Practical chess puzzle

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  Anonymous says:

  February 9, 2008 at 6:57 pm

  There has to be a checkmate somewhere.

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  Pitor says:

  February 9, 2008 at 8:17 pm

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Kh1 Qxf2

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Kf1 Be2+ Qxe2 3.Qh3+ Ke1 4. Rxg1+ Kd2 5. Rxe2+ and 6. Rxc1

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Qg3 Qh3+ 3.Kh1 Bf3+

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  Anonymous says:

  February 9, 2008 at 8:50 pm

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Kh1 Qxf2

  … continuing:

  3.Rxg6 Bf3+ 4.Qxf3 Qxf3+ 5.Rg2 Qxa3 6.Rcg1 Re7

  Black’s definitely better, but does he have a forced win from here?

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Kf1 Be2+ Qxe2 3.Qh3+ Ke1 4. Rxg1+ Kd2 5. Rxe2+ and 6. Rxc1

  Something garbled in those move numbers. Did you mean:

  2…Be2+ 3.Qxe2 Qh3+ 4.Ke1

  …? It looks like:

  4.Rg2 Qxg2+ 5.Ke1 Rxe2+ 6.Bxe2 Qg1+ 7.Kd2 Qg5+ 8.Kd3 Qd8

  … puts up more of a fight than 4.Ke1, although Black still has a big edge — enough to win?

  1. … Rg6+ 2.Qg3 Qh3+

  Black actually has a mate in 5 with:

  2…Rxg3+ 3.fxg3 Qe4+ 4.Kh3 g5 5.g4 Qf3+ 6.Rg3 fxg4#.

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  Anonymous says:

  February 9, 2008 at 9:32 pm

  How about
  1. … Rg6+
  2.Kh1 Be2 forcing white queen to move followed by
  3…Qe4+

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  Anonymous says:

  February 9, 2008 at 9:49 pm

  1…Rg6+ 2.Kh1 Be2? 3.Qxe2!