White to move. How should White proceed?
r2r2k1/3N3p/4p1pQ/3p1p2/3P4/6BP/p1q3PK/8 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
r2r2k1/3N3p/4p1pQ/3p1p2/3P4/6BP/p1q3PK/8 w – – 0 1
1.Nf6+ Kf7
2.Qxh7+ Kxf6
3.Be5#
Maybe 1. Nc6+ Kc7 2. Qxh7+ Kxc6 3. Be5+
Whoops – wrong bishop file. Make that
1. Nf6+ Kf7 2. Qxh7+ Kxf6 3. Be5+, etc.
1 Nf6+ Kf7
2 Qh7+ Kxf6
Or 2 … Kf8, 3 Qg8+ Ke7, 4 Qg7#
3 h4+ Kg4
4 Qxg6+ Kxh4
5 Bf6#
Or 5 Bh3#
Clearly white is profoundly down in material which with passive play would only get worse. Therefore, white needs a mating attack. The first move is obvious Nf6 but the key is the later Be5. These lines can easily be calculated over the board.
The lines run:
First the easiest one taking the N.
1. Nf6+ Kf7, 2. Qh7+ K*f6 3.Be5+ Kg5 4. h4+ Kg4 5. Q*g6+ K*h4 6. Bf6 or Bg3#.
Second declines the N and loses even quicker : 1. Nf6+ Kf7 2. Q*h7+ Kf8 3. Qg8+, 4. Qg7#
Psyche/ Anonymous
let´s check that poor king to death:
1. Nf6+ Kf7 (Kh8, 2. Qxh7#)
2. Qxh7+ Kxf6
(Kf8, 2. Qg8+, Ke7, 3. Qg7#)
3. Be5+ Kg5
4. h4+ Kg4
5. Qxg6+ Kxh4
6. Bg3#
greets, jan
How about bE5 to position queen to G7?
This is mate in six:
1. Nf6+ Kf7 (Kh8 2. Qh7#)
2. Q:h7+
Now Black has two moves: Kf8 and K:f6
2. … Kf8
3. Qg8+ Ke7
4. Qg7#
2. … K:f6
3. Be5+ Kg5
4. h4+ Kg4
5. Q:g6+ K:h4
6. Bf6#
I think it will be a draw (and what more could you expect here?)
1. Nf6+ Kf7 (Kh8 Qxh7#)
2. Qxh7+
a)
2. … Kxf6?
3. Be5+ Kg5
4. h4+ Kg4
5. Qh6 with Qf4# to come.
b)
2. … Kf8
3. Qh8+ (or Qh6+ is the same)
3. … Kf7 (Ke7?? Qg7#)
4. Qh7+ Kf8 and it ends with repetition.
I think there isn’t time to improve this by bringing bishop into more activity…
Hello.
Happy new year to all.
1. Qf6+ , Kf7
2. Qxh7+
Two options for black
A)
2. …. , Kf8
3. Qg8+ , Ke7
4. Qg7#
B)
2. …. , Kxf6
3. Be5+ , Kg5
4. h4+ , Kg4
5. Qxg6+, Kxh4
6. Bg3#
Greetings from Spain
1.Nf6+ Kf7 2.Qxh7+ Kxf6 3.Be5+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kg4 5.Qxg6+ Kxh4 6.Bg3# – white WON
1.Cf6 Rf7, 2.Dh7 Rf6, 3.Be5 Rg5,4.h4 Rg4 5.Dg6 Rh4, 6.Bf6#
Nf6+ Kf7
Qxh7+ Kxf6
Be5+ Kg5
h4+ Kg4
Qxg6+ Kxh4
Bg3#
1.Nf6+ Kf7 2.Be5
Mate in 5, but the 3rd move is rather tricky. The 3rd move 3. Qe7 looks possible but it doesn’t go anywhere.
1.Nf6+ Kf7(Kh8; Qxh7#)
2.Qxh7+ Kxf6
3.Be5+ Kg5
4.h4+ Kg4
5.Qxg6+ Kxh4
6.Bf6#(or Bg3#)
2.Qxh7+ Kf8
3.Qg8+ Ke7
4.Qg7#
Happy New Year to everyone! 🙂