Tricky Puzzle

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texaspete

White to move and win

jesuspawn

u didn't make the puzzle anything solvable.  its just a diagram

texaspete

It was intentional - what do you think the answer is and why?

I'll be back with answers if no-one works it out...

jesuspawn

Rxh7... no i lied

Bxd5... still no

 

i dont see it

count001

I am going to say that if it is supposed to be in one move then it isn't solvable.

jesuspawn

thats what i was thinking

count001

If more than one move is allowed, then the answer is Kh4

texaspete

It's not a mate in 1 - it's a win

count001

yeah, thats what my previous post was about Tongue out

texaspete

Why does that win?

count001

Because any move Black makes allows white to play a winning sequence...do you want me to post all sequences?

RyanMK

Re5!

count001
RyanMK wrote:

Re5!


after Re5 what happens with ...Qd6?

texaspete

A little explaining would be good maybe :)

count001

Ok, if either Q moves off of its diagonal protecting f8, or if pawn or rook blocks that path, then Rhf8#

If black moves off of d-file Bxd5#

K can't move. Pawns can't move except for aforementioned block on b-file

 

If Rd8 then ...Rxd8, Ke7 (or Ke8)  Rhe8+,Kf7 Bxd5#

If Q moves back to protect after ...Rxd8 then Bxd5 forces a Q sacrifice and I believe with two Rooks white is in command to win

count001

sry if I missed one...but you get the idea

texaspete

you got it

 

Kh3 works too for the same reason

count001
texaspete wrote:

you got it

 

Kh3 works too for the same reason


you sure about that? I don't think that's true

texaspete

What's your defence to kh3 then?

count001

...Rd8, Rxd8 Qxc3 pins bishop to King