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laurengoodkindchess
Mar 25, 2021
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#1

Hi! My name is Lauren Goodkind and I’m a chess coach  based in California: www.ChessByLauren.com.  

Below is a puzzle for beginners, which is was taken from a recent chess game that I played.  

White to move.  What's the winning combination here?  

White to move. What's the winning combination here?

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ChessDude009
Mar 25, 2021
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#2

Spoilers:

1. Bxh7+ Kxh7+

2. Qf7+ Kf7

3. Qxe5

 

 

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IM ecwinslow
Mar 25, 2021
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#3

Are there not two ways to do this?

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WALKINGLOSS
Mar 25, 2021
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#4

Would it be Bxh7 and after Kxh7 you do Qf5 + winning the bishop and knight for one bishop?

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laurengoodkindchess
Mar 25, 2021
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#5

Walkingloss, that's correct. 

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Baqueano
Mar 25, 2021
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#6

¿Qf5? If black pawn attacks you then yo do f5xe5 otherwise it's checkmate.