Susan Polgar
November 6, 2011
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Qe6+
1. Qe6+ wins. If 1…Kf8, 2. Ra8. If 1…Q:e6 2. Ra8+ and mate in 2 more.
1. Qe6+ Kf8
2. Qxd5
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1. Qe6+ winning the rook and game
1.Qe6+ Kf8 2.Ra8 Rd8 3.Rxd8 Qxd8 4.Qf7++
Qe6 wins the black rook. Queen cannot be taken because of back rank mate.
My earlier analysis looks incomplete.
1. Qe6+ Kf8 (Qe6 2. Ra8)
2. Ra8 Rd8 (Qa8 3. Qf7#)
3. Rd8 Qd8
4. Qf7#
1.Qe6 Kf8 and not 1…Qxe6 due to Ra8+ and mate will follow a couple of moves later.
2.Ra8 no Black can’t play 2…Qxa8 due to Qf7#
Therefore 2…Rd1+ 3.Kh2 Rd8 4.Rxd8 Qxd8
5.Qf7#
1.Qe6
Wins instantly. If black takes at e6, 2.Ra8+ starts a back rank mate, and if black plays Kh8, 2.Qe8 is mate, too. The longest resistance is to play Kf8:
1. …..Kf8
2. Ra8!
Of course, 2.Qd5 wins too, but 2.Ra8 is a shorter mate since Qa8 leads to Qf7#, and Rd8 is followed by Rxd8 and mate. Black can delay a couple of moves by checking at d1 and h1, but the end is inevitable.
1. Qe6+
1. … Qxe6
2. Ra8+ Rd8
3. Rxd8+ Qe8
4. Rxe8#
1. … Kf8
2. Qxd5
1. … Kh8
2. Qxe8#
1. … Qf7
2. Qxf7 Kh8
3. Qf8#
1.Qe6+ Kf8 2.Ra8 Rd1+ 3.Kh2 Rd8 4.RXR Qe8xd8 5.Qf7#
1.Qe6+ Qxe6 2.Ra8+ and mate in 2 moves.
Qe6
Black has back rank problems due to the pawn on g6, so White can exploit this by
1. Qe6+! deflecting the queen.
After 1…. Kf8 (Qxe6 2. Ra8+ and white wins)
2. Ra8! pinning the black queen which has to guard the f7 square.
This one too is simple.
1. Qe6+! Kf8
2. Ra8!
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