White to move. How should White proceed?
k6n/p2q4/Q2p2pB/2p2p2/7p/Pp5P/1Pr2PPK/3rR3 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
k6n/p2q4/Q2p2pB/2p2p2/7p/Pp5P/1Pr2PPK/3rR3 w – – 0 1
Re7!
(drawing the Q away from either c8 or a7)
Rd7!!
Rd7!!
Re7 should make it!
1.Re7 Rc1
2.Bc1 white wins
Hi, Susan! 1.R:é7 looks fine. At first glance, I propably would move so.
Juarez Belém
Mossoró – RN
Brazil
Rxd1 then Rxd6. White wins with checkmate after that or a queen.
Rd7
1.Re7
Re7
can black avoid mate at c8 & a7?
Re7 looks good to me. If the queen takes Qc8#. If the queen leaves the 7th rank Qxa7# if Qb7 Qx7#. Black’s rooks can’t come back and can only perform some nuisance checks.
Note that Rxd1 Nf7 and black is up two pawns
Hello
1)Re7 win
1)Re7!,Qe7
2)Qc8#
Hello
1)Re7 win
1)Re7,Qe7
2)Qc8#
1)Re7 Queen cannot defende both e8 and a7, neither defend Qc8#
Pretty simple, I think:
1. Re7 and black can resign since there is no defense against the multiple mating threats of Qa7 (if the black queen leaves the seventh rank), Qc8 (if the black queen leaves the guard on c8), or Re8 (if the black queen leaves the guard on e8). All black can really do is delay with pointless sacrifices at h1 of the two rooks.
Re7
1. Re7, Qe7
2. Qf1 #
Does Re7 work?
Re7, and if Q takes R then Qc8#, else Qxa7.
I must say that other the board, maybe I would have automatically played Rxd1 too 😉
Didier.
I think that after Rxd6 the Black Queen goes to c7 pinning the rook but, if in first move the Rook goes to e7 with multiplies attacks at black queen, checkmate in a7 after queen move and mate with white queen in c8 if black queen captures the rook in e7.
I think that after Rxd6 the Black Queen goes to c7 pinning the rook but, if in first move the Rook goes to e7 with multiplies attacks at black queen, checkmate in a7 after queen move and mate with white queen in c8 if black queen captures the rook in e7.
The key here is that Qc8 would be mate except for the pesky black Queen, so:
1. Re7
and there is no way to parry both the threat of Qc8 and Qxa7 or Qb7 if the black queen leaves the 7th rank.
The last bit of hope for Black is:
1. … Rc1 (threatening Rh1#)
2. g4 and white can escape rook checks on f3. Of course white must not move the K onto the h4-e8 diagonal or onto the e file which would allow Qxe7+.
1. Re7 if 1. … Qe7 2. Qc8#
if 1. … Qd8 2. Qa7#
1. Re7 if 1. … Qe7 2. Qc8#
if 1. … Qd8 2. Qa7#
Re7!! and the black king is doomed.
Re7! of course.
Re7.
The key is that Black HAS to protect his c8 square and is then just out of saving moves in this position. Usually you need at least two pieces to mate, or else it’s a backrank mate. I’ve often seen this innocuous-looking queen mate happen (or threatened) in online blitz.
1.Re7! 1-0
1….Qxe7 2.Qc8 mate
1….Qd8 2.Qxa7!
So White will play 2.Rxd7 and Black will soon get mated
Doesn’t “look” so pretty for white huh? But…
1. Re7 Rcc1
2. Bxc1 …
and it’s all over in the next 2 moves.
1. Re7 (a) QxR
2. Qc8#
1. … (b) Qd8
2. Qxg7#
Black’s other legal moves don’t work either.
Mark
Re7
should i even bother showing the variation.. i know tom barrister will be disapointed if I dont show the full variation..
1.Re7 Qxe7
2.Qc7#
– MR KO (Malaysian)
are we going to continue playing games and post solutions as im tpying my solution so mine doesnt get posted as well.. are we we playing little kids games here..
Rock e7, I saw it in 3 seconds
I saw Re7 in 0.2 seconds
The correct move would be;
1. Re7!
Set up of black´s pieces would not save the eventual mate in the next move of white.
Thanks,
Henry
Looks like everyone has it pretty well covered.
Re7!
Re7!