the first move confused me.. but after that it was easy. good puzzle.
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Cool idea. There is no escape even if Queen moves to e7 then Rae1 would force the queen to leave protection of f7 square.
Initially Qe7 looked like it might be OK because of Bxe1, but this line is decisive:
1... Qe7
2. Rae1 Bxe1
3. Rxf8+ and mate is forced.
If, on the other hand, 1... Qxd6 it looks like mate can be avoided at the cost of a Queen for a Knight, (white has some interesting alternative options in response including 2. Bxg7+ and 2. Rxf2 where both the Queen and the Rook are untouchable, but I couldn't seem to make either lead to a forced mate).
good puzzle,true fun
good one....enjoyed solving it...
This is going to the first in my collection of puzzles gathered from my actual games. It's so rare, for me anyway, to get such nice positions to come around, so it is nice to capture them when they come by.
good puzzle, thanks
sweet... greedy black gets punished;)
nice - a classic!
no limit for move???
A fun position drawn from a recent game of mine.
A side note: Please don't put the answer in the forum if you solved it. If you don't know the answer, message someone who posts 'easy!' and make a friend by asking them for the solution. Novel idea eh? Enjoy