10 Responses to Sunday Quiz

  1. bumpaguv says:
    July 6, 2014 at 15:30

    1. Qc5 with the threat of 2. Rxe8+ Kxe8 3. Qc8#

    1…Qxe3 2. Rxe8+ Kxe8 3. Qc8#
    1…Qg3+ 2. Kh1 Qd6 [2…g6 3. Rxe8+ Kg7 4. Rxe7 +-] 3. Qxd6 f6 4. Rc7 +-

  2. a7med1111a says:
    July 6, 2014 at 17:02

    Qd6-Rc7-Qe7

  3. Yuichi Sato says:
    July 6, 2014 at 20:45

    (a) 1.Qc5 Qg3+ 2.Kh1
    (a1) 2. …g6 3.Rxe8+ Kg7 ( 3. …Kxe8?? 4.Qc8# ) 4.Qxe7 ±
    (a2) 2. …Qb8 3.Rxb8 Ng3+ 4.Kg1 Ne2+ 5.Kf2 g6 6.Rxe8+ Kg7 ( 6. …Kxe8?? 7.Qc8# ) 7.Qxe7 Kh6 8.Qf8+ Kh5 9.g4#
    (a3) 2. …Qxh3+ 3.gxh3 Ng3+ 4.Kg2 g6 5.Rxe8+ Kg7 ( 5. …Kxe8?? 6.Qc8# ) 6.Qxe7 Kh6 7.Kxg3 f5 8.Kh4 g5+ 9.Qxg5#
    (a4) 2. …Qc7 3.Rxc7 Ng3+ 4.Kg1 Ne2+ 5.Kf2 g6 6.Qxe7+ Kg7 7.Qxe8 Kh6 ( or 7. …Nc3 8.Qxf7+ Kh6 [ or 8. …Kh8 9.Rc8#, Qe8#, Qf8#, or Qg8# ] 9.Qxh7# ) 8.Qf8+ Kh5 9.g4#
    (a5) 2. …Kg8 3.Qxe7 Qxh3+ ( or 3. …g6 4.Rxe8+ Kg7 5.Qf8+ Kf6 6.Re6+ Kf5 7.Qxf7# ) 4.gxh3 Ng3+ 5.Kg2 g6 6.Rxe8+ Kg7 7.Qf8+ Kf6 8.Re6+ Kf5 9.Qxf7#
    (b) 1.Qc5 Qxe3 2.Rxe8+ Kxe8 3.Qc8#

  4. mdchess says:
    July 6, 2014 at 22:17

    1. Qf5 with threat of Rxe8+ and if .. f6 2. Qxh7 if ..g6 2. Qf6

  5. yelenadembo says:
    July 7, 2014 at 07:36

    Very good

  6. yelenadembo says:
    July 7, 2014 at 07:37

    Actually, White played 1.Qc5

  7. yelenadembo says:
    July 7, 2014 at 07:37

    Well done

  8. yelenadembo says:
    July 7, 2014 at 07:38

    Doesn’t work due to 1…Qg3+ and then 2…Qe1+ with the idea of Ng3+ and fork. So, 1.Qc5 is the winning move!

  9. mdchess says:
    July 7, 2014 at 18:23

    1. Qc5 is best however 1. Qf5 Qg3+ 2. Kh1 Qc7 (not Qe1+ Nxe1) 3. Qxh7 wins

  10. yelenadembo says:
    July 8, 2014 at 06:43

    After Qe1 Nxe1 Ng3 and fork 🙂 so, 1.Qc5 wins

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