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Damn, I fell for 1.Rg7:
1. Rg7?? Kg7
2. Re7
And it looks bleak…..for white! Black is perfectly happy to give up the queen to remove one of white’s heavy piece:
2. …..Qf7!
I looked at this a good long while. The plausible continuations are losing- Rxf7 and Qd4+:
3. Rf7 Kf7
And, now, black is threatening both Rb1 or a1Q with check followed by Nf2/Rxg2 if needed. White doesn’t even have a good line for hopeful perpetual. Totally lost. Also:
3. Qd4 Kg6
4. Qd6 Qf6
5. Qf6 Kf6
6. Re8 a1Q
7. Kh2 Rg2
8. Kg2 Qa2 and mate is unavoidable.
I should have seen the double attack implied by 1.Qf6 immediately but, in my mind, I failed to really notice how the bishop was pinned- I was way too focused on the sacrifice:
1. Qf6!
Threatens Qg7#, of course, but also threatens Qxf5. There is no defense against both moves:
1. …..Qg8
2. Qf5 Kh6
3. Qg5 Kh7
4. Qh5#
And
1. …..Rg8
2. Qf5 Kh8 (Kh6 3.Qg5 etc.)
3. Qh5 Bh6
4. Qh6#
1. Qf6! Nf2+ (hoping for Kg1, which is losing for white)
2. Ka2! Rg8 (forced)
3. Qxf5+ Kh5
4. Qg5+ Kg6
5. Qxh5 checkmate
(1. Rxg7 is tempting but does not win. Rxg7 Kxg7 Re7+ Qf7 0-1)
rxg7 kxg7, Qe7……….1-0
It must be about activating d pawn.
1. Rxg7+ Kxg7
2. Qe7+
At first 2. Re7 Qf7 looked more likely, but I found no reasonable check next.
2. … Qf7
3. Qg5+! Kf8 (alternative below)
4. d8=Q+ Qe8
5. Qxe8#
3. … Qg6
4. Re7+ Kf8
5. d8=Q+ Qe8
6. Qxe8#
Seems to be mate in 6.
1Re6 Wins
1.Qf6 Qf7 2.Rxf7 Nf2+ 3.Kh2 Rg8 4.Qxf5+ Kh8 5.Qxh5+ Bh6 6.Qxh6#
I don’t understand, why no to play Rxg7 ? It’s mate for me, or I forgive something ?
It’s normal chess or other ?
pht,
1. Rg7 Kg7
2. Qe7 Qf7
3. Qg5 Kh7! wins for black. Check it out.