Daily Chess Improvement: Spectacular Mating Tactic!

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  Alena says:

  March 10, 2017 at 10:34 pm

  1. Rxb6+ cxb6
  2. Qxe5+ Ka7
  3. Qc7+ Ka6
  4. Qc4+ b5
  5. Qc6+ Ka7
  6. Re7+ Kb8
  7. Bf4#

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  James Attewell says:

  March 10, 2017 at 11:07 pm

  1. Rxb6+ cxb6 ( 1. … Ka7 2. Qb7# or 1. … Kc8 2. Qe6# )
  2. Qxe5+ and now the remaining rook is free to move along the e file and the bishop has the e5 b8 diagonal open.
  2. … Ka7 3. Qc7+ Ka6 4. Qc4+ b6 5. Qc6+ Ka7 6. Re7+ Kb8 7. Qc7#
  2. … Kb7 3. Qd5+ Ka7 ( 3. … Ka6 4. Qc4+ as above, or 3. … Kb8 4. Bf4+ Kc8 5. Qc6+ Kd8 6. Qc7# ) 4. Re7+ Ka6 5. Qc4+ b5 6. Qc6#
  2. … Kc8
  3. Qe6+ Kc7 ( 3. … Kb7 4. Qd5+ or 3. … Kb8 4. Qd6+! Kc8 ( 4. Ka7/Kb7 5. Qc7+/Qd5+ ) 5. Qc6+ Kb8 6. Bf4# )
  4. Bf4+ Kb7 5. Qd5+ Ka6 6. Qc4+ b5 7. Qc6+ Ka7 8. Re7#

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    James Attewell says:

    March 11, 2017 at 1:56 am

    Obviously 1. Rxb6 cxb6 2. Qxe5+ Kc8 3. Qe6+ Kb8 4. Qd6+! Kc8 5. Qc6+ Kb8 6. Bf4+ isn’t mate because 6. … Ka7, 7. Re7+ Ka6 8. Qc4+ b5 9. Qc6#

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  Alena says:

  March 10, 2017 at 11:08 pm

  Here is another variation
  1. Rxb6+ cxb6
  2. Qxe5+ Kc8
  3. Qc3+ Kb8
  4. Bf4+ Ka7
  5. Re7+ Ka6
  6. Qc4+ b5
  7. Qc6#

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    James Attewell says:

    March 10, 2017 at 11:33 pm

    Great move Alena, and if 3. Kd7 Re7+ 4. Kd6 Qd4+ 5. Kc6 Qd7+ 6. Kc5 Be3#

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      Dave "Cubby" Montalvo says:

      March 11, 2017 at 11:16 am

      If 3…Kd7, then 4. Re7+ Kd6, 5. Qe5+ Kc6, 6. Rc7#