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1. Qf7 Rg8
2. Re8 +-
1. … Rxf7
2. Re8+ Rf8
3. Rxf8#
1. Qf7 (threatening Qf8 mate) if 1…Rxf7 then 2 Re8+ Rf8 3 Rf8 mate.
Qf7
I would play 1. Qe8, threatening Qxf8#. What can black do?
1. Qe8!! h5
2. Qxf8+ Kh7
3. Qxd8
With heavy material advantage. Or:
1… Be7
2. Rxe7 Qd1+
3. Kh2 Qxd5
4. Qxf8+ Qg8
5. Qxg8 Kxg8
with similar material advantage. I don’t see how black can avoid the loss of a rook and a minor piece.
1. Qf7
BTW, no credit for 1. Qe8??, which is met by 1. .. Rg8
Qe8 can be countered by Rg8. Qf7 is promising
1.Qf7 h6
(1…Rxf7 2.Re8+ Rf8 3.Rxf8#)
(1…Be7 2.Rxe7 Rxf7 3.Re8+ Rf8 4.Rxf8#)
(1…Rg8 2.Re8 Rxe8 3.Qxe8#)
2.Qxf8+ Kh7 3.Qxd8
1.Qf7 Rg8 2.Re8
I think better is Qf7 if Qe8 black have Kg8.
I knew I missed something when my comment appeared out of turn on this site 🙁 I get it now – I completely ignored 1… Kg8. So the actual first move should take that into account, and is not difficult to see:
1. Qf7!! and pretty much as the previous analysis (though I wouldn’t play Qxd8, but would play Qe8 instead threatening Qxh5+ leading to mate).
1.Qf7 and black normally resigns.