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Overnight chess tactic

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White to move. How should White proceed?

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  1. UTBchess Reply

    1.Rxf7+ Kh6 (1…Rf7 2.Qh8#)
    2.Qg7 + Kh5
    3.h4 + followed by Qd4+ and Qf4#

    😉

  2. Anonymous Reply

    2.Qf4 g5 3.Qf6#

  3. Jean-Claude Schmidig Reply

    To Anonymous:
    2.Qf4 Qg5!

  4. Rando Eiland Reply

    1. Rxf7+ Kh6
    2. Qf4+ Qg5
    3. Qxg5+ Kxg5
    4. h4+ Kh6
    5. Rxf8

  5. Anonymous Reply

    1.Rxf7+ Kh6
    (1.. Rxf7 2. Qh8#)
    (1.. Kg8 2. Qg7#)
    2.Qg7+ Kh5
    3.h4+ Kxh4
    (3.. Kg4 4.Re4#)
    4.Qf6+ Qg5
    (4..g5 5. Re4#)
    5.Re4#

  6. Anonymous Reply

    erratum: 2.. Kg5 of course

  7. Anonymous Reply

    I think 1.Rxf7+ Kh6 2.Qg7+ Kg6 3.Re5+> is somewhat easier to calculate quickly.

  8. Anonymous Reply

    1.Rxf7+ Kh6
    2.Qg7+ Kg5
    3.h4+ K:h4
    4.Re4 mate

    OR

    3. h4+ K:h4
    4. Qd4+ Kg5
    5. Qf4 mate

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