White to move. Can you find the correct continuation for White?
2r1r1k1/q2bp1bR/3p2p1/3P4/1pBN2P1/1P3P2/1pPQ4/1K5R w – – 0 1
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1.Rg7+ Kg7 2.Qh6+ Kf7 3.Qh7+ Kf6 4.g5+ Ke5 5.Qh2+ Kd4 6.Qg1+ Kc3 7.Qe1+ Kd4 8.Rh4+ Kc5 9.Qf2++ or
6.-Ke5 7.Qg3+ Kf5 8.Qg4+ Ke5
9.Qe4++
I’m still checking (pun intended)
It seems that Anon@8:32 got it right. There is an improvement 6.Rd1+ that mates in two. For me, the variation is kind of long so I can’t just play it in my head. Take a look: Early morning chess tactic .
Nick:
Thank you for posting and for pointing us to the resources for the Java applet. Great work.
Jim
What if black doesn’t take the rook immediately?