8 Responses to Thursday Quiz

  1. bumpaguv says:

    1. Nd6 Qxf6 [1…cxd6 2. Rxe6 +-] 2. Nxe8 Qh8 3. Qxh8+ Kxh8 4. g3 +-

  2. bumpaguv says:

    One more sub-variation: 1. Nd6 Qxf6 2. Nxe8 Qe7 3. Rxe6 fxe6 4. Qxg6+ Kf8 5. Nf6 +-

  3. Yuichi Sato says:

    (a) 1.Nd6 Qxf6 2.Nxe8 Qe7 3.Rxe6 fxe6 ( 3. …Qxe6?? 4.Qg7# ) 4.Qxg6+ Kf8 ( or 4. …Kh8 5.Qxh5+ +- ) 5.Nf6 Qf7 6.Qxf7+ Kxf7 7.Nxh5 +-
    (b) 1.Nd6 cxd6 2.Rxe6 Qxf6 ( 2. …Rxe6?? 3.Qg7#, 2. …Qxe6?? 3.Qg7#, or 2. …fxe6?? 3.Qg7# ) 3.Rxf6 Re1+ 4.Kh2 +-
    (c) 1.Nd6 Qa5 2.Rxe6 Qe1+ ( 2. …Rxe6?? 3.Qg7# or 2. …fxe6?? 3.Qg7# ) 3.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 4.Kh2 Rh1+ ( 4. …cxd6 5.Qg7# or 4. …Re6 5.Qg7# ) 5.Kxh1 cxd6 6.Qg7#

  4. mdchess says:

    1. Nd6! Qxf6 (otherwise RxN and then Q mates on g7) 2. NxR Qh8 (otherwise RxN again) 3. QxQ +-

  5. mdchess says:

    and 1. Nd6! pxN 2. RxN and then if QxP 3. RxR # or Q mates on g7.

  6. yelenadembo says:

    Very good!

  7. yelenadembo says:

    Well done!

  8. yelenadembo says:

    Very good!

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