Wednesday chess tactic

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  Anonymous says:

  February 15, 2012 at 10:49 pm

  1.Rh8+ Bxh8 1.Rh8+ Bxh8
  2.Qxh8+ Ke7 2.Qxh8+ Kf7
  3.Qf6+ Ke8 3.Qf6+ Kg8
  4.Ng7# 4.Qg7#

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  Yancey Ward says:

  February 15, 2012 at 11:18 pm

  I would want to keep the black king from getting to d8 and c7. So, give up the rook is my first thought:

  1. Rh8 Bh8 (Ke7/f7 2.Qf6)
  2. Qh8 Ke7/f7
  3. Qf6 Ke8
  4. Ng7#

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  Anonymous says:

  February 16, 2012 at 12:04 am

  White must strike hard, fast and continuously to avoid mate. Start with 1. Nxf6+ and go from there.

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  Richard Schwartz says:

  February 16, 2012 at 12:16 am

  1 Rh8+ Bxh8 (Kf7 or Ke7, Qxf6#;
  2 Qxh8+ Kf7 (Ke7, Qf6+, Ke8, Ng7#)
  3 Qf6+ Ke8 (Kg8, Qg7#)
  4 Ng7#

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  Gery says:

  February 16, 2012 at 4:14 am

  1. Rh8+ Bxh8
  2. Qxh8+ Ke7 or Kf7
  3. Qf6+ Ke8
  4. Ng7#

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  Ravi says:

  February 16, 2012 at 5:10 am

  1.Rh8+ Bxh8
  (1…Ke7 2.Qxf6#)
  (1…Kf7 2.Qxf6#)
  2.Qxh8+ Kf7
  (2…Ke7 3.Qf6+)
  3.Qf6+ Ke8
  (3…Kg8 4.Qg7#)
  4.Ng7#

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  Anonymous says:

  February 16, 2012 at 11:19 am

  Hi! It seems to me that 1.Rh8+ wins in all variations…the point being that Black must NOT escape via e8-c7!

  1…Ke7 2.Qh7+

  1…Bxh8 2.Qxh8+ Ke7 3.f6+ Kf7 4.Qg7+ Ke8 5.Qe7 mate.

  1…Bxh8 2.Qxh8+ Kf7 3.Qg7+ Ke8 4.Qg8+! Ke7 5.f6 mate.

  Kamalakanta

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  Anonymous says:

  February 16, 2012 at 12:11 pm

  1. Rh8+ Bxh8
  2. Qxh8+ Ke7
  3. Qf6+ Ke8
  4. Ng7#
  2. … Kf7
  3. Qf6+ Ke8
  4. Ng7#
  3. … Kg8
  4. Qg7#
  1. … Ke7/f7
  2. Qh7+ Bg7
  3. Qxg7#
  greets, jan