White is Levon Aronian. Can you find the winning combination for him? 
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Rg6+ Kf7
Qxh7 looks crushing for white.
1.Rg6+ hg [1…Kd5 (1…Kf7 2.Qf5+ Qf6 3.Qf6#) 2.Qf5+ Qe5 3.Qe5#] 2.Qg6+ Kd5 [2…Qf6 3.Qf6+ Kd5 4.Qe5#] 3.Qf5+ Qe5 4.Qe5#
I am practicing puzzles. not doing too bad but not so good either. finding some easy ones but missing most.
My problem is I dont know how to think ahead. this puzzle is a good example. I am scanning looking for a move and can not find anything. I scan at the checks like Rg6+ and see the immediate pawn take ph7xRg6 and I reject it and stop looking and so I never find it.
Some how I need for my mind to have a break through. there are for example a could of trick mates that I recognize right away. one of my favorites and easy to spot is the smothered mate in the corner with the knight. I am usually pretty good on that one. missed a couple in practice however. they had little changes to the standard.
I guess I will live my whole life as a biginner. haha. maybe next life I will progress to the next step. LOL.
Peace
Tommy
Hello chesstraveler & I sincerely hope this finds you well. Say, why 2…Qe5 as opposed to 2…Kxf5? There’s nothing to protect the Queen when it captures Black’s f5-pawn. & so long as that rook is on d8, the knight on a5, & that pawn on e4, I don’t see how White can mobilize his forces & mate Black’s King. So I’d appreciate some form of clarification. Much obliged. Take very good care & have a great day. Cheers mate! 🙂
Cogano
Hello cogano, I’m not sure what you have in mind as none of my variations allows the king to capture the queen. The main variation has the King on d5 when the queen captures the pawn on f5.
the only square that the king could capture the queen from is e5 but that is already covered by the dark squared bishop. So if this still isn’t right with you, let me know the variation you’re looking at. Best, chesstraveler