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g3-e5
1.Bxe5 Qd7
(1.-Nxe5 2.Qd8+ Qxd8 3.Rxd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8+ Bf8 5.R1xf8++)
(1.-Qxe5 2.Qd8+ Nxd8 3.Rxd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8+ Bf8 5.R1xf8++)
2.Bxb8 winning the exchange
1. Bxe5! looks great. Black can’t take the bishop with queen or knight because the weakness in the first row.
The key feature to notice in this position is the weakness of black’s back rank- if white could play Qd8 with the square once guarded, it would be a mating net. So, you are looking for a way to deflect the c6 knight or the black queen. This instantly suggests:
1. Be5!
If black plays N or Qe5, mate follows starting with Qd8. Black can play Qd7 or attakc the white queen with moves like Rd7 or Be3, but they all concede decisive material.
1. Bxe5! Qxe5
2. Qd8+! Nxd8
3. Rxd8 mates
1. Be5: looks crushing, due to the back rank weakness.
1Bxe5 Rd7
1… Qxe5 or Nxe5 or Qa7 or Qb7 2Qd8+ leads to mate.
2BxQc7 RxQd2
3Rxd2 white wins a R.
Bxe5!
Skewers the R through the Q, and Black can’t take with the B either the Q or N due to the threat at d8.
I’m thinking Qd7 is probably Black’s best response, dropping the exchange. I’m not sure if White has more than that available.
1.Bxe5 Qxe5 2.Qd8+ Nxd8 3.Rxd8+ Re8 4.Rxe8+ Bf8 5.Rexf8#
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,others had given the best possible – so nothing to add further : I think this puzzle had already been posted and I had given the solution.[ May be a slight variation exist in this puzzle – not sure ]
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