Rf7+
congrats to all who saw 4.Ne5
your guys are awesome!
1. Nxh6 gxh6
2. Qe6 Kg7 [ …Kh8; Qh6 Kg8; Qh7 ]
3. Qg6 (or Qf7) Kh8
4. Qh7
1. Nxh6 Kh8
2. Nf7 Kg8
3. Bh7 Kf8 […Kxh7; Qh5 Kg8; Qh8 ]
4. Ne5 Bf6 […Nf6; Ng6 K moves; Qxe7 ]
5. Ng6 Kf7
6. Qe7
1.Nxh6+!
A)1….gxh6 2.Qe6+ Kh8 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Qh7 mate
B) 1….Kh8 2.Nf7+ Kg8 3.Bh7+! Now that the h file is open the bishop is immune, 3….Kf8 4.Ne5+ Bf6 (4…Nf6 is the same except that the king can get mated in an e8-fashion) 5.Ng6+ Kf7 6.Qe7 mate !
Hi Susan Polgar,
As usual brainy minds had just implied possible alternatives, elaborately in this blog – healthy chess.
Congrats to every Brainy minds of this blog,they never fail to correlate the day of the puzzle,before they put forth their moves for the chess puzzle,so they never stand as significance of the day[April 1st] – Which means they are ever brilliant.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]