Rxe7?
Attack like a World Champion | Puzzle of the day 03/01/2023
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Mar 1, 2023
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#4
1. Rxe7+ Qxe7 2. Rxc8+ Rxc8 3. Qxc8+ Qd8 and white appears better and if 1. Rxe7+ Kxe7 2. Re1+ Kd6 3. Qb4+ Rc5 4. Re6+ and white should be winning as the black forces are overloaded and the c5 Rook is pinned so there is no backrank.
I calculated this surprisingly quickly actually. Some positions you just seem to solve almost instantly meanwhile others take forever. This is probably the solution as I don't see anything close to as good.
By the way, what World Champion played this position and where was the game from? I don't remember ever seeing this position.
Mar 1, 2023
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#5
KeSetoKaiba escreveu:
1. Rxe7+ Qxe7 2. Rxc8+ Rxc8 3. Qxc8+ Qd8 and white appears better and if 1. Rxe7+ Kxe7 2. Re1+ Kd6 3. Qb4+ Rc5 4. Re6+ and white should be winning as the black forces are overloaded and the c5 Rook is pinned so there is no backrank.
I calculated this surprisingly quickly actually. Some positions you just seem to solve almost instantly meanwhile others take forever. This is probably the solution as I don't see anything close to as good.
By the way, what World Champion played this position and where was the game from? I don't remember ever seeing this position.
Your lines are correct! The game followed 1.Rxe7 Kf8, and then?
(The game is Steinitz v Von Bardeleben, Hastings 1895)
Mar 1, 2023
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#6
if after Kxe7 Re1 and Kd8 then Ne6+ wins (adding on to KeSeto's line)
if Rxe7 Kf8 then Rf7+! Kg8 Rg7+! and if Qxg7 then Rxc8 and Qxc8 and we end up a piece
if Kxg7 instead of Qxg7 then we win the queen with Qxd7
if Kh7 then take on h7 with check and then Nd6+...
Mar 1, 2023
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#7
Also it is Ne6+ @ninjaswat - not d6, but similar coordinates we all get mixed up with at times. I actually think saying chess notation correctly is easier than typing it 
Hey guys! In the Puzzle of the day, how can white destroy the Black Position? This is one of the most famous combinations in the history of chess! Leave your answer in the comments =)