Puzzle from Budapest Breaking News White to move. White is down by a lot of material. What should White do now? Try to figure this out without computer assistance 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
1. Qc8+ Bf8 (almost forced)
2. Rh8+ Kg7 (..Qxh8 3.Qf6+ Kg7 4.Qf7+)
3. Qxf8+ Kxg6 (forced)
4. Nf4+ Qxf4 (forced ..Kxg5 5. Rh5+)
5. Rg8+ Qg7 (..Kh7 6.g6+)
6. Rxg7+
1.Qc8+ Bf8 2.Bxd5 Qxd5 3.Rh8+Kxh8 4.Qxf8+ Qg8 5.Qh6+ and win ;o)
2 …Qxd5 is check !
Besides Rh8+ theres a queen lurking in other corner of the board
oups right ;oX
So i didn’t find it ;oX
1.Qc8+ Bf8
2.Rh8+ Kg7
3.Qxf8 Kxg6
4.Rh6+ Kxg5
5.Rh5#
1. Qc8+ Bf8 2. Rh8+ Kxh8 (2… Kg7 3. Qxf8+ Kxg6 4. Rg8+ Kh7 5. g6#) (2… Qxh8 3. Qe6+ Kg7 4. Qf7#) 3. Qxf8# 1-0
D.K.
1. Bxd5+ Qxd5+
2. Qxd5+ Kf8
3. Qd8#
if 1 … Kf8
2. Qd8+ Qe8
3. Qxe8#
Hi Susan,
1. Qc8+, Bf8
2. Rh8+!, Kg7
3. Qxf8+, Kg6
4. Nf4+!, Qxf4
5. Rg8+, Kh7
6. g6#
Thank you for the puzzle. Very beautiful.