White to move and checkmate in 7.
4r2k/5p1p/b2p4/q2Pb1Q1/1p1B4/P7/K6P/3N3R w – – 0 1
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White to move and checkmate in 7.
4r2k/5p1p/b2p4/q2Pb1Q1/1p1B4/P7/K6P/3N3R w – – 0 1
1. Bxe5+ Rxe5 2. Qf6+ Kg8 3. Rg1+ Kf8 4. Qxd6+ Re7 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Rg8+ Kd7 7. Qc6#
1.Bxe5+Rxe5
2.Qf6+Kg8
3.Rg1+Kf8
4.Qxd6+Re7
5.Qh6+Ke8
6.Rg8+Kd7
7.Qc6#
1.Bxe5+dxe5
2.Qf6+Kg8
3.Rg1+Kf8
4.Qd6+Re7
5.Qh6+Ke8
6.Rg8+Kd7
7.Qc6#
Josh Weiner from NYC.
This is one variation
Bxe5 dxe5 Rg1 Qc5 Ne3 QF6*
There are other variations in which Queen can directly go to g7 after getting the rook in seventh file.
This seems to end with Qc6#:
1. Bxe5+ Rxe5 (alternative below)
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qxd6+! Re7 (Ke8? Rg8#)
5. Qh6+! Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
1. … dxe5
funnily enough makes no difference at all. It ends exactly the same after exactly the same moves (only 4. … Re7 comes from e8 instead of from e5).
1. Bxe5+ – de5
2. Df6+ – Kg8
3. Rg1+ – Kf8
4. Dd6+ – Re7
5. Dh6+ – Ke8
6. Rg8+ – Kd7
7. Dc6#
1. Bxe5+ – Rxe5
2. Df6+ – Kg8
3. Rg1+ – Kf8
4. Dd6+ – Re7
5. Dh6+ – Ke8
6. Rg8+ – Kd7
7. Dc6#
1.Be5+Re5
2.Qf6+Kg8
2.Rg1+Kf8
4.Qd6+Re7
5.Qh6+Ke8
6.Rg8 Kd7
7.Qc6#
Gelfand says:
1. Qg8!!!
1.Bxe5+ Rxe5
(1…dxe5 2.Qf6+ Kg8 3.Rg1+ Kf8 4.Qd6+ Re7 5.Qh6+ Ke8 6.Rg8+ Kd7 7.Qc6#)
2.Qf6+ Kg8
3.Rg1+ Kf8
(3…Rg5 4.Rxg5+ Kf8 5.Qxd6+ Ke8 6.Rg8#)
4.Qxd6+ Re7
(4…Ke8 5.Rg8#)
5.Qh6+ Ke8
6.Rg8+ Kd7
7.Qc6#