2 Responses to Thursday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:

    (a) 1.Bxb7+ Qxb7 2.Qc5+
    (a1) 2. …Qc7 3.Rc6 Re7 ( or 3. …Qxc6 4.Qxc6+ Kb8 or Kd8 5.h4 +- ) 4.Rxc7+ Rxc7 5.Qf8+ Kb7 6.a3 Bxh3 ( or 6. …f5 ) 7.Qxf6 +-
    (a2) 2. …Kb8 3.Rb6 Rc8 ( or 3. …Qxb6 4.Qxb6+ Kc8 5.Qxa6+ Kd8 6.h4 +- ) 4.Rxb7+ Kxb7 5.Qe7+ Rc7 6.Qxf6 Bxa2 or Bxh3 +-
    (b) 1.Bxb7+ Kb8 2.Bc6+
    (b1) 2. …Ka7 3.Bxe8 Nxe8 ( 3. …Bxa2? 4.Rd7 Qxd7 5.Bxd7 and if Black plays 5. …Be6, then 6.Bxe6 Nxe6 7.Qe7+ Ka8 or Kb8 [ or 7. …Kb6 8.Qxe6+ ] 8.Qxe6 +- ) 4.Rxe6 Qc8 5.Re7+ +-
    (b2) 2. …Kc8 3.Bxe8 Nxe8 ( 3. …Bxa2? 4.Rc6 Qxc6 5.Bxc6 Be6 6.Qf8+ +- ) 4.Rxe6 Qd7 5.Re7 +-

  2. yelenadembo says:

    Well done!

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