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Daily Chess Improvement: Spectacular Mating Tactic!

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Mate in 7

White to move. Can you spot the spectacular mating tactic?

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  1. Alena Reply

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

  2. James Attewell Reply

    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#

    • James Attewell Reply

      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#

  3. Alena Reply

    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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