White to move. Is white better, worse, or equal? How should white proceed?
6k1/1pR3pp/1p6/p2Np3/1Q4bP/6P1/4qbK1/8 w – – 0 1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Saturday precision chess tactic
About Author
W wins with 1. Ne7+ Kh8 2.Ng6 h7xg6
3.Qf8+ Kh7 4.Rxg7 Kh6 5.Qh8#
White is winning, especially after the bolt from the following bolt from the blue:
1. RxG7+! followed by 2.Qe7
1.Rxg7+ Kxg7
[if 1..Kh8 2.Qf8#]
2.Qe7+ Kg8
[if 2..Kh8 3.Qf8#]
[if 2..Kg6 3.Qf6+ Kh5 4.Qg5#]
[if 2..Kh6 3.Qg5#]
3.Nf6+ Kh8
4.Qxh7# ..simpler than yesterday’s puzzle which actually took me more than 5 minutes to figure out compared to this one. lol
I take that back.B has 1…Kf7 t make things difficult
The following is the best possible defense for black. All other responses in each step lead to quicker mate.
1.Rxg7+ Kxg7
2.Qe7+ Kg6
3.Qg5+ Kf7
4.Qf6+ Kg8
5.Ne7#
It feels good to be back after a long time 🙂
I think I got it now.W wins-1.Rxg7+ Kxg7
2.Qe7+ Kg6 3.Qf6+ Kg8 4.Ne7+ Kh8
5.Qf8#
White wins after 1. Rxg7+.
If 1… Kh8 2. Qf8#, so Black has to capture the rook with 1… Kxg7.
Now White mates after 2. Qe7+.
If 2… Kh8, then 3. Qf8#; or,
if 2… Kg8, then 3. Nf6+ Kg8 4. Qxh7# or Qf8#; or,
if 2… Kg6 or Kh6, then 3. Qf6+ Kh5 4. Qg5#.
Am I missing anything? (I am dashing these lines out without sight of the board.)
– TCC
1Rxg7+ Once you get this move it is smooth sailing.
1… Kxg7
Of course black can not refuse. 1…Kh8 2Qf8#
2Qe7+ Kg3
2… Kh8 3 Qf8#
2… Kg8 3Nf6+ Kh8 4 Qf8#
3Qf6+ Kh5
4Qg5#
simple Rg7+ sacrifice and mate with queen.
Mustafiz.
The desperation move 1. Rxg7+ more than saves the day. It wins outright.
1. Rxg7+ Kxg7 2. Qe7+ Kg6
(2. .. Kg8 3. Nf6+ Kh8 4. Qxh7#)
(2. .. Kh8 3. Qf8#)
(2. .. Kh6 3. Qg5#)
3. Qf6+ Kh5 4. Qg5#Lucymarie
1Rg7+ Queen & knight combination.
1 R:g7+ !
Gabriele
White is better. Rxg7+
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,this is pretty simple puzzle.
White wins the game.
Example
=======
1.Rg7+ K*Rg7
2.Qe7+ Kg6
3.Qf6+ Kh5
4.Qg5++ Mate
White wins the game.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
White must check and keep checking or (s)he’ll be mated. I tried a couple of knight checks to see fi the queen could invade (since the rook can’t check on c8), but they don’t seem to go anywhere. Both Nf6+ and Ne7+ lead to nothing, so how about 1. Rxg7+! After Kxg7 2. Qe7+ should lead to mate. Worth a try..
1.TxPCR+,RXT;2.D7R,R3C;3.D6B+,R4T;4.D5C++.