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Checkmate in 5

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White to move and checkmate in 5.

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  1. PROF.S.G.BHAT Reply

    Dear phd
    I have posted my reply to your comment on July 18.Please go through it.

  2. Harry Hariharan Reply

    1.Rc7+ is the move!
    Main Line
    1. Rc7+ Kxe6
    2. Rh6+ Kf5
    3. Rf7+ Kg5
    4. Rg6+ Kh4
    5. Rh7#

    1st move variants
    1A
    1. Rc7+ Kf6
    2. Rh6+ Kf5
    3. Bd3#

    1B – very interesting and most challenging!
    1. Rc7+ Kd6
    2. Rxe8 Nc3+
    3. Kc2 a1=N+
    4. Kd3 Any move
    5. Nf7#

    1CA
    1. Rc7+ Nd7
    2. Rxd7+ Kf6
    3. Rh6+ Kf5
    4. Bd3#

    1CB
    1. Rc7+ Nd7
    2. Rxd7+ Kxe6
    3. Bh3+ Kf6
    4. Rf7+ Kg5
    5. Rf5#

    3rd move variant
    1. Rc7+ Kxe6
    2. Rh6+ Kf5
    3. Rf7+ Ke4
    4. Rh4#

    Harry

  3. PROF.S.G.BHAT Reply

    I got it straight.I don’t know if there is a catch.
    1.Rc7+ Kxe6
    (1…..Nd7
    2.Rxd7+ Kxe6
    3.Bh3+ kf5
    4.Rf7+ kg5
    5.Rf5#    )
    2.Rh6+ Kf5
    3.Rf7+ Kg5
    4.Rg6+ Kh4
    5.Rh7#
    In both cases 3…. Ke4 4.Rh4#

  4. Yancey Ward Reply

    The critical line is 1.Rc7 Kd6. In that line, there is some careful play that white must do with his king to evade checks long enough to mate with the knight from f7.

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