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Overnight brain teaser

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Pogosiants 1976

White to move and win.

6K1/8/8/4p1kP/P7/7P/8/8 w – – 0 1

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  1. Anonymous Reply

    1.Kg7!!
    a) 1. … e4 … 4.h8Q e1Q 5.Qh6+ Kf5 6.Qf6+ Ke4 7.Qe7+ 1:0
    b) 1. … Kh5: … 5.a8Q e1Q 6.Qf3+ Kg5 7.Qf6+ Kh5 8.Qh6#

  2. sjuesju Reply

    1. Kg7 K:h5 2….Pawn are going on a and e 6.Qf3+Kh4 7. Qg4

  3. Anonymous Reply

    Qg4 mate

  4. Rainer Reply

    1. Kg7
    a) 1. … Kxh5
    2. a5 f4
    3. a6 f3
    4. a7 f2
    5. a8=Q f1=Q
    6. Qh8+ Kg5
    7. Qh6+ Kf5
    8. Qf5+ Ke4
    9. Qe6+

    b) 1. … f4
    2. h6 f3
    3. h7 f2
    4. h8=Q f1=Q
    5. Qh6+ Kf5
    6. Qf5+ Ke4
    7. Qe6+

  5. Anonymous Reply

    1.Kg7 e4
    2.h6 e3
    3.h7 e2
    4.h8Q e1Q
    5.Qh6+ Kf5
    6.Qf6+

    and white gets the black Queen

    1… K:h5
    2.a5 e4
    3.a6 e3
    4.a7 e2
    5.a8Q e1Q
    6.Qf3+

    and black gets mated
    with Qg4#

  6. Jean-Claude Schmidig Reply

    1. Kg7!

    1…. Kxh5
    2.a5 e4
    3.a6 e4
    4.a7 e2
    5.a8Q e1Q
    6.Qf3+ Kg5
    7.Qg4++

    1…. e4
    2.h6 e3
    3.h7 e2
    4.h8Q e1Q
    5.Qh6+ Kg5
    6.Qf6+ Ke4
    7.Qe6+ K~
    8.Qxe1 1-0

  7. Anonymous Reply

    1.Kg7!! (threatens 2.h6) Kxh5

    …

    a8Q e1Q
    Qf3+ and mate on g4 follows…

    Stephen A.

  8. Anonymous Reply

    I have the solution:
    1.Kg7 e4 2.h6 e3 3.h7 e2 4.h8=Q e1=Q 5.Qh6+ Kf4 6.Qg4+ Ke5 7. Qe6+ Kd5 8.Qxe1+-

    1.Kg7 e4 2.h6 e3 3.h7 e2 4.h8=Q e1=Q 5.Qh6+ Kf4 6.Qg4 Ke3 7.Qe6+ Kd2 8.Qxe1 Kxe1 9.h4+-

    1.Kg7 Kxh5 2.a5 e4 3.a6 e3 4.a7 e2 5.a8=Q e1=Q 6.Qf3+ Kg5 (6…Kh4 7.Qg4++) 7.Qg4++

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