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D3 check… followed by Rook F8 check and Q G8 checkmate no???
after Rook F8 Queen takes the rook, then Queen to G6 seals it…
I don’t see any trouble with:
1. Re6 to move the queen
1. … Qd1 (e.g., threatening mate)
2. Bd3+ Kh8
3. Rxf8 to deflect the bishop and protect against Qa1#.
3. … Bxf8, and
4. Qg6 leaves black no defense against Qh8#
Aha! Black could choose Qd4 instead of Qd1, and the line above would fail. More precision is needed. An obvious alternative line to try would be
1. Bd3+ leaving black no alternative except
1. … Qxd3 (Kh1 would be followed by Rxf8 and Qg6, and black would have no defense);
2. Pxd3 gives white an advantage.
RxF8…QxF8(…BxF8 QG8#)BD3+
KH8,followed by QG6 and next move
is mate,but there must be a more
forcing move order.
1.Bd3+ Qxd3 2.cxd3 (Dan Dalthorp) Rxf7 3. d4 Rb6 (3…cxd4? 4.Qe4+ Rf5 5.Qxf5#) 4. dxc5
Anon, after your Rxf8, why not Rxc4 for black to remove the mate threat? Black still maintains the advantage…
if 1. Rxf8 then Rxc4 spoils a lot of fun. The black bishop is very powerful. Black threatens Qf6 with a mate coming. Best looking to me is 1. Bd3ch, Qxd3 2. cxd3, Rxf7 3.d4 and threat of Qc2 wins the important black c pawn. Black cannot play 3… Bxd4 because of Qg8 mate.
1.Bd3+ Kh8 2.Rxf8+ Qxf8 3.Qg6 with mate to follow.
No I can’t.
1. Bd3+ Qxd3
(1… Kh8 2. Rxf8+ Qxf8 3. Qg6 Re4 4. Bxe4 Qg8 5. fxg8=Q+ Kxg8 6. Bd5+ Kh8 7. Qe8+ Bf8 (7… Kh7 8. Be4#) 8. Qxf8+ Kh7 9.Be4#)
2.cxd3 Rxf7
3.d4 Rb6
4.Qc2+
(4. dxc5 Rg6 5. Qc2 h3 6. Re6 Rff6 7. Rd6 Rxd6 8. cxd6 Be5 9. d7 h2 10. Qe4 Bc7 11. Qb7 Bd8 12. Qh1 Bc7 13. b4 axb4 14.Qxh2 Bxh2 15.d8=Q +-)
4… Rg6 5. dxc5
(5. Re6 Rff6 6. Rxf6 Bxf6 7. Qxc5 Rg2+ 8. Kb1 Kg6 9. Qxa5 Rg1+ 10. Kb2 Bxd4++-)
5… h3 6. Re6 Rff6 7. Rxf6 Bxf6 8. c6 Be5 9. c7 h2 10. Qxh2 Bxh2 11. c8=Q Rg2+ 12. Kb1 Rg1+ 13. Kc2 Rg5 +-
1.bd3+ is of course the right move… (only thing you have to consider is the pin on h7-c2 diagonal after the desperate 1… qxd3 – at a first glance i thought 2.rxf8 would do the job, but black plays simply 2… qc3! and yields a winning position)
frankly spoken, i do not like exercises like this one. the reason is: i do not like “exercises” with unbalanced material (here: one side is a rook down – and the other side has attack … an uncommon situation for real game tactics…)
in other words: the REAL thing, e.g. the rook sac by white, to reach this superior position, is kept in the dark … but it is the REAL thing i’d like to know! 🙂
sincerly
Re6;Qd4
Bd3+;Kh8
Rxh6+;Bxh6
Qg6
After 1. Rxf8 Rxc4 2. Rg8, isn’t the position won for White?
Bd3+ Kh8
Rxf8+ Qxf8
Qg6 and mate is unstoppable.
Sorry josh, but no win with Rg8, After either Qg6 or Qf6, the best white can do is to trade off all the pieces and the h5 pawn queens
A mistake. Black cannot play Qg6. White replies f8=Nch and wins. Qf6 is the best. Black must be precise too.
Bd3 Kh8
Qe4 Bg6
Qxg6 black any move
Qh7 mate
Bd3 Qxd3
Qe4+ Kh8
Qg6 black any move
Rxf8 Bxf8
Qg8 mate