White to move. How should White proceed?
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1.Nf6+ Kh8 is obvious,
and now if the Bh6 did not exist I could play 2.Qh6 mate, so we need to get rid of the bishop. My first thought was the flashy 2.Bg7+, but Kxg7 defends h6, and 3.Nxh5+ Kh7 doesn’t get anywhere. But,
2.Bf8! wins because if Bxf6 3.Qxf6+ and mate on g7, and otherwise 3.Qh6 Bh7 4.Qxh7 mate
1.Qxg6+ fxg6
2.Ne7+ Kh7
3.Rf7+ Kxh6
4.Nf5 mate
It’s not mate. gXf5!
What about
1. Rxf7 Kxf7
2. Qe7 Kg7
3. Nf6+ Bxf6 (forced)
4. Qxf6 (white is winning)
1. Rxf7 Qa1+! (and white loses the rook for nothing)
what about Ne7 and then Nxg6 and white looks winning there
ummmm if the king takes the bishop on f8 instead of the rook it doesnt lead to mate does it?
“Anonymous said…
ummmm if the king takes the bishop on f8 instead of the rook it doesnt lead to mate does it?”
Dear Mr. Anonymous, It seems to me that the black King is on h8 and quite incapable of taking the white Bishop on f8…ummm, did I miss something?
1.Nf6+ Kh8 (1…Bf6 2.Qf6 u 3.Qg7#)
2.Bf8! Rf8 (2…Bf6 3.Qf6+ u 4.Qg7#)
3.Qh6+ Bh7
4.Qh7 #
I just calculated the Rxf7 thread and didn’t find a win in my head, and then I put the position in scid and saw the winning moves and then it struck me I knew the position from CT-ART! And at the time I did solve it!
Hi from madagascar
>> ummmm if the king takes the bishop >> on f8 instead of the rook it doesnt >> lead to mate does it?
>> Monday, November 06, 2006 10:44:05 >>AM
The King is on h8 not g8 , so it can’t cake the bishop on f8.
1.Nf6 Kg8 forced move
2.Bf8 Bxg6
3.Qxg6+ Kg8
4.Qg7 mate
1.Nf6 Kg8 forced move
2.Bf8 Rxg8
3.Qh6 mate
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