Friday, December 18, 2009

Grandmaster tactic


White to move. How should White proceed?

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31 comments:

Anonymous said...

b
1. Ng6 PxN
2. Qxe6+ Qf7
3. Rh8+ KxR
4. Qxf7

wolverine said...

Ng6 fxg6
Qxe6+ Kf8
Rh8+ Ng8
Rxg8++

Anonymous said...

NG6 works. Threatening Rh8...

Anonymous said...

Ng6

Anonymous said...

b
1. Ng6 f7xg6
2. Qxe6+ Qf7
3. Rh8+ Kxh8
4. Qxf7

Anonymous said...

Qe3, Qh3 and then Qh8 #

aam said...

1. Ng6

if 1... fxg6
2. Qxe6+ Qf7 (else mate)
3. Rh8+ and 4. Qxf7

else, the threat is 2. Rh8# so
1... Rh4
2. Nxh4 wins the exchange

Anonymous said...

how about Ng6 and Qxe6+. Qf7 interposition is answered by Rh8+
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Anonymous said...

Start with Ng6 and Rh8 after Qe6

Consul said...

I would play Ng6; there are two possible main lines: accepting the sacrifice or not. The countersacrifice Bxg2 is good just for delaying the mentioned choice and hence the end...

Fielding said...

Ng6 threatening Rh8 looks tasty.

1 Ng6 fg
2 Qe6 Qf7
3 Rh8 and wins queen

or

2 Qe6 Kf8
3 Rf8

or

1 Ng6 Nh7
2 Qh5


1 Ng6 Bg2 doesn't work either.

tadman said...

X. Ng6

Anonymous said...

1. Ng6 fxg6
2. Qxe6+ Qf7
3. Rh8+ +-

Anonymous said...

1. Ng6 (threaten Rg8 #) fxg6
2. Qxe6+ Qf7
3. Rh8+ +-

Anonymous said...

Ng6! threatening Rh8#
if ...fxg6 Qxe6+
only defense is ...Rh4 and white plays Nxh4, winning the exchange

Rh4 also defends the Qe3 idea btw

Anonymous said...

1. Ng6 fxN (or else Rh8++)
2. Qxe6+ Qf7 (if Kf8 then Rh8)
3. Rh8+ Kxh8
4. Qxf7

Anonymous said...

Ng6...g6
Q + and so on

raly said...

Ng6..,,g6
thrn Q check....so on

Anonymous said...

Ng6...g6
Q + and so on

aniket said...

1. Ne5-g6 threatening Rh1-h8 mate
1. ... f7xg6 (forced)
2. Qe2xe6+

If now 2. ... Kg8-f8 3. Rh1-h8+ Nf6-g8 3. Rh8xg8 mate

Alternative for Black loses the Queen: 2. ... Qc7-f7 3. Rh1-h8+ Kg8xh8 (forced) 4. Qe6xf7

chessboss said...

great post..

chess

Anonymous said...

Ng6!!

Anonymous said...

ng6

Arctic Knight

US said...

I saw Ng6 after two-three seconds. I have no doubt 'that's the move'.

Anonymous said...

1. Ng6 fxe6
2. Qxe6# Qf7
3. Th8# Kxh8
4. Qxe6

Shippers said...

1.Ng6 looks promising

Des Prepuce said...

Ng6 seems the strongest. Threatens Rh8 mate. If fxg6, Qe6, Qf7, Rh8 wins material.

Anonymous said...

Ng6 looks good.

If
...fxg6 Qxe6+
Qf7 Rh8+

...fxg6 Kf8
Rh8+ Ng8
Rxg8#

Jean-Claude Schmidig said...

1.Ng6! threats mate with Rh8

1.... fxg6
2.Qe6+ Qf7 (Kf8 3.Rh8+-)
3.Rh8+ Kxh8
4.Qxf7+-

1.... Nh7 (to prevent Rh8)
2.Rxh7 Kh7
3.Qh5+ Kg8
4.Qh8#

Anonymous said...

1.Ng6 f:g6 2.Qe6+ Qf7 3.Rh8+! K:g8 4.Q:f7

Anonymous said...

Mr Schmidig

1.Ng6 Nh7
2.Rxh7 fxg6 is more tenacious
3.Qe6+! open up the e file!
Kxh7 (Qf7 4.Rh8+)
4.Qxg6+ K adlib
5.Re8+ Rxe8
6.Qxe8 mate