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1.Nf5+ gxf5 2.Qxh5 and White will mate in a way or another if Black doesn’t sacrifice his queen for the rook which leaves white surely winning.
The move that catches my eye is Nf5, but black can do the capture with the g-pawn (the e-pawn is pinned to the queen). However, if the g-pawn is not there, then the knight fork works, so (I will return to 1.Nf5 in just a moment)
1. Rh5
And, now, if black captures at h5, white wins the queen with Nf5, netting a queen for a knight and rook. Of course, black need not capture at h5 (not all opponents are accomodating)- he can protect the queen with one of the rooks, or move her to e8. Of these, I would favor protecting her with Rfe8 since this also gives the f8 square to the king if he needs it:
1. …..Rfe8
2. Rh4 and white has won a pawn and still has some initiative, but I was a bit unsatisfied with this outcome and decided to take a closer look at 1.Nf5, the first move I thought of before I got distracted by 1.Rh5. It turns out that a second look is worth it:
1. Nf5! gf5 (what else?)
2. Qh5
And now things are dicey for the black king- he has the queen, the rook and the white bishop bearing down on him and he has no defenders. I see mate in every possible line but one
2. …..Qh4
Now, here, it isn’t clear to me what the best move is for white. The natural looking gh4 is OK, I think, but it might make more sense to keep the h-file open for the white rook since the black king is still in a tight place. If I have more time later tonight, I might take a look at this secondary problem, but white should have a decisive advantage with either method.
1. Nf5+, gxf5
2. Qxh5
Nf5 wins
nf5
1.Nf5+ gxf5
2. Qxh5 looks convincing.
Phil
I think Nf5+ would be a winning move for white. Black can delay the inevitable by sacrificing the queen.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Ref:”Saturday chess tactic”[White has to move.
Sub:White wins the game.
Well,this puzzle is fairly simple.
[Variations exist,here I am giving a simple example]
1.Nf5+ g*Nf5
2.Q*h5 Nf6
3.Qh6+ Kg8
4.Qh8++ Mate
White wins the game : 1 – 0
By
Venky[Chennai – India]
Nf5+!! wins easily…
1. Nf5+!! gxf5 (forced to save queen)
2. Qxh5 Qxh4 (forced to avoid mate)
3. Bh6+ Kg8
4. Qxh4 wins for white
(If 2. … Rfe8 3. Qh6+ Kg8 4. Qxh8+ mate
If 2. … Qf6 3. Qh7+ mate
If 2. … f6 3. Qh7+ mate
If 2. … Nf6 3. Qh7+ mate)
Nf5+ should win it for white.
1) Nf5+, gxf5 (anything else loses the black queen)
2) Qxh5
and black cannot stop the various mate combinations that is imminent.
Nf5+ looks quite strong. Black has to take the N or lose his Q. He cannot take with the e pawn because his Q is hanging. gof5 and Qxh5 with a strong attack.
I became stuck on this puzzle. Thought I could do something with Nf5 but the King escaped with every variation.
Nf5
g6xN
Bh6 check
Kg8
Qxh5
Very simple and obvious.
Rxh5,gxh5
Nf5+ wins the queen and game.
White wins.
But this is not that simple if black plays 1)…b5
2)Bf4 Rfe8
3)Rh3 Nb6
4)cxb5 cxb5
5)Qf3 Nc4
6)g4 Rd5
7)Be5 +Nxe5
8)dxe5 Rxd1
9)Qxd1 Qg5
10)Qf3 Rf8
At this stage it seems to be equal.
S.Krishnamurthy
1. Nf5+ gxf5
2. Qxh5
looks pretty strong, since after
2…. Nf6?
3. Qg5#
so Black is virtually forced to play
2…. Qxh4 after which
3. Bh6+ followed by 4. Qxh4
and White has won a queen for rook and knight and is still
on the attack.
Lucy