White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
3Q3R/4rqp1/6k1/4Pp1p/1p3P1P/1P2P3/p1n2K2/8 w – – 0 1
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Took me about 10 seconds to spot the idea of Qd1 followed by Qh5#. I don’t see a defense- there is no way to open a hole for the black to escape to, there are no checks black can use to harass white. Black gets mated on move 2 unless he takes at e5, but white just recaptures closing f6 off once again.
1Qd1 rxp 2pxr 3mate is unavodable
1. Qd1l any move by black mate by Qh5
1.Qd1 – 2.Qxh5++
1. Qd1
Qd1!
As soon as I saw the position,I was attracted to the move 1.e6. If black helps by 1… Rxe6 2.Qg5#.but what if black plays 1… Qxe6?
Next attempt 1.Qb6+ was silly.1.Rf8 yielded nothing.I suudenly spotted 1.Qd1.Over.
1.Qd1 Rxe5 2.fxe5 and after any move by Black 3.Qxh5++.
There’s no adequate escape after
1. Qd1 which threatens Qxh5#
1. .. Rxe5
2. fxe5
No checks, no chance to capture e5, nor create an escape for the black King.
If I haven’t missed anything it would be quite boring, I wanted some more battle!
Seeing that Black has presently no checks, so that a non-checking first move might work for White, leads to the solution immediately:
1. Qd1!
Threatens 2.Qxh5#; since Black cannot move the king nor protect square h5, he must try to free a safe square for the king:
1. … Rxe5 so the king can go to f6, but:
2. fxe5 renews the threat and
3. Qxh5# is unstoppable.
Qd1 : Black can’t stop mate on h5 (Qxh5)
1.Qd1!!!
>A-1….Rxe5.2.fxe!.any move.3.Qxh5#
>B-1….any other move.2.Qxh5#
Harry
Dear pht,
I have placed some set of moves in May 22 blog.Please see.
The black king is immobile, and so are the pawns around the king. Qh5# would be nice indeed, and there is no move against it:
1. Qd1! a1=Q or any
2. Qxh5# (or also Qg1# in some lines)
1. Qd1 threatening Qxh5#, Rxe5 forced
2. fxRe5 renewing mate threat, f4
3. QxNc2+ Qf5
4. QxQff5+ KxQf5
5. Ra8 with a winning endgame for W
Nakamura would play Qd1
I was having a second look at the problem.For a moment I felt black could have a defence in 1.Qd1 Rxe5 to make an escape square at f6 ;but no,2.fxe5 retightens the noose.
1.Rxh5,Kxh5 2.Qh8+ if Kg6 3.H5#
1.Rxh5,Kxh5 2.Qh8+ if Kg4 3.Cant find the solution