
Hintless Puzzle #4



I see it :)
Was this position from a real game? I dunno, sometimes I think I see the solution to puzzles from books more easily than odd puzzles out of games... even though most puzzle position do come from real games I guess that's not very clear is it... but to be clear would be to give a small hint ;)

All of the puzzles that I am posting are from real games otherwise stated and they are collected from Leonard Barden. Will reveal who played the game on Wednesday.

... but to be clear would be to give a small hint ;)
Hintless puzzle...
Which is why I didn't elaborate :p
Saying there would be a hint involved is too small to help with the nature of the puzzle IMO. In fact saying that I was able to solve it is more of a hint ;)

What on earth?? A few days ago, I wasn't able to post in this thread (nor, coincidentally, in any of the other "hintless puzzle" threads by kco), but now I suddenly can.
Anyways... BorgQueen, I'm sure that even if he really can't get it, he must have access to the solution (since he said it's from an actual game), and won't just keep us impatiently waiting...
But kco, don't give up... I solved this one within minutes, and it isn't really all that hard

I think I've got it
1.Rf4+ (to protect f6 pawn and cutting off King ) if Kg5 or Kh5 ? 2.Qf5#
1...... Rxc2 forced (same result for Rc3 or Qc3, I think )
2.Rg8+ (if Kh5 3.Rf5+ Kh4 4.g3+ Kxh3 5.Rh5+ Qh4 6.Rxh4#
2....... Rg7
3.Rxg7+ Kh5
4.Rf5+ Kh4
5.g3+ Kxh3
6.Rh5+ Qh4
7.Rxh4#
edit: note for Rc3 or Qc3
1.Rf4+ Rc3 1.Rf4+ Qc3
2.Rg8+ Kh5 2.Rg8+ Kh5
3.Qe2+ Rf3 3.Rf5+ Qxf5
4.Qxf3# 4.Qxf5+ Kh4
5.Qg4#

Spoiler Alert ! solution down below.
Phen Minh vs Tran Quoc, Vietnam championship 2002
In common with other Asian countries such as India,China and Uzbekistan, Vietnam is a rising chess nation with nucleus of grandmasters and young talents.
Positions with roaming queens and rooks are highly blunder-prone. Here White (to play) has level material,the black king is in serious danger, but White's queen is under threat.
Textbooks tell you that double checks are tremendous, (HINT !) yet here 1.Rg4++ Kxf6 surprisingly allows White no convincing follow-up. The other obious play 1.Rxd4+ Rxc2 could even favour Black as White's f6 and a2 pawns are both weak.
Little-known Phen Minh kept calm and made the right choice in the diagram.How did White force a rapid win ?
Solution: 1.Rf4+! Rxc2 2.Rg8+ Kh5 3.Rf5+ Kh4 4.g3+ Kxh3 5.Rh5+ Qh4 6.Rxh4#
this puzzle appear in the Western Australia's Sunday Times by Leonard Barden