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Rxg6+ wins. If Kxg6, then Qe4+ followed by Qh7+ and Qf7++
If the King does not take the rook, then mate follows after Qf3.
RxKNP ch POW
Easy, peasy, lemon squeezy- just look for sacrificial check, and you find the right beginning on these more often than you should:
1. Rg6! Kg6 (Kf8 2.Qf3#; Kh8 below)
2. Qe4 Kg7 (Kh6 3.Qh7#)
3. Qh7 Kf8
4. Ne6# (The prettiest of the three mating moves)
Or, at move 1:
1. Rg6 Kh8
2. Qf3 and there is no defense against Qh5 which must mate on one of the next two moves (only e6 delays, and for a single move).
Rxg6+ Kh8
Rh6+ Kg7
Rh7+ Kg8
Qe4 e6
Qg6+ Kf8
Rf7+ Qxf7
Qxf7++
any amatuer can mate him if he takes the rook.. the skilled player should be able to mate him if he backs his king up.. i would still put this problem in the moderate difficulty level..
Rxg6 +!
(1) Rxg6
If (1) …. Kxg6
(2) Qe4+ K moves
(3) Qh7+ mate or mate next move.
If (1) …. Kf8
(2) Qf3++
If (1) …. Kh8
(2) Nf7+ Kh7
(3) Qe4 1-0
This i think is quite obvious,
1Rxg6+! If black captures,1…Kg6, it will be a mate in the next 3 moves by
2.Qe4+ Kg7
3 Qh7 Kf8
4 Qf8++
the right plan must be
1. Rxg6+ Kxg6
2. Qe4+ Kg7
3. Qh7+ Kf8
4. Qf7#
2. … Kh6
3. Qh7#
1. … Kf8
2. Qf3#
1. … Kh8
2. Nf7+ Kh7
3. Qe4 Qxd5
4. Rh6+ Kg7/g8
5. Qg6+ Kf8
6. Rh8#
3. … Rg8
4. Rg5+ Rg6
5. Qxg6#
greets, jan
The right plan must be a rook sack:
1. Rxg6+ Kxg6
2. Qe4+ Kg6 (Kh6 Qh7#)
3. Qh7+ Kf8
4. Qf7#
or
1. … Kh8 (Kh6 Qf3#)
2. Rh6+! (opening the diagonal for queen)
2. … Kg7
3. Qe4 no way to prevent both Qg6 and Qh7 followed by mate.
(Kxh6 Qh7#, Rh8 Qg6+ Kf8 Rxh8#, Qb6 Qh7+ Kf8 Qf7#)
or (blacks best attempt?)
2. … Kg8
3. Qe4 e6
4. Qg6+ Kf8
5. Qf6+ (Rh8+ only wins queen) Kg8
6. Rh8#
Mate in 6 it seems to be.
Rook on A6 takes pawn on G7
I don’t believe very much, that one need a plan in that position. After Rxg6+ it is all over.
The knight on g5 is very strong. Together with the queen it would be possible to mate the black king. There are no good moves for the queen at first, since is not giving check and reply from Black might be forcing. Fortunately, though, the rook can do a lot:
1. Rxg6+ .. Kxg6
2. Qe4+ with easy mate to follow;
or
1 .. Kh/f 2. Qf3 with an even easier mate!
1. R:g6+ K:g6 2. Qe4+ 3. Qh7+ 4. Qf7#.
Declining the Rook doesn’t seem profitable either.
1. R:g6+ Kf8 2. Qf3#
1. R:g6+ Kh8 2. Rh6+ Kg8 3. Qe4 and now …e6 is met by Rh7.
1.Rg6 if Kg6 2.Qe4 with mate
1….Kh8 2.Nf7 Kh7 3.Qe4 with mate 3….Rg8 4.Rg5
1.Rxg6+
Ne6+ Kg8 and white really has no way to proceed. The black pieces are guarded well and there’s no chance of an effective discovery. Thus we are left with trying to mate the somewhat lonely black king.
Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qe4+ Kg7 Qh7+ Kf8 Qf7#
Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qe4+ Kh6 Qh7#
Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qe4+ Kf8 Qf3#
Rxg6+ Kxg6 Qe4+ Kh8 Nf7+ Kh7 Qe4#