Checkmate in 6 Breaking News White to move. Can you find the checkmate combination? Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Actually, it should be mate in five, unless I overlooked some defense.
1. hxg7+ Kg8
(1… Kxg7 2. Bf6#)
2. gxf8Q+ Bxf8
(2… Kxf8
3. Bh6+ Ke8
4. Rg8+ Kd7
5. Qf5# )
3. Be7+ Bg7
(3 … Kh8 4. Qf6+ Bg7 5. Qxg7#)
4. Qg5 any move
5. Qxg7#
giuseppe, what about:
4. …f6 (black’s king and knight on e8 protect the black bishop on g7, if 5. Qxg7+ Nxg7)
5. Nf6 winning (if 5. …Qxe7 6. Nxe7+)
After
1. hxg7+ Nxg7
-then-
2. Bf6 Bxf6 (or Rg8)
3. Qh6 winning
Another try:
1. hxg7+ Kg8
2. Bxe7 Qxe7
3. Qh6! winning
1.hxg7+ Kxg7?
2.Bxe7+ Kh8
3.Bf6+ Nxf6
4.Qxf6#
1.hxg7+ Nxg7
2.Rxh7+ Kxh7
3.Rh2+ Kg8
4.Bxe7 Qxe7
5.Qh6 any
6.Qh7#
1.hxg7+ Nxg7
2.Rxh7+ Kxh7
3.Rh2+ Kg6
4.Qf5#
1.hxg7+ Nxg7
2.Rxh7+ Kg8
3.Qh4 any
4.Qh7#
1.hxg7+ Kg8
2.Bxe7 Qxe7
3.gxf8=Q+ Kxf8
4.Rxh7 Qh5
5.Qxh5 any
6.Rh8#
-Mike D.
Forget my lines! I missed a move for Black after Rxh7 that doesn’t force. Ugh!
Oops, I said 5. Nf6 winning, I meant 5. Nf5 winning. Thus, this line:
giuseppe, what about:
4. …f6 (black’s king and knight on e8 protect the black bishop on g7, if 5. Qxg7+ Nxg7)
5. Nf5 winning (if 5. …Qxe7 6. Nxe7+)
Hi Susan
1. hxg7, Nxg7 [1. …, Kxg7 2. Bf6#; if 1. …, Kg8 2. Rxh7, Nxg7 3. Rxg7, Kh8 4. Qh4, Kxg7 5. Bf6#]
2. Rxh7, Kxh7 (2. …, Kg8 3. Rxg7, Kxg7 4. Bf6, Kh7 5. Qh4#)
3. Qh4, Kg8 (3. …, Nh5 4. Qxh5, Kg7 5. Bxe7#)
4. Bf6, Bxf6
5. Qxf6 and mate in the next move
Good day