6 Responses to Monday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:

    (a) 1.Nxe6 fxe6 2.Qc3 ( threatening checkmate with 3.Qxg7# )
    [a1] 2. …Bf6 3.Nxf6+ ( or 3.Rxc8+ Kf7 4.Nxf6 gxf6 ) gxf6 4.Rxc8+ +-
    [a2] 2. …Nf6 3.Nxf6+ ( or 3.Rxc8+ Kf7 4.Nxf6 gxf6 ) gxf6 4.Rxc8+ +-
    [a3] 2. …Kf8? 3.Rxc8+ Qxc8 ( 3. …Kf7?? 4.Qxg7# ) 4.Qxc8+ Kf7 +-
    (b) 1.Nxe6 Bf6 2.Qa7
    [b1] 2. …Qxa7?? 3.Rxc8+ Bd8 4.Rxd8+ Nf8 5.Rxf8#
    [b2] 2. …Rxc4 3.Qxb7 Rc2+ 4.Nf2 fxe6 ( 4. …Rxb2?? 5.Qc8+ Bd8 6.Qxd8+ Nf8 7.Qxf8# ) 5.Bxf6 gxf6 +-
    (c) 1.Nxe6 Nf6 2.Qa7
    [c1] 2. …Qxa7?? 3.Rxc8+ Ne8 ( or 3. …Bd8 4.Rxd8+ Ne8 5.Rxe8# ) 4.Rxe8+ Bf8 5.Rxf8#
    [c2] 2. …Rxc4 3.Qxb7 Rc2+ 4.Nf2 fxe6 ( 4. …Rxb2?? 5.Qxb8+ Bd8 [ or 5. …Ne8 6.Qxe8+ Bf8 7.Qxf8# ] 6.Qxd8+ Ne8 7.Qxe8# ) 5.Qxb8+ Kf7 6.Bd4 +-
    (d) 1.Nxe6 Rxc4 2.Nh6+ gxh6 ( 2. …Kh8?? 3.Bxg7# ) 3.Qxh6 Rc2+ 4.Kh3 Bf6 ( or 4. …Rxb2 or fxe6 5.Qg7# ) 5.Bxf6 Nxf6 or fxe6 6.Qg7#

  2. Yuichi Sato says:

    P.S. There is another (c) variation. That is as follows : 1.Nxe6 Nf6 2.Qa7 Qd7 3.Nxf6+ gxf6 4.Qxd7 Nxd7 5.Rxc8+ Nf8 ( or 5. …Bf8 6.Nxf8 Nxf8 7.Bxf6 ) 6.Nxf8 Bxf8 7.Bxf6 +-.

  3. yelenadembo says:

    Very good!

  4. bumpaguv says:

    I am wondering about 1. Nf5 Rxc4 (White was threatening 2. Qc3) 2. Nxe7+ Kf8 [2…Kh8 3. Bxg7+ Kxg7 4. Qh6+ Kh8 5. Ne5] 3. Bxg7+ Kxe7 [3…Kxg7 4. Qh6+ Kh8 5. Ne5 as above] 4. bxc4 seems at least +/-.

    I gather that the solution by Yuichi Sato was the game continuation. 🙂

  5. yelenadembo says:

    Perhaps also interesting but 1.Nxe6 is more forcing 🙂

  6. bumpaguv says:

    Thank you. I saw 1. Nxe6 but didn’t find the best responses to 1…Rxc4 in reply. That kled me to the alternative variation.

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