Memorial Day Chess Tactic

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 7:07 pm

  1. Bxg7+ Kg8 (Qxg7, 2. Qe8#)
  2. Bf6+ Kf8 (Qg7, 3. Qxg7#)
  3. Qh6+ Kg8 (Qg7, 4. Qxg7#)
  4. Qh8#
  greets, jan

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  Anup says:

  May 30, 2011 at 7:12 pm

  1. Bxg7+ Kg8 (Qxg7 2. Qe8++)
  2. Be5+ Kf8 (Qg7 3. Qxg7++)
  3. Qxh6+ Kg8 (Qg7 4. Qxg7++)
  4. Qh8++

  Feels so nice to be able to solve this one after missing out on the last 2 or 3 puzzles.

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  Michael Arcadie says:

  May 30, 2011 at 8:01 pm

  Bxg7+ and it is finished for Blacks

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 8:36 pm

  Bg7

  Yancey Ward

  pages of trivial analysis to follow

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 8:46 pm

  Bxg7+

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  Darko says:

  May 30, 2011 at 9:10 pm

  1. Bxg7+ Qxg7

  [1… Kg8 2. Bf6+ Kf8 3. Qxh6+ Kg8 4. Qh8#]

  2. Qe8#

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  Lucymarie says:

  May 30, 2011 at 9:17 pm

  1. Bxg7+ Kg8 [1. … Qxg7 2. Qe8#]
  2. Bf6+ Kf8 [2. … Qg7 3. Qxg7#]
  3. Qxh6+ Kg8 [3. … Qg7 4. Qxg7#]
  4. Qh8#

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  Yancey Ward says:

  May 30, 2011 at 9:32 pm

  I would try to divert the black queen from covering e8 so that I could play Qe8 with mate. So, this suggests Bg7, though that particular pretty mate is not going to happen:

  1. Bg7 Kg8 (Qg7 2.Qe8#)
  2. Bf6

  I did try Bh6 first, but that is a losing move after the black king plays to h8. Continuing:

  2. …..Kf8
  3. Qh6 with either Qh8# or Qg7# on the next white move.

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  M Magnan says:

  May 30, 2011 at 10:00 pm

  why would anyone not think of b:g7/ Am I wrong here..

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 10:21 pm

  1. Bxg7+ (a) QxB
  2. Qe8#

  1. … (b) Kg8
  2. Bxh6+ Qg7
  3. QxQ#
  Mark

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 10:50 pm

  BxG7?

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  Anonymous says:

  May 30, 2011 at 10:51 pm

  Bxg7

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  Chessforeva Dev says:

  May 30, 2011 at 11:06 pm

  Bxg7+

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  Bob says:

  May 30, 2011 at 11:06 pm

  I can’t find anything faster than mate in 4, unless Black cooperates.

  1. Bxg7+ Kg8

  1. … Qxg7; 2. Qe8 mate

  2. Ba1+ Kf8

  2. … Qg7; 3. Qxg7 mate

  3. Qxh6+ and now either

  3. … Qg7; 4. Qxg7 mate

  or

  3. … Kg8; 4. Qh8 mate

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  Anonymous says:

  May 31, 2011 at 12:49 am

  Bxg7#,Kg8
  Ba1#,Kf8
  Qxh6#,Kg8
  Qh83

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  jMac says:

  May 31, 2011 at 1:48 am

  Maybe 1.Bxg7+ if 1… Qxg7 then 2. Qe8#.

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  Anonymous says:

  May 31, 2011 at 2:08 am

  1.BxP+ Kg8
  2.Bf6+ Kf8
  3.Qh6+ Kf8
  4.Qf8+ Kf7
  5.Qg7#

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  Anonymous says:

  May 31, 2011 at 2:09 am

  1.BxP+ Kg8
  2.Bf6+ Kf8
  3.Qh6+ Kf8
  4.Qf8+ Kf7
  5.Qg7#

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  Haridaran says:

  May 31, 2011 at 2:11 am

  Cute one.
  1. Bxg7+! Kg8
  2. Bf6+ Kf8
  3. Qxh6+! and forced mate.

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  Anonymous says:

  May 31, 2011 at 2:51 am

  Easy, peasy. 1. Bxg7+ Qxg7 2. Qe8#

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  mwgbell says:

  May 31, 2011 at 4:13 am

  1. BxG7+ KG8 (If … QxB 2. Q-E8#)
  2. BF6 Discovered Mate

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  Anonymous says:

  May 31, 2011 at 4:18 am

  1. Ba1xg7+ Qe7xg7
  2. Qg6-e8#

  –br

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  olufemi says:

  May 31, 2011 at 4:28 am

  1. Bg7 Kg8 2.Bf6++

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  knockout2011 says:

  June 1, 2011 at 3:51 am

  1.Bxg7+ Qxg7
  2.Qe8#

  OR

  1.Bxg7+ Kg8
  2.Bf6+ Kf8
  3.Qh6+ Kg8
  4.Qh8#

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  prof S.G.Bhat says:

  April 7, 2012 at 9:59 am

  Now that “Lucimarie” has come back we can expect lot of witty comments again.