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White to move. How should white proceed?

5R2/1r2q1kp/3r4/p4Q1P/P4R2/4p1P1/2Pp4/3K4 w – – 0 1

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  1. Yancey Ward Reply

    Fairly straightforward:

    1. Rg4 Rg6

    Here, Kh6 also loses: [1. …Kh6 2.Qf4 Kh5 3.Rf5 with mate on the next move]. Continuing:

    2. h6

    The hardest move to spot. Indeed, I spent a few minutes with 2.Rg6, but that loses: [2.Rg6?? hg6 3.h6 Kh7! (not 3. …Kh6?? 4.Qh3! with mate on one of the next two moves) and white is out of useful checks, and black is going to be playing Rb1]. Continuing:

    2. …..Kh6
    3. Rg6! hg6

    And we saw the rest in the note above:

    4. Qh3 Kg7 (Kg5 5.Qh4#)
    5. Qh8#

    Technically, this is a mate in 6 if black sacrifices the queen at h4 at move 4.

  2. Anonymous Reply

    1.Rg4+ Rg6 2.h6+ Kxh6 3.Rxg6+ hxg6 4.Qa3+ Kg7 5.Qh8# (or if 4…Kg5 5.Qh4#)

    Armando – Brasil

  3. Alien Reply

    Nice! Since 1. Rg4+ Kh6 2. Qf4+ Kxh5 (2. … Qg5 3. Qxg5) 3. Rf5+ Qg5 4. Qxg5 is mate, Black must instead try 1. .. Rg6. Then White mates with 2. h6+! Kxg6 3. Rxg6+ hxg6 4. Qh3+ with mate in 2. It is important not to mix up the move order. If 2. Rxg6+? then after 2. … hxg6 3. h6+ Kh7! Black wins.

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  4. Anonymous Reply

    1.Rg4+ Rg6 (1…Kh6 2.Qf4+ Kxh5 3.Rf5+) 2.h6+ Kxh6 3.Rxg6+ hxg6 4.Qh3+ Kg5 (4…Kg7 5.Qh8#) 5.Qh4#

  5. gm_spirit007 Reply

    Rg4ch followed by Qf4ch and white is winning!!!!!

  6. Dimitri Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6 2. h6+ Kh6: 3. Rg6:+ hg6: 4. Qh3+
    4. .. Kg5 Qh4++
    4. .. Kg7 Qh8++

  7. S.K.Srivastava Reply

    1Rg4+Rg6 2h6+Kh6 3Rxr+Pxr 4Rh3+Kg7.5Rh8 mate
    If4 Kg5 Qh4 mate
    If! Kh62Qf4+KxpQf5+
    Mate follows

  8. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4 Rg6
    2. h6 Kxh6
    3. Rxg6 hxg6
    4. Qh3 Kg5
    5. Qh4#

  9. Pavan Reply

    With the imminent mate thereat from black white either has to find a mate or go for perpetual. Let’s see what he has
    1.Rg4+ Rg6
    2.h6+ Kxg6 (only move)
    3.Rxg6+ hxg6 (only move)
    4.Qh3+ Kg7 (if 4…Kg5 5.Qh4#)
    5.Qh8#

    At the first move black has another optin –
    1.Rg4+ Kh6
    2.Qf4+ Kxh5 (if 2…Qg5 3.Qxg5#)
    3.Rf5+ Qg5
    4.Qxg5#

  10. Prof. S.G. Bhat Reply

    1Rg4+
    All moves must be checks.
    (a)1…. Rg6
    2 h6+ Kxh6
    3 Rxg6+ hxg6
    4 Qh3+ Kg7
    5 Qh8# else if
    4….. Kg5
    5 Qh5#
    (b) 1…. Kh6
    2 Qf4+ Kxh5
    3 Rf5+ Qg5
    4 Qxg5#

  11. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6
    2. Ph6+ KxP
    3. RxR+ PxR
    4. Qh3+ Kg5
    5. Qh4++

    or 4… Kg7
    5. Qh8++

    or 1. . Kh6
    2.Qf4 KxP
    3.Rf5++

  12. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6
    2. Ph6+ KxP
    3. RxR+ PxR
    4. Qh3+ Kg5
    5. Qh4++

    or 4… Kg7
    5. Qh8++

    or 1. . Kh6
    2.Qf4 KxP
    3.Rf5++

  13. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6
    2. Ph6+ KxP
    3. RxR+ PxR
    4. Qh3+ Kg5
    5. Qh4++

    or 4… Kg7
    5. Qh8++

    or 1. . Kh6
    2.Qf4 KxP
    3.Rf5++

  14. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6
    2. Ph6+ KxP
    3. RxR+ PxR
    4. Qh3+ Kg5
    5. Qh4++

    or 4… Kg7
    5. Qh8++

    or 1. . Kh6
    2.Qf4 KxP
    3.Rf5++

  15. Anonymous Reply

    1. Rg4+ Rg6
    2. Ph6+ KxP
    3. RxR+ PxR
    4. Qh3+ Kg5
    5. Qh4++

    or 4… Kg7
    5. Qh8++

    or 1. . Kh6
    2.Qf4 KxP
    3.Rf5++

  16. Venky [ India - Chennai ] Reply

    Hi Susan Polgar,

    Well,for this puzzle,brainy minds of this blog had already given the transfix moves for White piece – “Rg4 followed by h6″nothing needs to added – very good.

    By
    Venky [ India – Chennai ]

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