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1.Be4 Rb7
2.Rxa7+ Bxa7
3.Qb8+ Rxb8
4.Nc7mate
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Rxa7+ Bxa7
3. Qb8+ Rxb8
4. Nc7mate
Smothered mate??
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Bxb7+ Kxb7
3. Qe4+ Rc6
4. Ra7+ Bxa7
5. Nd6+ Nxd6
6. Qe7+ Rc7
7. Qc7#
Seevrsl near misses so no wonder the word “precision” is used.
Forced is
1. Be4+ Rb7 (if Rc6, then Qb8#)
2. Qb8+ Rxb8
3. Rxa7+ Bxa7
4. Nc7#
1. Rxa7+ Bxa7 2. Be4+ Rb7 3. Qb8+ Rxb8 4. Nc7#
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Qb8+!! Rxb8 forced
3. Rxa7+! Bxa7 forced
4. Nc7#!!!
If
1. … Rc6
2. Bxc6+ Rb7
3. Qc8#
Harry!
Be4+ – Rb7 2. R:a7 – B:a7 3. Qb8+
Double sacrifice! Smothered mate by knight!! Very neat!!!
1. Be4+ Rb7
2. Qb8+!! Rxb8 (Rc6? Qb8+#)
3. Rxa7+!! Bxa7
4. Nc7+#
To Oleg Mezjuev:
1. Rxa7+?
fails to
1. … Rxa7
To enforce taking on a7 with bishop, you have to start with:
1. Be4+ Rb7
This is the only winning first move, to minimize blacks options, which is also quite intuitive.
The next 2 moves seem interchangable.