Sunday night chess tactic

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  Anonymous says:

  October 12, 2009 at 3:36 am

  “Examine forcing moves” …

  1.Rxh8+ {only win} Bxh8
  2.Rxh8+ {only win} Ng8
  3.Qh6+ {only win} Rg7
  4.Qxd6+ {only win} Kf7

  a ‘study’ to here, except that it lacks the element of surprise

  5.Qe6+ Kf8 {only move}
  6.Rxg8+ {only win} Rxg8 {only m}
  7.Qe7#

  An earlier 1…Ng8 shortens the win for White without changing the nature of it.

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  Anonymous says:

  October 12, 2009 at 4:17 am

  Whose game is this from?

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  Umesh::ഉമേഷ് says:

  October 12, 2009 at 5:01 am

  1. Rh8+ Bxh8
  2. Rxh8+ Ng8
  (2… Kg7 3. Qh6#)
  3. Qxd6+ Ke8
  (3… Re7 4. Qxe7#)
  4. Rxg8+ Rf8
  5. Qe7#

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  Pat says:

  October 12, 2009 at 6:27 am

  1. Rh8+ Bh8 (…Ng8 same effect)
  2. Rh8+ Ng8 forced move (…Kg7 to be checkmated by Qh6+)
  2. Qd6+ Re7 is doomed also

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  asher says:

  October 12, 2009 at 7:25 am

  pingsadRh8 BxR
  RxB+ Ng8
  Qxd6+ Ke8
  RxN+ Rf8
  RxR++

  If instead of Ng8 Kg7 then Qh6++

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  Khairie says:

  October 12, 2009 at 8:19 am

  1. Rh8+!

  a)

  1. … Bxh8
  2. Rxh8+ Kg7
  3. Qh6#

  b)

  1. … Ng8
  2. Qxd6+! with mate next move.

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  Anonymous says:

  October 12, 2009 at 11:03 am

  I posted the solution to this -why wasn’t it posted up?!

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  Saul says:

  October 13, 2009 at 2:12 am

  I don’t wish to repeat anything thats already been said but not one person has found the full solution! In every case a small nuance that makes this tactic a nice one has been missed. Here are the variations:

  1. Rh8+ Bxh8
  (1. … Ng8
  2. Qxd6+ Ke8
  3. Re1+ 1-0)
  2. Rxh8 Ng8

  and now, not immediately Qxd6+ which allows the king to escape to g7 but…

  3. Qh6+! Rg7
  4. Qxd6+ Kf7
  (4. … Ke8
  5. Rxg8+ Rxg8
  6. Qe7# 1-0)
  5. Ne5+ Ke8
  6. Rxg8+ Rxg8
  7. Qd7+ Kf8
  8. Qf8#

  Thanks for the great problems!