Fourteenth Chess Lesson Problem

Fellow NESA Memorial Chess Club players,

       It’s been a while since I posted the last chess problem, and it stumped everyone!   Kudos to king_zakadion for kicking everyone’s butt.

       Surprisingly, after the blunder … f6??, only one other player (not in this Group) considered the Q lurking over on h3.   Although it’s true that the N is hanging on d7, and although there are various P captures, such as on g6, that probably work, the knockout blow is the one only he saw: Qe6+!!

       Since Black is already down a piece, he cannot afford to give up his R, even for a N.   But if he tries to dodge that, he gets hung out to dry in an amazing way: … Kh8; Nf7+ Kh8; Nh6+! (instead of the inferior Nd8?) Kh8; Qg8+!! Rxg8; Nf7# - smothered mate!

       Love it.   Thanks, king buddy; you did awesome.

       The Fourteenth Chess Lesson Problem is a lot easier.   In this one, you simply have to find the simple move for White to win.   Yours truly botched this position and ended up with an ignominious draw.

       Good luck, folks!

xenophon98

I think for white now g4

I think that g4 will lead to draw, because after 1. g4 B:g4! 2. B:g4 Kg8 the h8 square doesn't belong to White bishop, so Black king can occupy it.

I believe that White should play Kg5, Bg4, Bf3 and in this way using his bishop as shield to promote pawns, prefering g pawn. 

Hey E1Chui2sov,

     This looks good to me.   There is another first move possible.

xenophon98

Fellow NESA Memorial players,

      I just realized that the Fourteenth Chess Lesson Problem has the wrong diagram.  Apologies.  The correct one is given here.   Thanks and good luck!

xenophon98

Xenophon98, 1. Be6 cuts off Black's King. Then you can easily promote your pawns.

Hey E1Chu2sov,

     Be6, you meant, but correct!  :-)

xenophon98

Thanks, I've corrected.