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3/22/2012 - Mate in 5


  • 14 months ago · Quote · #121

    RenataCFC

    ndskykng wrote:

    Renata my hero, I agree, it has to be captured with the rook.  

    Access to f4 is absolutely vital.

    As for your other question, after the blunder 2. Qxd7+? you can start going down Slowhare's line.

    2.. Kh6

    3. g5+ Kxg5

    4. Qd8+ Kh6

    5. Qh8+ Kg5

    6. Qh4+ Kf5

    7. Qf4# 

    This is similar to the same Queen walk as before.

    If you take it down Slowhare's line with 4. Qe7+ instead of 4. Qd8+ then instead of 5..Kg5 as Slowhare has presented, black could delay more by 5..Kh5 instead, leading to 6. Qh8+ Kg5 7. Qh4+ Kf5 8. Qf4#

    So I think 4. Qd8+ would be the way to go. 


    Yep, I see it.  I got distracted by a deviation on the second move, king to the back rank (since queen and rook no longer on separate files), thinking that might draw the rook out of position too and neutralize the pawn check.  But if nothing else, just two extra checks with the queen should do it, to get the queen back to c7 and force the king toward the g4 pawn as in all the other lines.

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #122

    KIMOI

    nice one

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #123

    beedissle

    Very nice one today!

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #124

    shovingwood

    Very nice! I like the way the queen returns to the square it originally started fromSmile

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #125

    dragana87

    mate in 5

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #126

    shovingwood

    slowhare wrote:

    Should be called Mate in 7.

     


     Spot on! Completely missed 1...Rd7. Still, I guess all roads lead to the promised land!

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #127

    MJDD

    second

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #128

    slowhare

    ndskykng wrote:
    slowhare wrote:

    Should be called Mate in 7.

     


    1. Qc7+ Rd7 2. Qxd7+ Kh6 3. g5+ Kxg5 4. Qe7+ Kh6 5. Qf8+ 5. Rh4+ Qh5 (5. Qh4+ Qh5 5... Kg56. Qf4+ Kh5 7. Qh4#

    Slowhare... you're missing 2. Rxd7+ in your analysis. It won't be Mate in 7.

    Trust me on this one ;) 


    I stand corrected. I did consider 2. Rxd7 but overlooked 3. Qf4+ and ended up with a longer chase. Thanks.

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #129

    harods

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #130

    alexVL47

    It's a bit easyer when you have to check after each of the moves.

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #131

    ofer77

    good

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #132

    novzki41

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #133

    xray

    fun puzzle today......

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #134

    tanmay_chakrabarti

    good one

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #135

    sandmanlk

    Qc7+

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #136

    vanhafford

    Thanks for the lesson!

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #137

    ricker23

    Nice.

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #138

    milray101

    nice

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #139

    Chess4Mark

    sweet

  • 14 months ago · Quote · #140

    RSTAR45

    nice


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