White to move. What to do? 
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Yes. 1 Qxd2+!! Bxd2 ( 1 .. Bxd3 Qxd3# ) 2 Rd4+ exd4 3 e4#
Hi Susan, very interesting position, white can survive with: Qxd2, Bxd2, Rd4+, exd4, e4# mate, regards, Trukov (Puerto Rico).
Yup, one up and to the right on the angle ya know. Not sure what the square names are but the king has a few moves of running to do after that move.
Hi Susan, very interesting position. white not only manages to survive, but also wins it!
I am glad you like this puzzle.
Best wishes,
Susan Polgar
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easy. Qxd2+ Bxd2 Rd4+ exd4 e4#
This puzzle is very easy if you have seen the theme previously, this one however is a bit more complex:
3Q4/5q1k/4ppp1/2Kp1N1B/RR6/3P1r2/5P1b/3b4
“Solution”:
1.Rb7! (given that black takes) Qxb7 2.Bxg6+ Kxg6 3.Qg8+ Kxf5 (Kh5 Rh4#) 4.Qg4+ Ke5 5.Qh5+ Rf5 (f5 Qh8+ Qg7 Qxg7#) 6.f4+ Bxf4 7.Qe2+ (just for the sake of torture, Re4+ mates) Bxe2 8.Re4+ dxe4 9.d4#. And white has only a pawn left but still is able to deliver mate.
Darn, this one I saw before I looked at the comments but someone posted it already.
Oh well, at least I saw it.
Hi Susan, Where do you find these puzzles? I’d like to find some to use with my students. Thanks.
in my mind i was going for the draw. and played Qxd2 and Rd4 thinking that was stalemate.
I missed the win completely.
played the right moves got the wrong result. I forgot after exd4 that i had to move and still had the pawn.
slowly but slowly I am getting closer to solving one of these.
tommy
see beautiful problems on http://www.blub.net/~vincent/list.html
The source:
Bayer, Illustrierte Zeitung, 1851
1. Rb7 Qxb7
2. Bxg6+ Kxg6
3. Qg8+ Kxf5
4. Qg4+ Ke5
5. Qh5+ Rf5
6. f4+ Bxf4
and, mirrored, we have the very position of our exercice:
7. Qxe2+ Bxe2
8. Re4+ dxe4
9. d4#
1-0
7. Re4+ doesn’t mate: dxe4 game over.