White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Rd8+ looks like a good start.
1. Rd8+ KxR
2. QxN+ Kc7
3. Qxe7+ (a) Bd7
4. QxB+ Kb6 or Kb8
5. Qxb7#
3. … (b) Kb6 or Kb8
4. Qxb7#
3. … (c) Kc6
4. Qd6#
3. … (d) Kc8
4. Bxb7+ Kb8
5. Qd6#
Mark
rd8# mates pretty fast.
1 Rd8+ to displace the king so that the queen can take the knight and continue to attack with checks.
1 … Kxd8
2 Qxf8+ Kc7
3 Qxe7+ Kc8
4 Bxb7+ Kb8
5 Nxa6#
Nice position..
1. Rd8+ Kxd8
2. Qf8+ Kc7
3. Qe7+ Kc8(if … Kc8 or … Kb8 then 4. Qb7#)
4. Bb7+ Kb8
5. Qd8+ Bc8
6. Qc8#
1Rd8 Kd8 2Qf8 Kc7 3Qe7 Kc8 4Bb7 Kb8 5Na6#
Rd8+ Kxd8
Nxb7+ if ..Ke8
Bc6Qx+
…kc8
Qxf8+
…kc7
Qxf8
kd7
Nc5+
What about Rd8+ folowed by QxN and Qxe7+ and then eventually it could become painful on b7
1Rd8 &win
1. Rd8+!
game over
1.Rd8+ Kxd8
2.Qxf8+ Kc7
3.Qxe7+ Kb6 or b8
4.Qxb7#
if 3. …Kc8
4.Bxb7+ Kb8
5.Qd8+ Bc8
6.Qxc8#
if 3. …Bd7
4.Qxd7+ Kb6 or b8
5.Qxb7#
Rd8+ Kxd8
Qxf8+ Kc7
Qxe7+ Kc8
Bxb7+ Kb8
Qd8+ Bc8
Qxc8#
1. Rd8+ Kd8
2. Qe8+ Kc7
3. Qe7+ Kc8
4. Bb7+ Kb8
5. Na7++
1.Rd8+ Kxd8
2.Qxf8+ Kc7
3.Qxe7+ Kc8
4.Bxb7+ Kb8
5.Nxa6#
or
3. … Bd7
4.Qxd7+ Kb6/b8
5.Qxb7#
Rxd8 check! should lead to mate.
-rick9pls
1. Re8+ Kxe8
2. Qxg8+ Kd7
3. Qxf7+ mate to follow
1.Rd8+ Kxd8
2.Qxf8+ Kc7
3.Qxe7+ Kb6
4.Qd6#
Not sure if I missed anything 🙂