Attacking tactic

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  egaion says:

  October 10, 2007 at 8:54 am

  no pic.

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  mayadi says:

  October 10, 2007 at 9:03 am

  Thanks to the FEN 🙂
  Kg2,Qf3,Ra1,Rh4,Bb3,Be3,Nh5,a4,e4,g3,g5
  Kg8,Qa6,Rb8,Rd8,Bc8,Be7,Nc3,Nc7,a5,b4,c5,e6,f7,g7

  Good luck!

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  Simon says:

  October 10, 2007 at 5:18 pm

  FEN only keeps them away.

  I think Rah1 is winning, but there are a lot of lines.

  Qe2 Qxe2 Nxe2 seems as good a line as any for Black. Nf6+ on gxf, g6 seems to win in all lines, but I might have missed some.

  But it doesn’t have the feeling of a study – so maybe there is something more forcing. Perhaps Nf6 first.

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  Nikolai Pilafov says:

  October 10, 2007 at 7:41 pm

  Until we have a better solution we can use This Diagram

  Cheers!

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  Anonymous says:

  October 10, 2007 at 9:54 pm

  is this a BLINDFOLD problem? I don’t understand how you guys are solving this. I don’t see the board at all. I think this type of problem is just too hard for our level.

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  TVTom says:

  October 11, 2007 at 3:17 am

  I don’t understand the comments — I see the board just fine. Don’t you guys use Firefox?

  1 Nf6+! has to be the move. The king can’t run to f8 or else Rh8++. So black can capture with pawn or bish.

  1 … PxN
  2 g5xf6 and now

  2 … BxP
  3 QxB Qe2+
  4 Kh1 and black is out of checks and gets mated. Or

  2 … Qe2+
  3 QxQ NxQ
  4 PxB Rd1
  5 Rg4+! K-any
  6 Rh1++

  So, Black must play
  1 (Nf6+) BxP
  2 Rah1 (not PxB? or …Qe2+ saves the game for black)
  2 … Kf8 (or else Rh8++)
  3 PxB PxP (if 3…Ke8 4 Rh8+ Kd7 5 RxR KxR 6 PxP and the g-pawn queens)
  4 QxP and if
  4 … Qe2+
  5 Bf2 Ke8
  6 Re1 and the queen is lost, though black can save the rook in this variation with
  6 … Bb2
  7 RxQ NxR
  8 Bxc5 Kd7
  9 Qxf7+ and white is up.

  Instead of losing the queen for rook, black can just give up the rook on d8 with
  1 (Nf6+) (BxP)
  2 (Rah1) (Kf8)
  3 (PxB) (PxP)
  4 (QxP) Ke8
  5 Rh8 Kd7
  6 RxR Kc6
  7 Re1 to prevent …Qe2+ and white is better, but black has avoided mate but is in trouble, and his pieces are cramped, while white’s pieces are all in strong positions.

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  Anonymous says:

  October 11, 2007 at 3:41 am

  If Nf6+, black HAS to recapture with the bishop, otherwise it’s mate in 1 with Qh5.

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  egaion says:

  October 11, 2007 at 9:25 am

  Tvtom, I am at awe.

  Well done mate!
  What happend to me was that when I saw Black’s possible reply queen to e2 , I got stuck. But you just pulled all the threads together. Impressive job!
  About the diagram: Yes I am using Fire fox, and you?
  Best wishes
  Abie

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  Anonymous says:

  October 12, 2007 at 4:27 am

  Nf6+?