Hungarian chess tactic Chess tactic, Puzzle Solving White to move. How should White proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
1.Qxb8 Rxb8
2.Re8+ Rxe8
3.dxe8(Q)+
leaves white a piece and a couple of pawns ahead.
1.Qxb8 should work, i guess
1.Qxb8 Rxb8 2.Re8+ Kh7 3.Rxb8 and the pawn will be a Queen.
1.Qxb8 Rxb8 2.Re8+ Kh7 3.Rxb8 and the pawn will be a Queen.
1. Qxb8 Rxb8 2. Re8+ Kh7 3. Rxb8
and queening the pawn is unavoidable.
White wins:
1. Qxb8 Rxb8
2. Re8+ Rxe8 (2. .. Kh7 3. Rxb8)
3. dxe8=Q+
You get the same result with
Qe8+ Rxe8
Rxe8+ Rxe8
dxe8(Q)+
Mark
Anonymous said…
You get the same result with
Qe8+ Rxe8
Rxe8+ Rxe8
dxe8(Q)+
Mark
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:06:00 PM CDT
No, you won’t!
After 1. Qe8+ Black will play 1…Kh7!