White to move. How should white proceed?
r2qr2k/1p2N1p1/1np1bp2/p1R3p1/Q7/P2P2PP/5PBK/R7 w – – 0 1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
- About Us
- Chess Improvement
- Chess Puzzles
- Chess Research
- College Chess
- General News
- Home
- Major Tournaments
- News
- Polgar Events
- Privacy Policy
- Scholastic Chess
- SPICE / Webster
- Susan’s Personal Blog
- Track your order
- USA Chess
- Videos
- Women’s Chess
- Contact Us
- Daily News
- My Account
- Terms & Conditions
- Privacy Policy
A little queen sac looks yummy…
Qh6+
Qh6+
Qh6+
Qh6+
Qh6+
Qh4+ gxh4 Rh5#
I could have done this one in my sleep:
1. Qh4+ xh4 2. Rh5#
Isn’t this too simple?
1. Qh4+!! gxh4
2. Rh5+ checkmate!
1.Qh4+ gxh4 2.Rh5 mate.
1.Qh4+ gxh4 2.Rh5 mate
1. Qh4+ gxh4
2. Rh5#
Really?
1. Qh4+ gxh4 2. Rh5#
1. Qh4+
Oh come on! Qh4 en rook checkmates. Way too easy.
1) Qh4 ! seals the deal
Very easy today (5 seconds):
1. Qh4+ gxh4 (only legal move)
2. Rh5#
Qh4 + PXQ
Rh5++ Mate
Qh4ch
Qh4+ and forced mate.
Qh4+!
Qh4+!
Qh4+
Qh4+
Qh4+
Interested in the psychology of this one! With a title of ‘Middlegame chess tactic’, first thing I noticed was c6 being attacked by all white’s pieces. Then I noticed Qh4+.
If it had been titled ‘5 second tactic’ or some such, probably would have homed in on Qh4+ immediately.
The power of words?!
0-0-0
-0-0-
PS Congratulations to Yancey Ward on his masterpiece analysis of the
Q+P ending puzzle. Deserves a prize!