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I see 1.Be8 almost instantly.
1. Be8
1. … Rxe8 2. Qxf8+ Rxf8 3. Rxf8#
1. … Bxd6 (or Be7) 2. Qf8+ Bxf8 3. Rxf8#
1. … h6 2. Qxf8+ Kh7 3. Bg6+ Kxg6 4. Qf5#
etc.
What if 1 … h5 ? I couldn’t see a short mate immediately.
@Anup Jalan
Maybe you overlooked Rf8
2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Qf5+
…g6 4. Qxg6+ Kh8 5. Rf8#
…Kh8 4.Qxh5+ Kg8 5.Rf8+ Kxf8 6.Qh8#
…Kg8 4.Qd5+ Kh8 5.Qh5+ Kg8 Rf8+ Kxf8 5.Qh7#
1.Be8 h5 2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Qf5+ Kg8 4.Bf7+ Qxf7 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 6.Rf5 g6 (6….Rxd6 7.Rg5) 7.Qxg6 Rd7 8.Rxh5+ Rh7 9.Qxh7#
James,
3.Rf5 is shorter by 3 moves, I think:
3. Rf5 g6 (if g5, then the line is same to 6.Rh6#)
4. Bg6 Kg6
5. Rf6 Kg5 (Kh7 6.Rh6#)
6. Qh6#
And finally:
3. ………..Rd6
4. Rh5 Rh6
5. Bg6 Kg6
6. Qf5#
Very neat.
Be8
Interception motif tactic
Good
1.Be8 h5 2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Rf5 g6
(3…Rxd6 4.Rxh5+ Rh6 5.Bg6+ Kxg6 6.Qf5#)
4.Bxg6+ Kxg6 5.Rf6+ Kh7
(5…Kg5 6.Qh6#)
6.Rh6#