White to move. How should white proceed?
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The classic – Bxh7+ wins easily 🙂
Pretty obvious that the f8 rook’s defender can be forced away:
1. Bh7! Kh7 (Kh8 2.Rf8 Kh7 3.Qh5#)
2. Qh5
This is the trickiest move only because you have to overcome the temptation to ignore the rook capture at f8 for a move. White will certainly have an edge with 2.Rf8, but black can make things difficult with the reply of g6 cutting the white queen off from the h-file and I don’t yet see a quick mate in that line. 2.Qh5 is a quick mate with just the queen and the pawn:
2. …..Kg8
3. Rf8 with unstoppable 4.Qf7# to follow
This looks really ugly for Black:
1. Bh7 Kh7
2. Qh5 Kg8
3. Rf8 Kf8
4. Qf7#
if:
1. Kh8
2. Rf8 Kh7
3. Qh5#
jjk
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (1. … Kh8 2. Rxf8+ Kxh7 3. Qh5#) 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 4. Qf7#
TGIF.
Bh7, Qh5, Rf8 and QF7 mate
gi
Susan knows that, as usual, we all have a big date Friday night, so she gives us an easy problem.
1. Bxh7+
1. … Kxh7 2. Qh5+ Kg8 3. Rxf8+ Kxf8 4. Qf7#
1. … Kh8 2. Rxf8+ Kxh7 3. Qh5#
I think it is:
1. Bxh7, Kxh7;
(if 1. .., Kh8; 2. Rxf8+, Kxh7; 3. Qh5++)
2. Qh5+, Kg8; 3. Rxf8+, Kxf8; 4. Qf7++
1.Bxh7+ Kxh7 (1…Kh8 2.Rxf8+ Kxh7 3.Qh5#)
2.Qh5+ Kg8
3.Rxf8+ Kxf8
4.Qf7#
well, it´s not too hard to discover:
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7
2. Qh5+ Kg8
3. Rxf8+ Kxf8
4. Qf7#
1. … Kh8
2. Rxf8+ Kxh7
3. Qh5#
greets, jan
1. Bxh7+ Kxh7 (Kh8,Rxf8#)
2. Qh5+ Kg8
3. Rxf8+ Kxf8
4. Qf7#
1B ch 2Q ch 3R ch 4 Q f7 mate
1Bxh7+ Kxh7
2Qh5+ Kg8
3Rxf8+ Kxf8
4Qf7#
Is there something I am missing?