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Rb8 K any
Nf5 any
Q mates
What am I missing?
well, first, after Nf5+ then Qxf5 and after the exchanges white looks to have a winning ending.
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Rb8 K any
Nf5 any (including Qxf5)
Qd6 mates
Anandh
Qb4 threatening Nf5+ and mate soon to follow. If Black takes the rook on d1 and checks, the white king hides on b2 and white wins soon after. I think 🙂
Simplest ist
1.Nf5! with mate threat Rb8
1…. gxf5
2.Rb8+ Kg7
3.Qxg5#
Black will take 1…Q:f5.
I think the solution is 1.Nf5 Q:f5 2.e:f B:d2 3. Rb8+ Kg7 4. f6+ and the rook is taken, which lead to winning endgame.
Better:
1.Nf5 Qxf5
2.Qd6+ Be7
3.Qxc7 +-
What about
1.Nf5 Qxf5
2.Qd6+ Re7
…looses the queen 3.exQf5
right 🙂
However, I prefer my variant.
Couldn’t find a mating attack. I like both approaches win.
1. Nf5 Qxf5 (1…gxf5 2. Rb8+ Kg7 3. Qxg5#) 2. Qd6+ Be7 (2…Re7 3. exf5 +-) 3. Qxc7 Qf6 4. Rb7 with the threat 5. Rd7 wins.
Also winning is 1. Rb8+ Kg7 (1…Ke7 2. Nf5+ and 3. Qd6#) 2. Nf5+ Qxf5 (2…gxf5 3. Qg5#) 3. exf5 Bxd2 4. f6+ winning the exchange. This is the same variation by transposition sjuesju gave.
What did the GM play?
Nf5 will lead to a win. It covers e7 and g7 and let a deadly backrank check from Rook or queen