More game saving tactics

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  Bob says:

  July 13, 2006 at 12:59 am

  Mate in 4, I think.

  1. Rd5+ Kxf4
  2. e3+ Kg4
  3. Nf6+ Kh4
  4. Rh5 mate

  or

  1. Rd5+ Kg4
  2. Nf6+ Kxf4 (2. … Kh4 3. Rh5 mate)
  3. e3 mate

  or

  1. Rd5+ Kg6
  2. Rg5 mate

  or

  1. Rd5+ Ke6
  2. Re5+ Kd6
  3. Rd1+ Nd4
  4. Rxd4 mate

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  Steven Teoh says:

  July 13, 2006 at 1:52 am

  Rd5+ and wherever black king goes, mate will follow. I think Bob is correct.

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  Lambent says:

  July 13, 2006 at 5:18 am

  One of Bob’s variations can be improved:

  1. Rd5+ Ke6
  2. f5 mate!

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  Bob says:

  July 13, 2006 at 1:55 pm

  Very nice!

  By the way, it’s almost always the case that one (or more) of my variations can be improved. 🙂

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  Anonymous says:

  July 13, 2006 at 2:44 pm

  The most obvious move on the board, nobody could miss it (even me).

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  Joe Erjavec says:

  July 13, 2006 at 3:04 pm

  I worked out the variations

  1. Rd5+ e6
  2. f5#

  1. Rd5+ Kg6
  2. Rg5#

  1. Rd5+ Kg4
  2. Nf6+ Kh4
  3. Rh5#

  1. Rd5+ Kg4
  2. Nf6+ Kxf4
  3. e3#

  1. Rd5+ Kxf4
  2. e3+ Kg4
  3. Nf6+ Kh4
  4. Rh5#

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  Joe Erjavec says:

  July 13, 2006 at 3:54 pm

  In my first variation, I meant “Ke6,” not “e6” of course.