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Nice, did you make it up or find it someplace?
BTW the correct heading is "Mate in 5" not "4 or 6" and the solution should be shown as follows:
1. Qg5+ Bxg5 2. hxg5+ Kh53. Rh8 Qc8+ (3...Qh8 4.g4#; 3...Qg3+ 4.Kg3 any Rh7#) 4.Rc8 f5 5.g4#
Since Black can postpone mate for five moves that is the "main line" technically 3...Qh8 and 3...Qg3+ are both incorrect because they permit mate in 4 instead of 5, so they are variations of the solution - which consists of the loser dragging things out as many moves as possible.
Thanks for the correction. I found this beauty in my tactics database.
MelvinDoucet wrote:
Nice; I played fxg5+, I wonder if it makes any difference.
There is no difference.
Playing 3. Rg7 though is clearly losing, as white now cannot capture the black queen after 3... Qc8+.
NimzoRoy wrote:
Nice, did you make it up or find it someplace?
BTW the correct heading is "Mate in 5" not "4 or 6" and the solution should be shown as follows:
1. Qg5+ Bxg5 2. hxg5+ Kh53. Rh8 Qc8+ (3...Qh8 4.g4#; 3...Qg3+ 4.Kg3 any Rh7#) 4.Rc8 f5 5.g4#
Since Black can postpone mate for five moves that is the "main line" technically 3...Qh8 and 3...Qg3+ are both incorrect because they permit mate in 4 instead of 5, so they are variations of the solution - which consists of the loser dragging things out as many moves as possible.
Only that 5. g4+ isn't mate. 5. Rh8 is the correct response. This is mate in 6.
Only that 5. g4+ isn't mate. 5. Rh8 is the correct response. This is mate in 6. shoopi
I guess I picked the wrong day to start correcting puzzles...
White to mate in 4 (or 6)