Wednesday 18 September 2013

Chess Puzzle - 4

In the chess position given below, with white to move, can you spot a mating sequence for white?




Lets see how many of you can solve this one correctly.Those of you who think that they have figured it out, please post your answer (preferably in algebraic chess notation) as a comment. Enjoy!
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9 comments:

  1. nerdySkeptic18 September 2013 at 10:13

    Okay so here it goes:

    1. Rxg8+ Kxg8 (forced)
    2. Qh6

    and I think the mate threat is unstoppable, no matter what black does.

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    1. Anonymous18 September 2013 at 13:05

      why not Qh6+ in the first move itself?

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    2. nerdySkeptic18 September 2013 at 15:26

      Because it isn't forced mate. The King can escape.

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    3. Pritam Bhattacharya18 September 2013 at 15:38

      Yes, precisely! You need to set the mate up by first drawing the king to the g8 square by sacrificing your rook.

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    4. Pritam Bhattacharya18 September 2013 at 15:41

      By the way, the only logical move for black, if he hopes to prolong the game, will be Qf8. Can you go on to describe how you will force the mate in that case?

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    5. nerdySkeptic19 September 2013 at 00:16

      Okay then...
      2... Qh8
      3. Rxg6+ fxg6
      4. Qxg6+ Qg7
      5. Qxg7#

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    6. Pritam Bhattacharya19 September 2013 at 00:23

      Or, alternately -

      2. .. Qh8
      3. Rxg6+ fxg6
      4. Qxg6+ Kh8
      5. Qh7#

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  2. Swagato18 September 2013 at 19:09

    Rxg6 + xg6 (only move)
    Qg6 (check)
    If black plays Qg7 then white plays Qxg7 and mate. If black plays king to h8 then white plays queeen to h7 which is a mate.

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