8 Responses to Sunday Quiz

  1. mdchess says:
    January 26, 2014 at 08:58

    1. Qe7 Rf8 2. Qxd7 Bc4 3. Ne8 Rf7 4. Qd8 +-
    or
    1. Qe7 h5 2. Qf7+ Kh7 3. Ne8 Qf8 4. QxB+ QxQ 5. NxQ KxN 6. Rxd7+ +-

  2. Yuichi Sato says:
    January 26, 2014 at 15:46

    (a) 1.Nxf5 ( threatening checkmate with 2.Qxg7# ) exf5 2.e6
    (a1) 2. …Qf8 ( 2. …dxe6?? 3.Qxg7# ) 3.Rxd7 Re8 4.Rxg7+ Qxg7 5.Qxg7#
    (a2) 2. …Kf8 3.Qxg7+ Ke8 4.Qxd7+ Kf8 5.Qf7#
    (b) 1.Nxf5 Kf7 ( or 1. …Kf8 and the same continuation as the 1. …Kf7 line. ) 2.Qxg7+ Ke8 3.Rxd7 Rf8 ( , 3. …Qf8 4.Nd6+ Qxd6 5.exd6 Rf8 6.Qe7# , or 3. …exf5?? 4.Qf7# ) 4.Nd6+ Qxd6 5.exd6 Rf1+ ( or 5. …Rd8 6.Qe7# or Re7# ) 6.Rxf1 Bxf1 7.Qe7# or Qf7#

  3. bumpaguv says:
    January 26, 2014 at 17:39

    1. Nxf5 exf5 [1…Kf8 2. Qxg7+ Ke8 3. Rxd7 +- or 1…Qf8 2. Nh6#] 2. Rxd7 Qf8 3. e6 +-

  4. Yuichi Sato says:
    January 26, 2014 at 22:41

    P.S. There is another (a) variation. That is as follows : 1.Nxf5 exf5 2.e6 Qxc3 3.bxc3 dxe6 4.Rd7 Kf8 5.Qxg7+ Ke8 6.Qe7# or Qf7#.

  5. yelenadembo says:
    January 27, 2014 at 06:15

    Definitely interesting, but 1.Nxf5 was played in the game.

  6. yelenadembo says:
    January 27, 2014 at 06:15

    Very good!

  7. yelenadembo says:
    January 27, 2014 at 06:16

    Well done!

  8. mdchess says:
    January 27, 2014 at 20:40

    1. Nxf5 is more forcing – I’d missed that Rd7 and also e6 are threatening mate – a triple threat…

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