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1.Nh7+ Rxh7 (Ke8 loses to Bxc6#)
2.Qd8+ Kg7
3.f6+ Kg6 (3 …, Kh6 4.Qd2+ Kg6 5.Be4+ Kh5 6.Qg5#)
4.Be4+ Kh5
5.Qd1+ Be2
6.Qxe2+ Kh6
7.Qd2+ Qe3
8.Qxe3+ Kh5
9.Qg5#
1.Nh7+ Rxh7(Only move.If 1…Ke8 2.Bxc6#)2.Qd8+ Kg7 3.f6+ Kg6(If 3… Kh6 4.Qd2+ and # in 2 moves)3…Kg6
4.Be4+ Kh5 5.Qd1+ Be2 6.Qxe2 Qf3 7.Qxf3+ Kh6 8.Qf4+ Kh5 9.Qg5#
This seems to be a funny stroll around the board for white queen, until it ends up where it started, I think it is mate in 8:
1. Nh7+ Rxh7
The point here was Kd8? Bxc6#. White starting with Nd7+? would have spoiled this point.
2. Qd8+ Kg7
3. f6+ Kg6
The point here was Kh6? Qd2+ leading to Qg5#.
From now black has only delays.
4. Be4+ Kh5 (staying on white field as long as possible)
5. Qd1+ Qf3 (only delay here)
6. Qxf3+ Kh6 (black field now)
7. Qd2+ Kh5
8. Qg5#
kh7 qd8 etc
easy one. 1.Nh7!! Ke8 2. Bxc6#. Or 1… Rxh7 2. Qd8+ Kg7 3.f6+
and now either 3…Kh6 4. Qd2+ followed by Qg5 mate. or
3… Kg6 then Be4+ followed by eihter Qd2+ (after Kh6) or Qd1+ (after Kh5) and then finally mating on g5 (in the Kh5 variation after inter check on Qd2)
Pretty hard puzzle. White is down in material, black is about to promote, and a rook sac on h4 can leave the white king exposed. Since we know that the puzzle has a solution… we should look for checks and forced lines. With this is mind, it is easy to see that 1. Nd2+ Ke8 does _not_ works. So Nh7+ is the way to go. Then everything is easier…
1. Nh7+ Rxh7 2. Qd8+ Kg7 3. f6+ Kg6 4. Be4+ Kh5
and now the idea beyond the puzzle is
5. Qd1+
Hi Susan Polgar,
White wins the game in ease.
Well,I had worked out the moves to solve this puzzle but as I am anxious to know,others solution for this puzzle – I will wait till tomorrow,then post my solution to this puzzle.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1.Nh7+ Rh7
2.Qd8+ Kg7
3.f6+ Kg6
4.Be4+ Kh5
5.Qd1+ Be2
6.Qe2+ Kh6
7.Qd2+ Qe3
8.Qe3+ Kh5
9.Qg5mate
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,as I said yesterday,I will post my moves for this puzzle now.
By the by,if any puzzle is a repeated one,I may not pay due attention to solve it – since its already been addressed.[ May be it will be useful to others ]
Okay coming to this puzzle ,White wins the game in ease [ Variations exist ] – Even there exist a mate in two moves,if opponent isn’t strong.
Example One
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1.Nh5 Rg8
2.Qd8++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Nh5 R*Nh5
2.Qd8+ Kg7
3.f6+ Kg6
4.Be4+ Kh6
5.Qh8++ Mate
Example Three
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1.Nh5 Bc7
2.Qg7+ Ke7
3.Qf6+ Ke8
4.Bc6+ Kf8
5.Q*Rh8+ Ke7
6.f6+ Ke6
7.Qe8+ Kf5
8.Qd7+ Kg6
9.Be4+ K*Nh5
10.Qf5+ Kh6
11.Qh7++ Mate
White wins the game in ease.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]