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Good thing that it is White to move.
1. Bxe5+ dxe5
(1. .. Rxe5 2. Qf6+ Kg8 3. Rg1+ Kf8 4. Qxd6+ Re7 (4. .. Ke8 5. Rg8#) 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Rg8+ Kd7 7. Qc6#)
2. Qf6+ Kg8 3. Rg1+ Kf8 4. Qd6+ Re7 5. Qh6+ Ke8 6. Rg8+ Kd7 7. Qc6#
Can’t find it.
I think I got it:
1. Bxe5+ and now:
if 1… Rxe5
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qxd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
and if 1… dxe5 more or less the same occurs (the 4th move is not a capture and the rook comes from e8 instead of e5 but still the same pattern):
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
1. Bxe5+, dxe5 or Rxe5
2. Qf6+, Kg8
3. Rg1+, Kf8
4. Qxd6+, Re7
5. Qh6+, Ke8
6. Rg8+, Kd7
7. Qc6#
I got as far as 3 moves and then couldn’t find Qd6+ because I thought that it would just lead to repetition. I went Qg7+ but it leads nowhere.
What’s interesting that no matter how Black takes the bishop, the checking patterns are identical. Good puzzle.
got it. nice,
got it! nice!
I found it but left my Queen en prise then I lost itbut
Had trial and error this one at the start. Was hesitant to play the bishop exchange, but quickly saw it was the correct way to get the rook involved, but even then, took several failed tries to find the mating line:
1. Be5 Re5 (de5 later)
2. Qf6 Kg8
3. Rg1 Kf8
4. Qd6
The move I was blind to at the beginning. Continuing:
4. …..Re7 (Ke8 5.Rg8#)
5. Qh6! Ke8
6. Rg8 Kd7
7. Qc6#
So, back at move 1, black can try de5, but it won’t save him:
1. Be5 ed5
2. Qf6 Kg8
3. Rg1 Kf8
4. Qd6! Re7
5. Qh6 with a similar mate coming as in the line above.
1. Bxe5+ Rxe5 (…dxe5 comes to the same)
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1 Kf8
4. Qxd6+ Re7 (…Ke8?? 5. Rg8#)
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
Easier to find since Black is mating in 2. Hence every move has to be a check!
1. Bxe5+ dxe5(Rxe5)
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd5+!(Qxd5+!) Re7
(If Ke8, Rg8+ checkmate)
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6+ checkmate
Easier to find since Black is mating in 2. Hence every move has to be a check!
1. Bxe5+ dxe5(Rxe5)
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd5+!(Qxd5+!) Re7
(If Ke8, Rg8+ checkmate)
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6+ checkmate
This problem was posed before
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 4.Qxd6+ Re7
(4…Ke8 5.Rg8#)
5.Qh6+ Ke8 6.Rg8+ Kd7 7.Qc6#
Already posted this yesterday but it looks like it didn’t come through:
1. Bxe5+ and now:
if 1… Rxe5
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qxd6+ Re7 (Ke8 Rg8#)
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
and if 1… dxe5
more or less the same occurs
(the 4th move is not a capture and the rook comes
from e8 instead of e5 but still the same pattern):
2. Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ Kf8
4. Qd6+ Re7
5. Qh6+ Ke8
6. Rg8+ Kd7
7. Qc6#
i found it