White to move. How should white proceed?
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bf8+ han
Took less than 5 seconds to get this one. Have seen this theme many times. I guess I can get some sleep on a Saturday night for once. 🙂
1. Bf8+ Bh5 2. Qxh5+ gxh5 3. Rh6# 1-0
Lucymarie
Bf8+ Bh5
Qxh5 gxh
Rh6#
1. Bf8+ Bh5 2. Qxh5+ gxh5 3. Rh6 mate.
1. Bf8+ Bh5
2. Qh5+ gh5:
3. Rh6 mate
1.Bf8+(discovered) Bh5
2.QxB+ PxQ
3.Rh6 mate!
Nc3 it the key move,with Ne4 and Nf6 to follow
1Bf8 2Qxb 3Rh8 mate
1Bf8 2Qxb 3Rh6 mate
1Bf8 2Qxb 3Rh6 mate
Simple, really. Forced mate in 3.
1. Bf8+ Bh5 (forced)
2. Qxh5+ gxh5 (forced)
3. Rh6#
1.Bf8 dis+ Bh6
2.Qxh6+ gxh6
3.Rxh6#
TheBlob
1.Bf8+ Bh5
2.Qh5+ gxh5
3.Rh6#
..it’s more fun solving endgames than middlegames (for me..)! lol
White will not survive a chess on b3 I think, so i looked for a powerful finish. I believe this works: Bf8+ (to lock the king to the h-file) Bf5 (forced) Qxh5+! gxf (forced) Rh5++.
Sunday morning regards from Norway, Jan Roald
Are things becoming easier or am I becoming wiser day by day?Solved the puzzle within a wink of an eye.
1Bf8+ Bh5
2Qxh5+ gxh5
3Rh6#
A win by simple brute force it seems to be here:
1. Bf8+ Bh5
2. Qxh5+ gxh5
3. Rh6#
1. Bf8+ Bh5
2. Qxh5+ gxh5
3. Rh6#
1. Bf8+! Bh5
2. Qxh5+! gh5
3. Rh6 +mate.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Nice puzzle – Mate in three moves.[ White wins the game ],moves for the this chess game puzzle had already posted by others at this page – so I am not typing the same.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Bf8+ Bh5
2.Qxh5+ gxh5
3.Rh6#
i done this on her book that she published!!