White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
r2qkb1r/3b2pp/1p2pn2/2pp4/3n2Q1/P2BN1N1/1P1B1PPP/2R1R1K1 w kq – 0 1
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1.Q/Bg6+!.hxg6.
2.B/Qxg6+.Ke7
3.Nef5+!.Nxf5
4.Nxf5#
Also possible is
3.Ngf5+!.e/Nxf5
4.Nexf5#
Harry
Cannot resist drama of a Queen sacrifice !
1. Qg6+ hxg6
2. Bxg6+ Ke7
3. Nef5+ Nxf5
4. Nxf5#
Waw! Forced mate.
1. Qg6+ hxg6
2. Bxg6+ Ke7
3. Ngf5+ Nxf5
4. Nxf5#
1 Bg6+ or Qg6+ followed by
2 Nef5+ (if Ke7)
2 Bxg6 or Qg6 (if hg6)
3 Nef5+
Bg6+ followed by Nf5+ does the trick.
Bg6+ xg6
Qxg6+ Ke7
Then E knight checks++ with support from G knight
1 Nxd5
Bg6, followed by Nf5?
1. Bg6+ followed by Ne3-f5 Phil Innes
1. Bg6+ followed by Ne3-f5 Phil Innes
1.Bg6+ hxg6
2.Qxg6+ Ke7
3.Nef5+ Nxf5
4.Nxf5#
If you want to play to the gallery you should play 1.Qg6+
Qg6!…….hg
Nf6! and mate soon…
1. Bg6+!
I actually saw this move before memorizing that I saw this puzzle before (only the solution move made me remember it).
1. … hxg6 (Ke7 was the same only one move shorter)
2. Qxg6+ Ke7
3. Nf5#
Cute mate in 3.
Q g6 check, p x q, b x g6 check, k d7, nf5 ch mate
Dear pht,
Perhaps the earlier puzzle you have mentioned did not have black N at d4 and white N at g3.
Prof.S.G.Bath:
Perhaps you are right about the earlier puzzle I saw, at least I was too quick when I recognized the first move here:-)
So it’s a cute mate in 4.