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1. Bb5+ axb5
if 1. … Kd8 2. Rxf8#
if 1. … Rd7 2. Qxf8# (or 2. Rxf8#)
if 1. … Rc6 2. Qxf8# (or 2. Rxf8#)
2. Qxb5+ Rc6
if 2. … Kd8 3. Rxf8#
if 2. … Rd7 3. Qxd7#
3. Qxc6+ Kd8
4. Qd7# (or 4. Rxf8#)
i think i covered all the cases.
I remember this one. Black is SO helpless, with one White rook controlling the 7th rank, and the
other controlling the f-file, not to mention the Queen that is going to deliver a deadly check on b5-square.
1. Bb5+ axb5
(1. .. Kd8 2. Qc7#) (1. .. Rd7 2. Qxf8#)
2. Qxb5+ Rc6
(2. ..Kd8 3. Rxf8#) (2. .. Rd7 3. Qxd7#)
3. Qxc6+ Kd8 4. Rxf8#
Sheer brutality.
It took a while…Black has enough pieces defending black squares…but not nearly enough on the white ones!
1.Bb5+! axb5 2.Qxb5+ Kd8 3.Rb8+ Ke7( if 3…Kc7 4.Qb7 mate) 4.Qe8 mate!
Kamalakanta
No clue.
1.Rxf8+ Kxf8 2.Qc8+ Qd8 3.Qxd8#
Redux-1.Bb5+ axb5 2.Qxb5+ Rc6 3.Qxc6+ Kd8 4.Rxf8#
1. Lb5 (1. … Kd8
2. Dc8#)
(1. … Td7
2. LxT Ke7
3. DxL#
or
2. … Kd8
3. Dc8#)
1. … axL
2. Dxb5 (2. … Td7
3. DxT#)
2. … Kd8
3. Td8+ Ke7
4. De8#
FIDE-Notation
Greetz from ‘Good OLD Europe’
Bb5+ ab5 Qb5+ Kd8 Rf8
how about
1. Bb5+ axb5
2. Qxb5 …black moves, Rxbishop#, other moves also lose
1. Bb5 axb5
2. QXb5 Rc6
3. Qxc6+ Kd8
4. Rxf8++
1. Bb5 axb5
2. QXb5 Rc6
3. Qxc6+ Kd8
4. Rxf8++
Bb5
Bb5! – axb5 (Kd8 ; Qc7#)
Qxb5 – Kd8 (Rd7 ; Qxd7#)
Rxf8#
What a beautiful finish!