Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 11:52:58 03/27/02
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Art, agreed, it looks like 2.Qg4+ may be even better (althogh both it and 2.Bb2+
both win decisively):
1.Rxg7+! Kxg7 2.Qg4+
[or 2.Bb2+ Re5
(2...Kf8 3.Rf1+ Ke7 4.Nc5+ Kd8
(4...Kd6 5.Rf6+ Re6 6.Qe5+ Kc6 7.Nxb3 +-)
5.Bf6+ Kc7 6.Be5+ Kd8 7.Rd1+
(or 7.Qd2+ Nd5 8.Bf6+ Kc7 9.Nxb3 +-)
7...Qd5 8.Nxb7+ Kd7 9.Rxd5+ Nxd5 10.Nd6+-)
3.Bxe5+ Kf7 4.Qh5+ Ke7
(4...Ke6 5.Qg6+ Kxe5 6.Qd6+ Kxe4 7.Re1+ Qe3 8.Qe6+ and mates)
5.Qg5+ Kd7 6.Qg7+ Kc6 7.Qf6+ Kd5 8.Nd2 Rc6 9.Qd8+ Ke6 10.Qe8+ Kd5
11.Qd7+ Kxe5 12.Re1+ and mates]
2...Kh8 {...Kh7 suffers the same fate}
[2...Kf7 3.Qf5+ Kg8 4.Nf6+ Kf8 5.Bh6+ Ke7 6.Re1+ and mates
(or 6.Qd7+ Kxf6 7.Bg7+ Kg6 8.h5+ Kh7 9.Be5+ and mates)]
[2...Kf8 3.Bh6+ and mates]
3.Qh5+ Kg8
[3...Kg7 4.Bh6+ and mates]
4.Qg6+
[4.Nf6+ also wins, e.g.: 4...Kf8 5.Bh6+ Ke7 6.Re1+ Qe6 7.Rxe6+ Kxe6 8.Nxe8]
4...Kh8 5.Qh6+ Kg8 6.Bd2 +-
{Black must give up the Queen or be mated very quickly.}
On March 27, 2002 at 14:23:56, Art Basham wrote:
>Good work Terry..! You found it ...Rxg7+...! But after KxR,
>my choice for the second move is 2. Qg4+ ...etc... (:-)
>
>====================
>
>
>On March 27, 2002 at 08:39:45, Terry McCracken wrote:
>
>>>>>>[D]2r1r1k1/pb4p1/1p6/8/Pn2N2P/1q5P/4Q2K/R1B3R1 w - -
>>>>>
>>the first move I looked
>>at was Rxg7+! True it did say it was mate so it does help, but I still had to
>>solve it. Well, the main lines anyways.
>>
>>I always look for mates in open and dynamic positions regardless.
>>I _Did Not_ use a computer! I worked it out in my mind, groggy at the time and
>>found the mating lines.
>>
>>If I was playing at the board I'd look at Nf6+ but not for long as I would check
>>the sac and when I solved the mate then BANG my Rook would Kiss the King!;)
>>
>>Terry
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