Can't black do Na6?
My first thought was:
1...Na6
2.Qxa6 Ra8
which, if I have it right, blunts the threats- black will still have e7 under guard after 3.Qxa7 Rxa7, but it's not much better after 4. Ra8 Nc8/e8 5.RxN mate.
I'm still looking for a better continuation; but black's mistake here was to leave his queen without guard- if he had a guard on the queen, he could use his move to guard e7.
yea! thats good thinking but i dont think black can stop both the mate and loss of queen at the same time, so its still hopeless for black
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