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1. Rxc5 wins at least a knight. If 1…Rxc5 then with 2. Ne6+ black loses his queen.
My initial idea was correct:
1. Nf8+ Kg8
2. Nf6+ Kg7
3. Qxf8+ 1-0
if 3…Kxf8
4. Re8+ Kg7
5. Rg8#
no need to go for the queen after all.
ne8 whap
1. Ne8+ Kg8
(1…. Rxe8
2. Rxf7+ Kg8
3. Qxe8#)
2. Nf6+ Rxf6+!
(2…….Kg7 allows
3. Qxf8+! Kxf8
4. Re8+ Kg7
5. Rg8#)
3. Qxb7! Nxb7
4. Rxf6
1-0
Patzer sees a check plays a check
Ne8 Kg8 or h7
Nf6
Qf8
Re8
Rg8
Actually, black seems to have the strongest threat here (discovered check by rook move, and Nc7 hanging as well). As white, I would feel relief finding:
1. Ne8+ Kg8 (Rxe8? Rxf7+ Kg8 Qxe8#)
2. Qxb7 Nxb7
But still, is whites position good?
I guess it continues:
3. Re7! Nd8
Only move since Rb6 gets both rooks forked by Nf6+ Kg7 Nd7! Nd8 also protects f7.
Active knight play from black must follow now, I guess.
4. Nf6+ Kg7
5. Nd7 Rg8/Rh8
6. Ne5 Ra6
At least I feel white is better here, but I guess I have overlooked something more decisive:-)
Well, my first ideas are clearly wrong- both 1.Qf8 and 1.Rf7 are losers for white, but it doesn’t take too much time to see that they are errors. Deflecting the rook on f8 is the real key here so that white can play Rxf7, hopefully with check. This motif suggests 1.Ne8+, though black doesn’t need to cooperate by taking at e8. I can win an exchange for white in this line, but I keep feeling there has to be a well hidden mate in here somewhere:
1. Ne8+ Kg8
Every other move is going to lead to mate except, maybe, Kh7, I think- 1. …Re8 is mate starting with 2.Rf7+, 1. …Kh8 is mate starting with 2.Qf8+. More defensive is the line with 1. …Kh7: [1. …Kh7 2.Qf8 Re6 3.Kh3 f5 4.Re6 Ne4 4. …Ne6 5.Nf6#) wins massive material, and might be a mate, too]. Continuing:
2. Nf6 Rf6
Else, get matted: [2. …Kg7 3.Qf8! Kf8 4.Re8 Kg7 5.Rg8#]; or [2. …Kh8 3.Qf8#]. Continuing:
3. Qb7
I looked at every other alternative, this is the only path forward for white in this line that I can see. Continuing:
3. …..Nb7
4. Rf6 wins an exchange.
I have a feeling I am missing something better here, but I don’t have any idea what it might be right now.
Qxf8 forces mate in 3 can u guys not see???
To the one who said 1. Rxc5?
You have obviousle overlooked where your own king stands:-)
Black answers with a check and crushes white.
The same problem also prohibits Nf6+ (otherwise seeming playable).
The one who sees mate in 3 should give us move 2 and 3 as well, since we others still can’t see how white wins after 1. Qxf8? Kxf8.
We see 2. Re8+ Kg7 but after that nothing! 3. Rxf7?? Kxf7!
I think right now that Yancey Ward (again) has the right solution here. Seems to win “only” quality, but that’s enough, I think:-)
My self, I overlooked the Q sack after Nf6+ Kg7:-)