Sharpen Your Tactics

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10th September 2009, 05:32am
#1
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
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10th September 2009, 05:54am
#2
by Streptomicin
Pozarevac Serbia
Member Since: Nov 2008
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1.Rxf7 Bxf7 2.Ne6+ cant think any more, my head hurts...

10th September 2009, 06:09am
#3
by marvellosity
Portsmouth United Kingdom
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To continue Streptomicin's line, perhaps 1.Rxf7+ Bxf7 2.Ne6+ Ke8 (2...Kg8 3.Qg7#) 3.Nc7+ picks up the queen.

10th September 2009, 06:23am
#4
by Streptomicin
Pozarevac Serbia
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I saw that!!!

10th September 2009, 06:36am
#5
by Streptomicin
Pozarevac Serbia
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But what if 1.Rxf7+ Ke8

10th September 2009, 07:32am
#6
by kunduk
kolkata India
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please post the solution also..! otherwise, we cant check our answers..

10th September 2009, 07:52am
#7
by NM Reb
Lisbon Portugal
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I will give the solution after more people have had a chance to solve it.

10th September 2009, 07:54am
#8
by Scarblac
Arnhem Netherlands
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1.Rb2 Qc4 2.Rb8+ Bd8 3.Rxd8 Ke7 4.Rd7+ Ke8 (f8) 5.Qf6 seems pretty lethal.

10th September 2009, 07:57am
#9
by Xylograph
Israel
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1.Rxf7+ looks winning.

1...Bxf7 is forced because if Ke8 then Rxe7+! is mate in three after Kxe7 and Qf6+. 2.Ne6+ eventually wins the queen as posted by marvellosity.

10th September 2009, 07:58am
#10
by Xylograph
Israel
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Scarblac wrote:

1.Rb2 Qc4 2.Rb8+ Bd8 3.Rxd8 Ke7 4.Rd7+ Ke8 (f8) 5.Qf6 seems pretty lethal.


 Yeah, I think that's correct although I still think 1.Rxf7+ is winning as well.

10th September 2009, 09:01am
#11
by GangstaL
Netherlands
Member Since: Mar 2009
Member Points: 9
Scarblac wrote:

1.Rb2 Qc4 2.Rb8+ Bd8 3.Rxd8 Ke7 4.Rd7+ Ke8 (f8) 5.Qf6 seems pretty lethal.


1.Rb2 Qc4 (Qxc5) 2.Rb8+ Bd8 3.Rxd8 Ke7 4.Qf6# is a little quicker still.

10th September 2009, 09:05am
#12
by marvellosity
Portsmouth United Kingdom
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Member Points: 1497

Gangstal seems to have it.

10th September 2009, 01:55pm
#13
by pskogli
Drammen Norway
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 452

Rb2 seems like a easy win, black has to give the queen for to little material caue of his weak back rank.

No need for long calculations there.

 

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