5 Responses to Thursday Quiz

  1. mdchess says:
    February 13, 2014 at 07:30

    1. Q-h8+ Ng8 2. QxN+ Nf8 3. QxNf8+ Kd7 4. Qxf7+ Kc8 5. QxQ+ KxQ 6. Nxe6 +-

  2. Yuichi Sato says:
    February 13, 2014 at 19:06

    (a) 1.Nxe6 Nf6 ( 1. …fxe6?? 2.Qxe7# ) 2.Qh8+ Neg8 3.Nxd8 Rxd8 ＋－
    (b) 1.Nxe6 Bxe6 2.Bxe6 Rc8 ( 2. …fxe6?? 3.Qxe7# ) 3.Qxf7+ Kd8 4.Qxe7+ Kc7 5.Qxd7+ ＋－
    (c) 1.Nxe6 Rc8 2.Qh8+ Nf8 3.Qxf8+ Kd7 4.Qxe7+ Kc6 5.Qc5+ Kd7 6.Qd6+ Ke8 7.Ng7#
    (d) 1.Nxe6 Bxg2 2.Qh8+ Nf8 3.Qxf8+ Kd7 4.Qxe7+ Kc6 ( 4. …Kc8?? 5.Qxd8# ) 5.Qc5+ Kd7 6.Qd6+ Kc8 ( or 6. …Ke8 7.Ng7# ) 7.Qxd8#
    (e) 1.Nxe6 Bxc4 2.Qh8+ Nf8 3.Qxf8+ Kd7 4.Qxe7+ Kc6 ( 4. …Kc8?? 5.Qxd8# ) 5.Qc5+ Kd7 6.Qd6+ Kc8 ( or 6. …Ke8 7.Ng7# ) 7.Qxd8#

  3. Yuichi Sato says:
    February 13, 2014 at 20:57

    P.S. There is another variation. That is as follows : 1.Nxe6 Nf8 2.Nxf8 Bxc4 ( 2. …Kxf8?? 3.Qh8# ) 3.bxc4 Qb3 4.Rfe1 Qxc4 5.Bxe7 Kxe7 6.Nxg6+ Kf6 7.Ne5 ＋－.

  4. yelenadembo says:
    February 14, 2014 at 07:03

    Interesting, but 1.Nxe6 was played.

  5. yelenadembo says:
    February 14, 2014 at 07:03

    Very good!

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