White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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1.Qf6 Rc7
[1…ef6 2.Re8#]
2.Qg6 Kh8
[2…Kf8 3.Qf5 Kg8 4.Re6 with mate to follow]
3.Qh5 Kg7 4.Re6 with mate to follow
1.Qf6 Rc7
[1…ef6 2.Re8#]
2.Qg6 Kh8
[2…Kf8 3.Qf5 Kg8 4.Re6 with mate to follow]
3.Qh5 Kg7 4.Re6 with mate to follow
– Shant
Qxf6!!
(Clearly, exf6 is suicide due to Rxe8+#)
1. Qxf6!! Rxc7 (what else?)
2. Qxg6+ Kh8 (If Kf8, Rf4+#)
3. Qxe8+ Kg7
4. gxh5
and white should be winning/mating easily 1-0
Qxf6!
..exf6 Rxe8#
..Rxc7 Qxg6+ Kf8 Rf4#
..Rxc7 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qxe8+ Kg7 Re6 +- (mate to follow)
There are other lines but you get the idea.
Qxf6!!
Q:f6 with a mate in several moves
1. Qxf6! Qxc7 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 (2. … Kf8 3. Rf4#) 3. Qxe8+ Kg7 4. Re6 etc. 1-0
1.Qxf6 Rxc7 (1.-exf6? 2.Rxe8++)
2.Qg6+ Kh8 (2.-Kf8 3.Rf4++)
3.Re6 and Black is powerless to prevent the eventual mate in 3 with Qh6, Rg6, then Qg7.
1.Qxf6 Qxc7
Better than 1.Rxc7
1… exf6 2.Rxe8#
2.Qxg6+ Kh8
2… Kf8 3.Rf4#
3.Qxe8+ This looked like clear line to me although it takes more number of moves.Shorter is 3.Re6
3… kg7
4.gxh5 Qc1+
5.Kg2 Qg5+
6.Kh3 Black is finished.
6…. Qf5+
7.Rg4+ Kh7
8.Qg8+ Kh6
9.Qh8+ Qh7
10.Rg6+ Kxh5
11.Qxh7#
The f pawn hangs, grab it.
1. Qxf6
This doesn’t sack queen as it could seem, it sacks rook, but temporarily.
1. … Qxc7
exf6?? Rxe8#.
Kh7? Qf7+ Kh8 Rxb7 Qxb7 Qxe8 and white is up with rook.
Rf8?? Rexe7 any Qg7#.
There is no idea to defend the g6 pawn or the e8 rook.
2. Qxg6+ Kh8 (Kh6?? Rf4#)
3. Qxe8+
The rook was gained back with the interest of 2 pawns.
3. … Kg7
4. Qxh5
Seems enforced, black plans Qc1 – Qg5.
4. … Qc1+
5. Kg2
White is up with 3 pawns and must win this.
Qxf6 is nice 🙂
I would play Qf6 almost without thinking about it.
1. Qf6!
Black cannot take the queen since he will get mated with 2.Re8. White is now threatening mate starting with Qg6+. Let’s look at a line where black takes at c7:
1. ……Rc7
2. Qg6 Kh8 (Kf8 3.Rf4#)
3. Qe8 Kh7 (Kg7 4.Re6 still)
4. Re6 and now the mate is inevitable.
Or, at move 1:
1. ……Rf8
2. Qg6 Kh8
3. Rf4! Rf4 (else, still mates)
4. Rc8 with mate to follow.
Or, at move 1:
1. ……Rb8
2. Ree7 with mate to follow.
Or, at move 1:
1. ……Kh7
2. Ree7 with mate to follow.
The best I can see for black here is to offer the queen at b4:
1. ……Qb4
2. Qg6! Kf8 (Kh8 3.Qe8+)
3. Rb7 and to prevent mate, black will have to take the rook at e4 losing an entire queen, and I would expect there is a mate in here somewhere in the next 10 moves.
Qxf6! is a very cool move to be able to play.
1) …exf6, Rxe8#
2) …Rxc7 (or similar), Qxg7 Kh8 (…Kf8. Rf4#), Qxe8+ Kg7, Qxh5
The exposed Black King, 3 extra pawns and strong passed pawn should win easily. There might be something completely forced, but I don’t see it.
The first move is easy to find.
1. Qxf6
Since 1. .. exf6 2. Rxe8#
So there are 2 reasonable tries, other than … Resigns, for Black to try: 1. .. Qxc7 and 1. ..Rxc7
1. .. Qxc7 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 (2. .. Kf8 3. Rf4#) 3. Re6
Instead, as is immediately apparent, White could win on material:
3. Qxh5+ Kg7 4. Qxe8 Qc1+ 5. Kg2 Qg5 6. Qh5
But there is a better way: White can mate Black.
Continuing after 3. Re6
3. .. Qc1+ 4. Kg2 Rc8 (4. .. Qf4 5. Qxh5+ Kg7 6. Rg6+ Kf8 (6. .. Kf7 7. Qh7+ Kf8 8. Qg7#) 7. Qh8+ Kf7 8. Qg7#) 5. Qxh5+ Kg7 6. Rg6+ Kf8 (6. .. Kf7 7. Qf5+ Ke8 8. Rg8#) 7. Qf5+ Ke8 8. Rg8#
1. .. Rxc7 2. Qxg6+ Kh8 3. Qxe8+ (3. Re6 doesn’t work so well here) Kg7 4. Re6 Rc1+ 5. Kg2 Qxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Rc2+ 7. Ke3 Rc3+ 8. Kd4 Rd3+ 9. Kxd3 h4 10. Rg6+ Kh7 11. Qg8#