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White to move. How should White proceed?

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  1. Akshay Dave Reply

    Bxh7..idea is Qh5 folowed by NG5 1-0

  2. Akshay Dave Reply

    Bxh7+ ..idea is Qh5 followed by Ng5 1-0

  3. Anonymous Reply

    Bxh7+ forcing Kxh7..even of Kh8 white plays Qh5 followed by Ng5 +-

  4. David Pitkin Reply

    Qh4, Bh2

  5. Anand Gautam Reply

    1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
    2. Qh4+ Kg6
    3. Qg5+ Kh7
    4. Qh5+ Kg8
    5. Ng5
    6. Qh7+ check mate

    1. Bxh7+ Kh8
    2. Qh4
    3. Bg6+(or Bxg6+ if g6)Kg8
    4. Qh7+ check mate

  6. Bhavesh H Parekh Gondal Reply

    Bh7 Qh4

  7. James I. Hymas Reply

    1. B:h7+ seems to do the trick.

    If
    1 … K:h7
    2 Qh4+ Kg8 (2 … Kg6; 3 Qg5+)
    3 Ng5 and mates next

    If
    1 … Kh8
    2. Qh4 g5
    3. Qh6 and mate in 2

  8. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Bxh7+!

    a.) 1. … Kh8 2. Qh4 g6 3. Qh6 followed by Bxg6+ and Qh7#

    b.) 1. … Kxh7 2. Qh4+ Kg6 3. Qg5+ Kh7 4. Qh5+ Kg8 5. Ng5 followed by Qh7#

  9. Ein Steppenwolf Reply

    1. Bxh7+

    1. … Kxh7
    2. Qh4+

    2. … Kg8
    3. Ng5 Rd8
    4. Qh7+ Kf8
    5. Qxg7#

    2. … Kg6
    3. Qg5+ Kh7
    4. Qh5# Kg8
    5. Ng5 etc.

    1. … Kh8
    2. Qh4 etc.

  10. pht Reply

    I immediately think that a check must be tried here:

    1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (Kh8 below)
    2. Qh4+ Kg6 (Kg8 below)
    3. Qf5+ Kh7
    4. Qh5+ Kg8
    5. Nf5! Rfe8 (axb2 Qh7#)
    6. Qxf7+ Kh8
    7. Qxg7#
    This was kind of easy, Q on h5 proved to be very good!

    2. … Kg8
    3. Nf5! Rfe8 (axb2 Qh7#)
    4. Rc7! Re7/axb2 (all other moves fail as well)
    5. Qh7+ Kf8
    6. Qh8#

    3. … Rfd8
    4. Rc7 Rd7 (delays by 1)
    5. Rxd7 axb2
    6. Qh7+ Kf8
    7. Qh8#

    1. … Kh8
    2. Qh4 Rfe8/Rfd8 (axb2 Bg6+ Kg8 Qh7#)
    3. Bg6+ Kg8
    4. Qh7+ Kf8
    5. Rxf7+! Ke8
    6. Qh8#

    In no line any counter attack like axb2 became possible.
    f7 coming under double attack is one motive here in 2 different lines, Rc7/Rd7 is another motive.

    Very interesting!

  11. mafergut Reply

    How about 1.Bxh7+ and then: if 1…Kxh7 2.Qh4+ Kg8 (if 2…Kg6 3.Qg5+ Kh7 4.Qh5+ and 4…Kg8 anyway) 3.Ng5 Rfe8 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.Rc7 and 6.Qh8++ follows (if instead 3…Rfc8 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.R(either)e1 Ne4 6.Rxe4 and 7.Qh8++ follows as well)
    And if 1…Kh8 2.Qh4 Rfe8 3.Bg6+ (or Bf5+) 3…Kg8 4.Qh7+ Kf8 5.Rc7 followed by 6.Qh8++ again

  12. pht Reply

    You all found Bxh7, but too few of you have looked into the line where black avoids helping white to mate:

    1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
    2. Qh4+ Kg8 (more natural than Kg6)
    3. Nf5 Rfe8 (pretty enforced)
    4. Qh7+ Kf8
    and before white can mate, he must take a desicion and do something with his Re7….

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