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N-d5ch wins. cxd5 is the only way of avoiding the loss of the queen, but fails to Q-d7ch.
After 1. Nd5+ Black loses his queen to the fork, since if cxd5 2. Qd7+ Kf8 3. Qxe8#
1. Nd5+ (a) cxd5
2. Qd7+ Kf8
3. Qxe8#
1. … (b) Kd8
2. Nxb4 1-0
There might be a mate there starting 2. Bxc7+ Nxc7 but I’m too dull to see it, and a win’s a win.
Mark
1. Nd5+ cxd5
2. Qd7+ Kf8
3. Qe8 mate
1. Nd5+, cxd5
2. Qd7+, Kf8
3. Qxe8#
alternately
1. Nd5+, Kd8
2. Nxb4, Bxe5
winning the queen for a bishop
1.Nd5+ cxd5
2.Qd7+ Kf8
3.Qxe8 #
1. Nd5+ cxd5
2. Qd7 Kf8
3. Qxe8++
1. Nd5+!
This fork wins queen for e5 bishop because of:
1. … cxd5
2. Qd7+ Kf8
3. Qxe8#
Have we not seen this a few weeks back
1.Nd5+ Kf8 or Kd8
(1…cxd5 2.Qd7+ Kf8 3.Qxe8#)
2. Nxb4
I’ll move Rook from A1 to B1.
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With the knight fork on d5, black will lose the queen or get mated.
1.Nd5+ K any
2.Nxb4 and white should win
1.Nd5+ cxd5
2.Qd7+ Kf8
3.Qxe8#
With the knight fork on d5, black will lose the queen or get mated.
1.Nd5+ K any
2.Nxb4 and white should win
1.Nd5+ cxd5
2.Qd7+ Kf8
3.Qxe8#