This zwischenzug is very effective, it's usually classified as advanced, but you people shouldn't have any problem...

i cannot believe there is a forced mate in 10 moves!

Just keep analysing it... It'll come to you

10 moves! Do you think I have all night? :)

I'll make a wager that white doesn't have a forced mate in 10 - and this is a bet I'll make without first checking with a computer!!

Seriously - show us the forced line where white mates in 10...

I think this could be a Draw!

Why, because its the black turn to move and the rook will always check the white king, the only move of white king is in the 1st Row and 2nd Row, if white goes up in the 3rd row possible checkmate.

 

But there is a chance not to draw the white can sacrifice his queen, and I think more chance of winning is for black.  

This my only observation maybe I'm wrong (you can correct me)

It's probably won for white since he can play Kf1-e2-d1-c2 avoiding the draw. But it will be hard to win, and there's certainly no mate in 10 (After 5. f4 for example: 1. f4 Rb2+ 2. Ke1 Rb1+ 3. Kd2 Rb2+ 4. Kc1 Rb6 5. Qxe5+ Ke7 6. f5 Rc6 7. fxe6 Rxe6 8. Qc7+ Kf8 and white certainly won't mate in two)

I did not say it was easy to see, certainly no room for mistakes while avoiding black's checks, but there IS mate in 10 moves

maiona wrote: I did not say it was easy to see, certainly no room for mistakes while avoiding black's checks, but there IS mate in 10 moves

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Well what is it!!??

I'm sure white is winning but I don't believe there is a mate in 10 here.  Anyone have a strong program which can prove this?

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I got it till the last move. I was going for Qxh7 and clearing up that side of black pawns, instead of exposing my own pawn on the f column (especially since it protects me from Rook checks for a couple of rounds). If I am too bright and knew that there would be a mate in 10 moves, then I could have seen the last move (ha ha - I can dream). It seemed safer to clear out the pawns on g and h columns and win it that way...

Which part of this puzzle is zwischenzug?