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Here, Nh5 literally plays itself:
1. Nh5 gh5
The knight must be captured to prevent Qg7#, and capturing with the knight allows Qh7+ followed by Qf7#. Continuing:
2. Rg3
Here, Qf6 should win, too since white can answer any protection of the f7 pawn with Rg3 anyway. Continuing:
2. …..Bg4
I see nothing better than this move to block the rook’s line on the black king- white is threatening mate starting with Nh7. Continuing:
3. hg4
I am pretty sure 3.Qf6 still wins and is a simple transposition to this main line. Continuing:
3. …..h4 (nothing better)
4. Qf6 Qb7 (to protect f7)
5. Rh3
This seems more accurate than 5.Qh6 since black can take at g3: [5.Qh6 hg3 6.Nh7! f5 7.Nf6 Kf7 8.Ne8 Ke8 9.Qd2 and white is up a piece, but this looks less forcing than 5.Rh3, and needlessly complex]. Continuing:
5. …..Qe7 (to relieve pressure)
6. Nh7! Qf6 (Kh7 7.Rh4+-)
7. Nf6 Kf8
8. Ne8 and white is up an entire rook. Definitely better than 5.Qh6.
5d get to 7f
N to H5!!!
1.Bd1! followed by Be2 improves the placement of White’s worst piece.
Nf1, followed by Rf3 soon after.
Nf1, followed by Rf3 soon afterwards.
1Nh5 gxh5
2Qxf6 Rb7
3Rg3 should win.
1. Nh5 seems to me a winning move. 1. … gh5 2.Rg3 must win, I guess
Kh5
!Nh5 wins
1. Nh5
1. … Nxh5
2. Qxh7+ Kf8
3. Qxf7#
1. … gxh5
2. Nxh7 Nxh7
3. Rg3 Ng5 (Kh8, Qg7#)
4. Rxg5#
etc….
1. Nh5 is deadly
Nh5 wins…
1. Nh5! gxh5
2. Qxf6 Qc7
3. Rg3! (threatening Ne6)
3……. Bg4!
4. hxg4 is simple and wins a piece.
There might be a better alternative to 4. hxg4, but this is all I can see.
1. Nh5 gxh5 2. Rg3
If 1… Nxh5 then White will checkmate: 2. Qxh7+ etc.
Changed my mind.
1. Nh5 gxh5 2. Qxf6 and the attack is going on … with Rg3
1. Nh5 gxh5
2. Qxf6
Now if 2. … Rb7, either 3. Rg3 or 3. Qh6 appears sufficient to win.
After 2. … Qc7, I prefer 3. Rg3
Nh5
….what todd said……
Nh5 followed by Nh7 Rg3 Rg4
Hi Susan polgar,
Simple but interesting puzzle
,White wins the game,variations exist.
Example One
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1.Nh5 g*Nh5
2.Q*Nf6 Qc7
3.Rg3 Qe7
4.Ne6++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Nh5 N*Nh5
2.Qh7+ Kf8
3.Qf7++ Mate
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Nh5!
if 1…Nxh5
2.Qh7+ Kf8
3.Qxf7#
if
1… gxh5
a)
2.Nxh7!
main threat is Rg3+ followed by Nxf6#…there is no answer to that
(2…Ng5 can be answered by Nf6+ followed by Rg3#)
b) but better would be
2) Rg3 (threatening Nxh7+ followed by Nxf6#)
this rules out 2…Ng5 as it can be replied by Qxh7+ followed by Qxf7#
1. Nh5 gxh5
2. Rg3 looks like a good idea.
greets, jan
1-Nf5! gxf5 2-Rg3 wins the house
Nh5
Opening g-file with Nh5 looks good to me:
1. Nh5 gxh5 (enforced)
2. Qxf6 Qc7/Rb7/Rf8 (must defend f7)
3. Rg3
Now there seems to be no cure against:
4. Nxh7+ Kxh7 (only legal move)
5. Qg7#
3. … Bg4
delays this by one move.
1.Nh5 a)1…Nxh 2.Qxh7+ Kf8 3.Qxf7#
b)1…gxh 2.Qxf6 Rb7 3. Rg3 1-0
1. Nh5 gh
2. Rg3 looks good.
TimLovesTiffanie!
Nh5
To Yancey Ward:
You usually give the most presice solutions, but this time I think your 2. Rg3 is a bit inaccurate.
2. Qxf6 followed by
3. Rg3
looks clearly better to me.
The playground in front of black king now belongs entirely to white.
The simple threat is:
4. Nxh7+ Kxh7 (only legal move)
5. Qg7#
Only some delaying sacks exist as far as I can see.
Bg4 is of course now answered with Rxg4 (hxg4 looked awsome).
pht,
I didn’t give 2.Qf6 the full treatment yesterday, but because it mostly looks like a transposition to me:
1. Nh5 gh5
2. Qf6 Rb7
Hard to say what was best for black here since all of his moves are bad. I preferred Rb7 simply to retain the option for Qd8 at move 4 for black so that I won’t repeat yesterday’s line transposed:
3. Rg3 Bg4
Literally nothing else is better with the disovered check coming otherwise:
4. hg4
Here, if I understood your comment correctly, you suggested Rg4 might win. I don’t see how. White might still be better, but the attack has petered out in my opinion. Continuing:
4. …..Qd8
Here, h4 transposes to the line I discussed yesterday, and this is where I left off with 2.Qf6 yesterday. Is h4 better for black, or worse? Let’s see where Qd8 leads (no where good, I am sure, but worth a look):
5. Qh6 f6
I don’t want to spend a lot of time here. Black could play h4 or f5 here, too. I just can’t see how they are better. At least f6 prods the knight while protecting h7 at the same time:
6. Ne6 Re6
7. gh5 Kh8 (mate otherwise)
8. de6 and white is still up a rook, but now with a passed pawn and threatening moves like Ba4/Bd7 or Ra6/Rd6 (the queen is tied to defending f6). All in all, I might have to agree that 2.Qf6 might force a slightly more active position at the end for white.
Where does NF1 break down?