Judit vs Hellers (Biel 91)
White to move. How should white proceed?
2r5/4kp2/1q2pNr1/p2RP3/1p3P2/1P6/P1P5/2KQ4 w – – 0 1
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Susan Polgar
August 31, 2011
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Rd7+ Kf8 Rxf7 Kxf7 Qd7+ Kf8 Qxc8+ Ke7 Qe8#
1. Rd7+ Kf8
2. Rxf7+!! Kxf7
3. Qd7+ Kf8
4. Qxc8+ and mate follows easily!
1.Rd7+ Kf8 2.Rxf7+ Kxf7 3.Qd7+ Kf8
4.Qxc8+ Qd8 5.Qxd8+ Kf7 6.Qe8+ Kg7
7.Qg8+ Kh6 8.Qh7# all Checks and a mate
1Qd7+ kf8 2Rf7+ kf7 3Qd7 kf8 4Qc8
k any Queen & knight combine
beautifully to deliver mate.
The monster on f6 gives White a nice mating combination:
1. Rd7+ Kf8
2. Rxf7! Kxf7 The queen now joins the attack.
3. Qd7+ Kf8
4. Qxc8+ Kf7
4. … Ke7 5. Qe8#
4. … Kg7 leads to the same mate as above, one move earlier
5. Qe8+ Kg7
6. Qg7+ Kh6
7. Qh7#
Quick and forced:
1. Rd7+ Kf8
2. Rxf7+ Kxf7
3. Qd7+ Kf8
4. Qxc8+ Kf7
5. Qe8+ Kg7
6. Qg8+ Kh6
7. Qh7#
There is a delaying move for black: 4… Qd8 5. Qxd8+, but that only delays the mate by 1 move.
1.Rd7 Kf8
2.Rxf7+ Kf7
3.Qd7+ Kf8
4.Qc8+ Kf7 (4..Kg7 5.Qg8+ is one move shorter, Ke7 Qe8#)
5.Qe8+ Kg7
6.Qg8+ Kh6
7.Qh7#
The king can be chased to the edge, Q mate on h8. A temporary rook sack does it (all other moves play themselves).
1. Rd7+ Kf8 (only legal move)
2. Rxf7+! (The point. Qh5? Qg1+!)
2. … Kxf7 (only legal move)
3. Qd7+ Kf8 (only legal move)
4. Qxc8+ Kg7 ((Kf7 Qg8+) Ke7 Qe8#)
5. Qg8+ Kh6
6. Qh8#
On the second move I for a short time looked for the creation of a knight fork on d7 at Q+K, but recognized this to be nonsence….
I might not have seen this win over the board, but a piece of cake for Jutit!
The main theme to recognize here would be the magnetic rook sack check in front of a 6th rank knight.
It should be mate in 7, since black may give a queen sack on move 4.
1.Rd7+ Kf8 2.Rxf7+ Kxf7 3.Qd7+ Kf8 4.Qxc8+ Kf7 (if 4… Kg7, then 5.Qg8+; or if 4… Ke7 5.Qe8#) 5.Qe8+ Kg7 6.Qg8+ Kh6 7.Qh7# (or 7.Qh8#)
1. Rd7+ Kf8
2. Rxf7+ Kxf7
3. Qd7+ Kf8
4. Qxc8+
4. … Kf7
5. Qe8+ Kg7
6. Qg8#
4. … Ke7
5. Qe8#
4. … Kg7
5. Qg8#
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,Okay puzzle.
White wins the game [ Variation exist]
Example One[ When White is a strong player]
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1.Rd7+ Kf8
2.R*f7+ K*Rf7
3.Qd7+ Kf8
4.Q*Rc8 Kg7
5.Qg8+ Kh6
6.Qh7++ Mate
Example Two[ If played by middle level players].
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1.Qh5 Rg1+
2.Kb2 Qc6
3.Rd7+ Kf8
4.Qh8+ Rg8
5.Q*Rg8++ Mate.
Example Three[ If played by middle level players]
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1.Qh5 Rg1+
2.Kb2 Qc6
3.Rd7+ Q*Rd7
4.N*Qd7 K*Nd7
5.Q*f7+ Kd8
6.Qf8+ Kd7
7.Qd6+ Ke8
8.Q*e6+ Kd8
9.Qb6+ Ke8
10.Q*Rg1 a4 [ From here,its child’s play for white to win the game ]
11.Qd4+ Kc7
12.Qd6+ Kb7
13.Q*b4+ Kc7
14.Q*a4 Kb7
15.Qe4+ Kb8
16.e6 Kc7
17.Qe5+ Kb7
18.e7 Re8
19.f5 Kc8
20.f6 Kd7
21.Qb5+ Ke6
22.Q*Re8 K*f6
23.Qf8+ Kg5
24.e8(Q) Kg4
25.Qe8g6+ Kh4
26.Qh8++ Mate
White wins the game in ease.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1. Rd7+ Kf8
2. Rf7+ Kf7
3. Qd7+ Kf8
4. Qc8+ Kf7
(4. … Ke7 5. Qe8#
4. … Kg7 similar to below)
5. Qe8+ Kg7
6. Qg8+ Kh6
7. Qh8#
Black can delay at 4 by Qd8, but cannot prevent mate.
The game plays by itself. A bad example to the style of an exceptionally talented player. All eyes on her performance in WCC 2011.