White to move. How should white proceed?
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1. Rh8+ Bxh8
2. Rxh8+ Ng8
3. Ne7 (a) Rxe7
4. Rxg8#
3. … (b) Ke8
4. Rxg8+ Rf8
5. Nc6#
Mark
1. Rh8+! Bxh8
2. Rxh8+ Ng8
3. Qh6+!
( 3. Qxd6+? Kg7! and white has no good way of continuing )
3……. Rg7
( 3……… Ke8
4. Rxg8+ Kd7
5. Qe6+ Kc7
6. Qxe7# )
4. Qxd6+! Kf7
( 4……. Ke8
5. Rxg8+! Rxg8
6. Qe7# )
5. Qe6+ Kf8
6. Rxg8+! Rxg8
7. Qe7#
1.Rh8+! Bxh8
( Ng8 2.Qxd6+ Ke8 3.Rxg8+ Bf8 4.Qe6+ Re7 5.Qxe7# )
2.Rxh8+ Kg7
( Ng8 3.Qh6+ Ke8 4.Rxg8+ Kd7 5.Qe6+ Kc7 6.Qxf7# )
3.Qh6#
1-0
1.Rh8+!
If 1…,Bxh8, 2.Rxh8+,Ng8(If 2…,Kg7 3.Qh6#) 4.Qh6+,Ke8 (If 4…,Rg7 5.Qxd5+,Kf7 6.Qe6+,Kf8 7.Rxg8+,Rxg8 8.Qf6+,Ke8 9.Qe7#) 5.Rxg8+,Kd7 (If 5…,Rf8 6.Qe6#)6.Qe6+,Kc7 7.Qxf7#.
If 1…,Ng8 2.Qd6+,Ke8 (If 2…,Re7 3.Qxe7#) 3.Rxg8+,Rf8 4.Qe6#.
Greetings from Brazil!
1.Rh8+ Bxh8
Not taking doesn’t help 1…, Ng8 2.Qxd6+ Ke8 (2. .., Re7, 3. Qxe7#) 3.Rxg8+ Bf8 (3. .., Rf8 loses to Qe7#)4.Rxf8+ Rxf8 5.Qe7#
2.Rxh8+ Ng8 (forced)
3. Qh6+ Rg7 (Ke8 loses to 4.Rxg8+ Kd7 5.Qe6+ Kc7 6.Qxf7#)
4. Qxd6+ Kf7 (Re7 and Ke8 are hopeless as above)
5. Qe6+ Kf8 (forced)
6. Rxg8+ Rxg8 (forced)
7. Qe7#
1. Rh8+ Bxh8 (Ng8 is the same with different order of moves)
2. Rxh8+ Ng8 (only)
3. Ne7! Rg7 (only defence of g8)
4. Qf6+ Ke8 (Ng8 couldn’t take, Rf7 Rxg8#)
5. Qxg7
Rxg8# to follow soon, after
5. … Qxb3+
6. axb3 Rxb3+
7. Kc2
black has some delay here, but nothing else….
or
3. … Kg7 (otherwise Rxg8#, also after Rxe7)
4. Rxg8+ Kh7
5. Qg6#
A key move seems to be 3.Ne7!
1. Rh8+ Bh8
2. Rh8+ Ng8 (Kg7 3. Qh6#)
3. Qd6+ Ke8 (Re7 4. Qe7#)
4. Rg8+ Rf8
5. Qe7#
If
1. … Ng8
2. Qd6+ Ke8
3. Rg8+ Bf8
4. Rf8+ Rf8
5. Qe7#
Mate in 7:
1. Rh8+ Bxh8
1. … Ng8
2. Qxd6+ Ke8 (Re7 3.Qxe7#)
3. Rxg8+ Bf8 (Rf8 4.Qe7#)
4. Rxf8+ Rxf8
5. Qe7#
2. Rxh8+ Ng8
2. … Kg7
3. Qh6#
3. Qh6+! The king may not go to g7 since now the knight covers h6.
3. … Rg7
3. … Ke8
4. Rxg8+
A)
4. … Kd7
5. Qe6+ Kc7
6. Qxf7#
B)
4. … Rf8
5. Qe6#
4. Qxd6+ Kf7
A)
4. … Ke8
5. Rxg8+ Kf7 (Rxg8 6.Qe7#)
6. Qe6#
B)
4. … Re7
5. Qxe7#
5. Qe6+ Kf8
6. Rxg8+ Rxg8
7. Qe7#
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,others had already given the best initial move.
Here my example may highlight additional interesting part of this chess puzzle.
Example one
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1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
3.Ne7 c2+
4.Kc1 N*b3+
5.a*Nb3 Kg7
6.Rh7+ K*Rh7
7.Q*Rf7+ Kh8
8.Ng6++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
3.Ne7 Kg7
4.Rh7+ Kf8
5.Q*Rf7++ Mate
Example Three
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1.Rh8+ B*Rh8
2.R*Bh8+ Ng8
3.Ne7 c2+
4.Kc1 Qd4
5.R*Ng8++ Mate
White wins the game in ease.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]