Overnight chess tactic

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  Egoist Paul says:

  January 4, 2011 at 5:40 am

  1.Nf6+ Kf7
  2.Qxh7+ Kxf6
  3.Be5#

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  jMac says:

  January 4, 2011 at 5:59 am

  Maybe 1. Nc6+ Kc7 2. Qxh7+ Kxc6 3. Be5+

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  jMac says:

  January 4, 2011 at 6:05 am

  Whoops – wrong bishop file. Make that
  1. Nf6+ Kf7 2. Qxh7+ Kxf6 3. Be5+, etc.

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  Tom says:

  January 4, 2011 at 6:37 am

  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#

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 7:11 am

  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

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 8:16 am

  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

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 8:26 am

  How about bE5 to position queen to G7?

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  fajac says:

  January 4, 2011 at 10:24 am

  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#

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  pht says:

  January 4, 2011 at 10:25 am

  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…

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  José María Lasso Frías says:

  January 4, 2011 at 11:23 am

  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

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  KNOCKOUT2010 says:

  January 4, 2011 at 11:38 am

  1.Nf6+ Kf7 2.Qxh7+ Kxf6 3.Be5+ Kg5 4.h4+ Kg4 5.Qxg6+ Kxh4 6.Bg3# – white WON

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 11:58 am

  1.Cf6 Rf7, 2.Dh7 Rf6, 3.Be5 Rg5,4.h4 Rg4 5.Dg6 Rh4, 6.Bf6#

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 12:12 pm

  Nf6+ Kf7
  Qxh7+ Kxf6
  Be5+ Kg5
  h4+ Kg4
  Qxg6+ Kxh4
  Bg3#

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 12:59 pm

  1.Nf6+ Kf7 2.Be5

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  Anonymous says:

  January 4, 2011 at 2:13 pm

  Mate in 5, but the 3rd move is rather tricky. The 3rd move 3. Qe7 looks possible but it doesn’t go anywhere.

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  Tommy K. says:

  January 4, 2011 at 9:50 pm

  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! 🙂