Thusday morning tactic

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  SBD says:

  October 11, 2007 at 1:45 pm

  It looks to me like White has enough, but how does white proceed? Filling the hole with Ne6+ makes sense, the long diagonal is great for the bishop, the black knights lack effective squares, but how does white make progress?

  I like these sort of things – unless I am missing something, there is no immediate win but a need to continually exploit black’s weaknesses to find compensation for the pawn.

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  Chandra says:

  October 11, 2007 at 2:26 pm

  Rxe7

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  Chandra says:

  October 11, 2007 at 2:27 pm

  Rxe7 followed by Re1

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  tbp says:

  October 11, 2007 at 3:13 pm

  maybe…

  1. Rxe7 Qxe7
  2. Re1 Qd7 (other 3. Ne6+, except Qxe1 Rxe1)
  3. Bxf6+ Kxf6 (other Bxh8)
  4. Qc3+ Kf5
  5. g4+ Kxf4
  6. Qe3#

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  egaion says:

  October 11, 2007 at 3:21 pm

  1. Rxe7+ Qxe7
  2. Re1+ Qd7
  ( Other queen moves-beware of Knight forks)
  3. Bxf6+ Kxf6
  4. Qc3+ Kf5
  5. g4 Kxf4
  6. Qe3 ++

  3… Kh6
  4. Nf7+ Kh5
  5. g4+ Qxg4
  6. hxg4 Kxg4
  7. Nh6+ Kh5
  8. Qe2 mate

  3.. Kg8
  4. Re7 Black is up a rook but White has an overwhelming attack. For example:
  4… Qc6
  5. Bxh8 returning the rook and if
  5.. Kxh8
  6. Qc3+ and 7. Qg7++ follows.
  If instead of 5..Kxh8 Black plays 5… Nd5
  6. Qb2 and mate on g7 is a threat Black cannot deal with so i.e. 6.. Nxe7 7. Qg7++

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  Anonymous says:

  October 11, 2007 at 6:13 pm

  These lines look interesting.
  But what if Black plays 2. … Qxe1? Now Black has two Rooks for a Queen. Is this line good enough for White?

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  eray says:

  October 11, 2007 at 6:15 pm

  Neither does this work for Black

  1.Rxe7 Qxe7
  2. Re1 Qxe1
  3. Qxe1 Rhe8
  4. Qh4 h6
  5. Ne4 Re6
  6. Nxf6
  Black is down too much material.

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  Enrique says:

  October 12, 2007 at 12:03 am

  Psst…. you misspelled Thursday. (=

  Puzzle was fun too.

  – E