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1. Bd5+!
bd5+
qd5+
qg5+
Bd5+
My first and only thought is Bd5. Let’s see if this gets us anywhere:
1. Bd5 cd5 (Rf7 2.Re8+-)
2. Qd5 Qf7 (only move I see)
3. Nf5!
And I don’t see an adequate defense for black- 3. …Qd5 allows 4.Nh6#. The only option I see is to block the long diagonal with one of the knights, but this just drops the queen:
3. …..Ndf6 (Nef6 below)
4. Nh6 Kg7 (Kh8 is no better)
5. Nf7 Rf7
6. Re8 and there has to be mate here somewhere, but I don’t need to waste time finding it in a position with such a material imbalance. At move three, black still loses with
3. …..Nef6
4. Nh6 Kg7
5. Nf7 Rf7
6. Kh2 and, again, there has to be mate in this somewhere, but black is so far behind materially, why bother going further with this?
Brilliant.
1. Bd5+ cxd
2. Qxd5+ (a) Qf7
3. Qg5+ Qg7
4. QxQ#
2. …. (b) Rf7
3. RxN#
Mark
Ng6! followed by Qh5