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Recognizing chess patterns

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White to move. How should White proceed?

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  1. Yours Truly Reply

    1. Ne8+ Kh7
    2. Nf6+ Kg7
    3. Rg8#

    Nice one. Thanks.

  2. Yancey Ward Reply

    Easy peasy lemon squeezey:

    1. Ne8 Kh7/g8/h8
    2. Nf6 Kg7
    3. Rg8#

    Or

    1. Ne8 Kf8
    2. Nf6 Ke7 (Kg7 3.Rg8# again)
    3. Rd7 Kf8
    4. Rf7#

  3. Ein Steppenwolf Reply

    1. ♘e8+

    1. … ♚g8 or ♚h8 or ♚h7
    2. ♘f6+(+) ♚g7
    3. ♖g8#

    1. … ♚f8
    2. ♘f6+

    2. … ♚e7
    3. ♖d7+ ♚f8
    4. ♖xf7#

    2. … ♚g7
    3. ♖g8#

  4. Oleg Mezjuev Reply

    1. Ne8+ Kf8 (1. … Kh7/h8/g8 2. Nf6+/++ Kg7 3. Rg8#) 2. Nf6+ Ke7 3. Rd7+ Kf8 4. Rxf7#

  5. Yurick Leon Reply

    1.-Ne8
    1.-…-Kh7 2.-Nf6 Kg7 3.- Rg8.
    1.-…-Kh8 2.-Nf6 Kg7 3.- Rg8.
    1.-…-Kg8 2.-Nf6 Kg7 3.- Rg8
    1.-…-Kf8 2.-Nf6 Ke7 3.- Rd7 Kf8
    4.-Rf7

  6. Anonymous Reply

    Ne8 then Nf6

  7. Anant Reply

    Ne8

  8. Lucymarie Reply

    1. Ne8+ Kf8 (1. .. Kg8 2. Nf6+ Kg7 3. Rg8#) 2. Nf6+ Ke7 (2. .. Kg7 3. Rg8#)
    3. Rd7+ Kf8 4. Rxf7#

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