Daily Chess Improvement: Mate in 5 tactic!

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  Karthik says:

  July 23, 2016 at 2:20 am

  1. Qh1+ Nh4 2. Bf7#
  1. Qh1+ Kg5 2. Nxe4+ Kf5 3. Qf1+ Kxe4 4. Qd3#
  1. Qh1+ Qh4 2. Qxh4+ Nxh4 3. Bf7+ Ng6 4. Bxg6+ Kg5 5. Nxe4#

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    PROF.S.G.BHAT says:

    July 23, 2016 at 5:51 am

    Unfortunately 1.Qh1+ Nh4 is a check on white king. One may have to resort to 1.Bf7

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      Karthik says:

      July 24, 2016 at 3:16 am

      Oops.
      1. Qh1+ Nh4 2. Qxh4+ Qxh4 3. Bf7#

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  Lenny says:

  July 23, 2016 at 10:43 am

  Prof. S. G. Bhat seems to be correct. 1) Bf7 threatens immediate mate (Qh1 and then Rxg6. If Black tries 1) … Rxg7, 2) Qh1+ is still lethal, since Qh4 leads to immediate mate with 3) Qxh4#. If instead 2) … Kg5, 3) Nxe4+, forcing … Kf5 (only move). 4) Qf1+, and now if … Nf4, 5) Qxf4#, or if … Kxe4, 5) Qd3#. Of course 1) … Rxg7 is not “forced,” but I don’t see any Black moves that cook this general solution.

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    James Attewell says:

    July 25, 2016 at 4:43 pm

    Some other responses just for less brilliant players like me who may have had some chess blindness issues
    1.Bf7 Bf5 2.Qh1+ Kg5 3.Qh4#
    1.Bf7 Qe7 2.Qh1+ Kg5 3.Rxg6+ Kf5 4.Qf1#
    1.Bf7 Qf6 2.Qh1+ Kg5 3.Nxe4+ Kf5 4.Qf1+ Kxe4 5.Qd3#
    1.Bf7 Qh4 2.Bxg6+ Kg5 3.Nxe4#
    1.Bf7 Nf6 2.Bxg6+ Kg5 3.Be3#

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  Yancey Ward says:

  July 24, 2016 at 9:38 am

  Also and old puzzle from the past. 1.Bf7 pinning the knight at g6 is the right start.