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1Rxn pxr 2rg8 ke7 3Rg7 wins
Hi Susan Polgar,
White wins the game,Variations exist.[ Simple and neat puzzle ]
1.R*Nf6+ e*Nf6
2.Rg8+ Ke7
3.Rg7+ Ke8
4.Qf7+ Kd8
5.Qd7++ Mate
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Rxf6+ exf6 (1. …Qf6 2.Rg8#)
2.Rg8+ Ke7
3.Rg7+ Ke8
4.Qd7+ Kf8
5.Qe7#
Nice and simple:
1. Rf6
Black has three options-Ke8, ef6, and Qf6. They are all mates:
1. …..Ke8
2. Rg8#
Or, the longest one:
1. …..ef6
2. Rg8 Ke7
3. Rg7 Ke8/f8
4. Qg8#
And, lastly:
1. …..Qf6
2. Rg8#
1. Rxf6+ exf6
(1. … Qxf6 or Ke8
2. Rg8++)
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8
(3. … Kf8
4. Qf7++)
4. Qe6+ Kd8
5. Qd7++
1Rxf6+ exf6
(if 1… Qxf6 2Rg8#)
2Rg8+ Ke7
3 Rg7+ Ke8
(if 3…Kf8 4Qf7#)
4Qd7+ Kf8
5Qf7#
eat the horse
Geronimo
1. Rxf6+! exf6
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8
4. Qd7+ Kf8
5. Qf7# (Qe7#)
Correction, it should be
1. Rxf6+! exf6
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8
4. Qg8#
1 R:f6+ !
Gabriele
1. Rxf6+ exf6 or [1. … Qxf6 2. Rg8#]
or [1. … Ke8 2. Rg8#]
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8/Kf8
4. Qg8#
Here is my solution:
1. Rxf6+, exf6 [1…, ke8. 2. Rg8#]
2. Rg8+, Ke7
3. Rg7+, Ke8
4. Qg8 checkmate
3. …, Kf8
4. Qf7 checkmate
Erik Fokke
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Easy:
1. Rxf6+ fxe6
1. … Ke8/Dxf6
2. Rg8#
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8
3. … Kf8
4. Qf7#
4. Qd7+ Kf8
5. Qf7/e7#
1. Rxf6+ exf6
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ and
4. Qg8#
1. Rg8! Kxg8 2.Kxf6+ disc. with a deadly attack.
Rxf6+ clearing tha a2-g8 diagonal as well as removing a defender of g8 jumps out, and leads to mate in 5:
1. Rxf6+ exf6 (1. – Qxf6/Ke8 2. Rg8#)
2. Rg8+ Ke7
3. Rg7+ Ke8 (3. – Kf8 4. Qf7#)
4. Qf7+ Kd8
5. Qd8#
Rxf6+ exf6 (or checkmate) then two checks with Rook on g8 and g7 and checkmate.
1.Rxf6+ exf6 (otherwise 2.Rg8 is mate) 2.Rg8+ Ke7 3.Rg7+ K moves 4.Qg8#
Dear Jim Lin,
Your move 4…. Kd8
5 Qd8# is unacceptable according to chess protocol. You can mate king with pleasure but not eat him up as some insects do after mating. I am sure you meant 5 Qg8#.
Venky,Pavan,Jim Lin and myself are guilty of prolonging the game to 5th move.We were obsessed with mate on 7th rank whereas mate on 8th rank Qg8# was overlooked. I detected it as soon as I posted my comment but did not attempt to improve upon it immediately.