4 Responses to Thursday Quiz

  1. bumpaguv says:

    1. Qh4 wins the bishop, since 1… Bd7 2. Rxf6 Qxf6 [2…Qc7 3. Re6+ Kf8 4. Qh8#] 3. d6+ wins the Black Queen and 1…Be2 2. Rxf6 is similar.

  2. Yuichi Sato says:

    (a) 1.Qh4 Bd7 2.Rxf6
    [a1] 2. …Qxf6 3.d6+ Kxd6 4.Qxf6+ Kc7 5.Qxe5+ +-
    [a2] 2. …Qb8 3.d6+ Qxd6 (, 3. …Kd8?? or Ke8?? 4.Qh8#, or 3. …Kf8?? 4.Rxf7+ Ke8 [ or 4. …Kg8 5.Qh7# ] 5.Qh8# ) 4.Rxd6+ Kxd6 5.Qb4+ Kc6 ( or 5. …Kc7 6.Qc5+ and 7.Qxe5 ) 6.Ba4+ Kc7 7.Bxd7 Kxd7 8.Qxb7+ Kd8 9.Qd5+ Kc7 10.Qxe5+ +-
    (b) 1.Qh4 Be2 2.Rxf6
    [b1] 2. …Qxf6 3.d6+ Kxd6 4.Qxf6+ Kd7 5.Qxe5 +-
    [b2] 2. …Qb8 3.Rf2+ Kd6, Kd7, Ke8, or Kf8 4.Rxe2 +-
    [b3] 2. …Qd8 3.Rf2+ Ke8 4.Qxd8+ Rxd8 5.Rxe2 +-
    (c) 1.Qh4 Qd7 2.Qxf6+ Kf8 3.g6 ( threatening checkmate with 4.Qh8# ) Kg8 ( or 3. …Qxd6 4.Qxd6+ and 5.Qxe5 +- ) 4.Bxf7+ Qxf7 (, 4. …Kh7 5.Qg6+ Kh8 6.Qh6#, or 4. …Kf8 5.Qh8# ) 5.Qxf7+ Kh8 6.Rf6 and 7.Rh6#

  3. yelenadembo says:

    Very good!

  4. yelenadembo says:

    Well done!

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