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1. Nf6+ gxf6
2. Qg4+ Kh8
3. Nxf7+ Rxf7
4. Rc8+ Rd8
5. Rxd8+ Rf8
6. Rxf8+ Kh7
7. Qg8#
1. Nf6+ Kh8
2. Nxf7+ Rxf7
3. Rc8+ Rd8
4. Rxd8+ Rf8
5. Rxf8#
1. Nf6+ Kh8
2. Ng6+ fxg6
3. Qxh6+ gxh6
4. Rh7#
1 – Nf6 Wonderful move !
It seems clear that white can’t leave protection of Ne5, so it has to be Qg3.
Further, Ne5 must never move to let black queen “come home”.
1. Qg3 g5 (alternative below)
2. hxg5 Kh8 (Only against gxh6+. Kh7? g6+)
3. g6
threating g7+ (or gxf7+) looks good for white.
1. … g6
2. Rxf7!
Threats Nf6+ Kh8 Rh7#.
Black can’t allow Qxg6, so 2. … Rxf7 is out of question. 2. … g5 is just a worse variety of the 1. … g5 line.
2. … Rxg2+ (seems critical)
3. Qxg2 Qxg2
4. Kxg2 Rxf7
5. Nxf7
Now black has Kxf7 or gxh5, but can’t do both, so white is up with a knight.
1. Nf6+
if 1…. Kh8
then 2. Ng6+ fxg6 (forced)
3. Qxf8++
if 1. … gxf6
then 2. Qg4+
if 2. … Kh7
then 3. Qg6+ Kh8
4. Nxf7+ Rxf7
5. Rc8+ followed by mate.
if 2. …Kh8
then 3. Nxf7+
if 3. …Rxf7, then 4. Rc8+, with mate to follow as previously.
if 3. …Kh7
then 4. Ne5+ followed by mate.
1. Nf6+ gxf6
2. Qg3+ Kh8
3. Nxf7+ Rxf7
4. Rc8+ Rd8
5. Rxd8+ Rf8
6. Rxf8+ Kh7
7. Qg8#
1. Nf6+ gxf6
2. Qg3+ Kh7
3. Rxf7+ Rxf7
4. Qg6+ Kh8
5. Nxf7#