Susan Polgar
March 12, 2011
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Ok, first thing to note is that black is threatening Qg2#. So, whatever white does must either check black, or deal with this threat. The very first move that occurs to me is to play Rf7+ to draw the king into a discovered chech. If the king takes, then Nh6 is double check and the queen is hanging at g5 for sure, and white might have a mate:
1. Rf7 Kf7 (Ke8 2.Nd6#; Kg8 2.Rg7)
2. Nh6 Ke6 (Ke8 3.Qf7#)
3. Qg5 and black won’t get the knight without losing the rook at d8.
1. Rxf7+ wins in all variations.
If 1. … Kxf7 2. Nxh6++ wins the Queen and two pawns for a Rook.
If 1. … Ke1 2. Nxg7+ forces Qxg7, winning the Queen and two pawns for a Knight.
If 1. … Kg1 2. Rxg7+ wins the Queen and three pawns for a Rook.
Rc7 slurp gulp belch
1.RxP KxR
2.Nxh6+ K moves
3.QxQ and white wins
R-f7+ KxR
Nxh6+ …
(If K-e8 then Q-f7++)
… K-e7
QxQ+
Now I believe it is White’s game.
But I’ve been wrong before.
(1) Rxf7 Kxf7
(2) Nxh6+ K moves
(3) Qxg5 1-0