6 Responses to Saturday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:
    August 2, 2014 at 13:57

    (a) 1.Qxb6 Qc7 ±
    (b) 1.Qxb6 Qxb6 2.Rd7+
    (b1) 2. …Kg8 3.f7+ Kh8 4.Bg7+ Kxg7 5.f8=Q#
    (b2) 2. …Ke8 3.Re7+ Kd8 4.Rd1+ Qd6 ( or 4. …Qd4 5.Rxd4# ) 5.Rxd6#
    (c) 1.Qxb6 Qxc3 2.Qxb7+
    (c1) 2. …Rc7 3.Qxa8 ( threatening checkmate with 4.Qf8# ) Rc8 4.Rd7+ Kg8 ( or 4. …Ke8 5.Re7+ Kd8 6.Rd1+ Qd2 [ 6. …Qd3 7.Rxd3# or 6. …Qd4 7.Rxd4# ] 7.Rxd2# ) 5.f7+ Kh8 6.Qxc8+ Qxc8 7.Bg7+ Kxg7 8.f8=Q#
    (c2) 2. …Qc7 3.Rd7+
    (c2) ① 3. …Kg8 4.f4+ Kh8 5.Bg7+ Kxg7 6.f8=Q#
    (c2) ➁ 3. …Ke8 4.Re7+ Kd8 ( or 4. …Qxe7 5.Qxe7# ) 5.Rd1+ Qd6 ( or 5. …Qd7 6.Qxd7# ) 6.Rxd6#
    (c2) ➂ 3. …Qxd7 4.Qxd7+ Kg8 5.Qg7#
    (c3) 2. …Ke8?? 3.Qe7#
    (c4) 2. …Kg8?? 3.Qg7#
    (d) 1.Qxb6 Qc4 2.Rd7+ Kg8 ( 2. …Ke8?? 3.Re7# ) 3.f7+ Kh8 4.Bg7+ Kxg7 5.f8=Q#

  2. bumpaguv says:
    August 2, 2014 at 15:30

    1. Qxb6 Qxb6 2. Rd7+ Kg8 [2…Ke8 3. Re7+ Kd8 4. Rd1+ Qd6 5. Rxd6#] 3. f7+ Kh8 4. Bg7+ Kxg7 5. f8Q#

  3. mdchess says:
    August 3, 2014 at 05:21

    1. Qxb6 Qxb6 2. Rd7+ Ke8 3. Re7+ Kd8 4. Rd1+ Qd6 5. Rxd6#
    1. Qxb6 Qxb6 2. Rd7+ Kg8 3. f7+ Kh8 4. Bg7+! Kxg7 5. f8=Q#
    1. Qxb6 Rd8 2. Qxb7+ +-
    1. Qxb6 Rc7 2. Qxc5 +-
    1. Qxb6 Qc7 2. Rd6 +-

  4. yelenadembo says:
    August 3, 2014 at 08:13

    Very good

  5. yelenadembo says:
    August 3, 2014 at 08:13

    Well done

  6. yelenadembo says:
    August 3, 2014 at 08:13

    Very good

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