White to move. How should White proceed?
1k4r1/2R5/1PP5/3N4/2KP3P/8/7r/6q1 w – – 0 2
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White to move. How should White proceed?
1k4r1/2R5/1PP5/3N4/2KP3P/8/7r/6q1 w – – 0 2
Rb7+ Kc8
Ne7+ Kd8
c7+ Kxe7
c8=Q Kf6
Qc6+ Kf5
Qc3+ Kg6
Qf7+ Kh6
Qh7++
These problems are hard to do when your on the west coast.. i gutted this one out…
Okay, I think I got it.
1.Rb7+ Kc8
2.Ne7+ Kd8
3.c7+! Kxe7
4.c8Q+ Kf6
5.Qc6+ Kf5
6.Qf3+ and now black has two options:
6…Ke6
7.Qf7+ Kd6
8.Qd7#
or
6…Kg6
7.Qf7+ Kh6
8.Qh7#
Too difficult for my drowsy Saturday morning head.
The pawn on h4 gave me the idea. How does it have role creating a check-mate net around the black King?
1. Rb7+ Kc8
2. Ne7+ Kd8
3. c7+ Kxe7 (Kd7 worse)
4. c8Q+ Kf6
5 Qc6+ Kf5
6 Qf3+ Ke6
7 Qd5+ Kf6
8. Qf7+ and mate. Nice.
1 Rb7+ Kc8
2 Ne7+ Kd8
3 c7+ Kxe7
4 c8=Q+ Kf6
5 Qc6+ Kf5
6 Qf3+ Kg6
7 Qf7+ Kh6
8 Qh7#
If 6…. Ke6
7 Qf7+ Kd6
8 Qc7#
Hard 1, mate in 8 moves, starting with Rb7+ Kc8, Ne7 Kd8, c6.c7 Kxe7,,,and then Queen with chess!
Others have already posted the main line (I’ve added a few minor variations):
1. Rb7 Kc8 (1. … Ka8 2. Nc7#)
2. Ne7+ Kd8
3. c7+ Kxe7 (3. … Kd7 4. c8=Q+ Kd6 5. Qd7#)
4. c8=Q+ Kf6 (4. … Kd6 5 Qd7#)
5. Qc6+ Kf5
6. Qf3+ Kg6 (6. … Ke6 7. Qf7+ Kd6 8. Qd7#)
7. Qf7+ Kh6
8. Qh7#
However, a major variation has been missed so far:
3. … Ke8
4. c8=Q+ Kf7
5. Nxg8+ Kg6
6. Qe6+ Kh5
7. Rh7#