White to move. How would you assess this position? How should White proceed?
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g4, g5+ and Qh7
1.g4 Qg8 (…Qh8? intending Qa1+, but this move loses the queen) 2.Qe3+ Kg7 3.Be6 Qe8 4.Qd4+ Kh6 5.g5+ and mate.
H
1. BF5 …
If: … GxF5
Then:
2. QF6+ KH5
3. QG5++
Otherwise, I need to keep thinking variations.
–Ze0n
1.Bf5? Bh1
Bf5? Qg8
H
1.g4 Qg8 (…Qh8? intending Qa1+, but this move loses the queen) 2.Qe3+ Kg7 3.Be6 Qe8 4.Qd4+ Kh6 5.g5+ and mate.
3…Qe8? is a give-up move. On the other hand either 3…Qd8 or 3…Qf8 leaves Black in fine shape.
Bf5? Qg8
You’re right that 1.Bf5? is a mistake (1.g4!), but 1…Qg8? loses quickly to 2.Be6.
This is a forced mate :
1.g4 Qg8/h8 (no difference)
2.g5+ Kh5
3.Qe2+ and mate.
Pharaoh
Heh, which is why I should go back to do what I do.
*Needs to practice more to get better at chess*
Pharaoh, you left out the blocker, Bf3.
Then the same result:
1. g4 Qg8
2. g5+ Kh5
3. Qe2+ Bf3
4. Qxf3+ Kxh4
5. Qg4# 1-0
Peter / chesstoplay
Pharaoh, you left out the blocking move Bf3.
Then the reult is the same:
1. g4 Qg8
2. g5+ Kh5
3. Qe2+ Bf3
4. Qxf3+ Kxh4
5. Qg4# 1-0
Peter / chesstoplay