Sunday, February 28, 2010

Overnight chess tactic


White to move. How should White proceed?

4r3/1pb1r3/2p4k/4N1pp/p2PP3/PbP5/1P2K3/6RR w - - 0 1
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23 comments:

Anonymous said...

Rxh5+
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jcheyne said...

A breeze.

1. Rxh5+ Kg7 (1. … Kxh5 2. Rh1#)
2. Rgxg5+ Kf8
3. Rh8+ Bg8
4. Rgxg8#

Anonymous said...

There is no answer to Rxh5+.

Jagdish Dube. said...

Rxh5 wins.

Anonymous said...

this is too easy. I don't want to spoil it.

Ed Seedhouse said...

Well, 1. Rxh5# is pretty obvious since if Kxh5 Rh1 is a typical "corridor" mate. A bit of analysis shows that other replies lead to a mate in four.


1. Rxh5+ Kg7 (1... Kxh5 2. Rh1#) 2. Rgxg5+ Kf8 (2... Kf6 3. Rg6#) 3. Rh8+ Bg8
4. Rhxg8# 1-0

Tantayo said...

Rxh5 and Rxg5

Anonymous said...

Rxh5

Andy said...

1 Rxh5+ Kxh5
2 Rh1#

1 Rxh5+ Kg7
2 Rxg5+ Kf6
3 Rg6#

1 Rxh5+ Kg7
2 Rxg5+ Kf8
3 Rh8+ Bg8
4 Rhxg8#

Jagdish Dube. said...

1.Rxh5+ Kg7.2.Rxg5+ Kf6 falls to Rg6#
& 2.Rxg5+ Kf8 falls to Rg8#.

If 1.Rxh5+ Kxh5 2.Rh1#

Anonymous said...

White should proceed by winning the game. He should start with Rxh5+

John Lim said...

Rxh5 looks like mate!

Anonymous said...

Rxh5 looks like a nice try.

Jon2009 said...

1.Rh4,Kg7 2.Rg5,Kf6 3. Rg6 mate
If 2... Kf8 3.Rh8, Bg8 4.Rg-g8 mate

Jon2009 said...

1.Rh4,Kg7 2.Rg5,Kf6 3.Rg6 mate
If 2... Kf8 3.Rh8 Bg8 4.Rg-g8 mate

José María Lasso Frías said...

Hello


1. Rxh5+ , Kg7
( if Kxh5 2. Rh1# )
2. Rgxg5+

2 options for black
a)
2. .... , Kf8
3. Rh8+ , Bg8
4. Rgxg8# or Rhxg8#

and
b)

2. .... , Kf6
3. Rg6#


Greetings from Spain

Anonymous said...

very clever Rxh5+ Kg7 Rgxg5+ Kf6 Rg6#

Anonymous said...

1.Rxh5+ Kg7 (1...Kxh5 2.Rh1#)
2.Rgg5+ Kf8 (2...Kf6 3.Rg6#)
3.Rh8+ Bg8
4.Rhxg8#

Anonymous said...

if...
1. Rxh5+ Kxh5
2. Rh1#

or if...
1. Rxh5+ Kg7
2. Rgxg5+ Kf8
3. Rh8+ Bg8
4. Rhxg8#

or if...
1. Rxh5+ Kg7
2. Rgxg5+ Kf6
3. Rg6#

-Raymond

Anonymous said...

if...
1. Rxh5+ Kxh5
2. Rh1#

or if...
1. Rxh5+ Kg7
2. Rgxg5+ Kf8
3. Rh8+ Bg8
4. Rhxg8#

or if...
1. Rxh5+ Kg7
2. Rgxg5+ Kf6
3. Rg6#

-Raymond

Anonymous said...

1. Rxh5+ 1-0

Anonymous said...

After 10 seconds of thought, I conclude: If it isn't 1. Rxh5+ I never play chess again!

Anonymous said...

might not be the fastest...but R#h5 seems pretty brutal.