White to move. Can White defend this position?
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White to move. Can White defend this position?
Yes, white can defend.
1. Qxf8+ Kxf8
2. Bh6+ Kg8
3. Re8#
Yes, white wins after…
1.Qxf8+! Kxf8
2.Bh6+ Kg8
3.Re8+ Qf8
4.Rxf8#
I saw it rather quick… did I miss anything yet again? 😛
A common matin motif in the attack of the dark squares.
I believe it is:
1. Qxf8 … Kxf8
2. Bh6+ … Kg8
3. Rf8+ … Qf8
4. Rxf8#
Another neat example is on ICC–IM Dr. Danny Kopec recorded a lecture on chess computers with a much similar idea.
Close… I was about to write the same thing. Re8 is not quite mate… (3 … Qf8 4 Rxf8#).
1.Qf8+ Kf8 2.Bh6+ Kg8 3. Re8+ Qf8 4. Rf8 1-0
Funny! I was, just this afternoon, writing up a little chess book for my 7 year old daughter, and one of the checkmates I included in the final group of problems was the finish from J. Polgar – Chilingirova, Thessaloniki, 1988. Then I logged on here and saw essentially the same theme in this problem.
Thanks!
Nice 😉 I like this scheme!