3 Responses to Friday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:
    January 24, 2014 at 23:04

    (a) 1.Bxf6 gxf6 2.Qh5+ Kf8 3.Ne6+
    (a1) 3. …Bxe6 4.fxe6 ( threatening checkmate with 5.Qf7# ) Qe8 5.Qh6+ Kg8 6.Rg4+ Qg6 7.Rxg6+ hxg6 8.Qxg6+ Kf8 9.Qf7#
    (a2) 3. …Kg8 4.Nxd8 Bxd8 ＋－
    (b) 1.Bxf6 cxd4 2.Qh5+
    (b1) 2. …Kf8 3.Bxe7+ Qxe7 4.Rxe7 Kxe7 5.cxd4 ＋－
    (b2) 2. …g6 3.fxg6 Bc6 4.Rxe7+ Qxe7 ( 4. …Kf8? 5.Rf7+ ＋－ ) 5.Bxe7 Kxe7 6..cxd4 ＋－
    (c) 1.Bxf6 Kf8 2.Bxe7+ Qxe7 3.Rxe7 Kxe7 4.Nf3 ＋－
    (d) 1.Bxf6 Kf7 2.Bxe7 Qc8 ( or 2. …Qxe7 3.Rxe7+ Kxe7 4.Nf3 ＋－ ) 3.Qh5+ g6 ( or 3. …Kg8 4.Ne6 ＋－ ) 4.fxg6+ hxg6 5.Qf3+ Bf5 6.Nxf5 gxf5 7.Re1 ＋－
    (e) 1.Bxf6 Qc8 2.Qh5+
    (e1) 2. …Kd8 3.Bxe7+ Kc7 4.Ne6+ ＋－
    (e2) 2. …Kf8 3.Bxe7+ Kg8 4.Ne6 ＋－
    (e3) 2. …g6 3.fxg6 Rf8 4.Rxe7+ Kd8 5.g7 Kc7 6.Ne6+ Kb7 7.Nxf8 ＋－

  2. yelenadembo says:
    January 25, 2014 at 07:54

    Well done!

  3. mdchess says:
    January 25, 2014 at 19:55

    I thought 1. Qh5+ first – since if 1. Bxf6 O-O 2. Bxg7 KxB and unclear.

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