Hintless Puzzle #12

Cool, checked with computer I got it 

Well hang onto it till Wed or Thu.

 Since kco isn't talking to you I think I should tell you that computers assistance is discouraged

 hehe I am sure he meant that he think he got it and then he checked it with the computer later. ( I hope so or you'll be right I won't be talking to him)

I think i got it ;)

Heh, yeah, I tried to solve it first, and then was excited to see if I was right so I checked it.  Although I settled on the the computer's solution in the end, I didn't see everything there was to see so there was a bit of luck involved in terms of not noticing all variations or best defenses or other things (trying not to give hints here lol).

There are kind of two solutions but one of them is much stronger

if Qa1 Bd5 !

face on fire....

ok BorgQueen can you give me the two possible solutions here and then I'll post what Leonard Barden has to say,

Spoiler Alert ! solution will be given down below.

Frank Marshall vs jacques Mieses,
Berlin 1908

Today's puzzle, played between two attacking specialists, is another case of what
BOBBY Fischer called 'a fishbone in your opponent's throat".
   Queens,rooks and bishops roam the board and Black's c4 pawn looks dangerous, but the key to the solution is the white b6 pawn in close proximity to the black king.
   White's first two moves are obvious, and his third demonstrates the queen's ability to combine horizontal and diagonal attacks.
  Marshall was US champion for a record 27 years.
  How did he force victory ?

Solution: 1.Rxc4+ Bxc4  2.Qxc4+ Kb8  3.Qf4+ ! win. If Qe5 4.Rxd8 mate. If Re5
 4.Qxe5+ Qxe5  5.Rxd8 mate. If Rd6  4.Qxd6+ win. If Ka8 4.Qa4+ Kb8 5.Qa7+ Kc8 6.Qa8 mate.  

This article appear in the West Australia's 'Sunday Times'  by Leonard Barden.

Yes, 3.Qf4+ was the move I was proud of seeing.  Usually when there's more than 1 way to win I get discouraged and think 1 way is good enough for me.  This time was no different except I was lucky enough to spot Qf4 :)