8 Responses to Friday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:

    1.Rxa5+ Kxa5 2.Bc5 Re1+ ( 2. …b6 3.Ra3#, 2. …Ne4 3.Ra3#, 2. …Nd7 3.Ra3#, 2. …Rac8 3.Ra3#, or 2. …Rec8 3.Ra3# ) 3.Kb2 Rb1+ 4.Kxb1 b6 ( 4. …Ne4 5.Ra3#, 4. …Nd7 5.Ra3#, or 4. …Rc8 5.Ra3# ) 5.Ra3#

  2. bumpaguv says:

    1. Rxa5+ Kxa5 2. Bc5 forces mate in at most 3 moves (2…Re1+ 3. Kb2 Rb1+ 4. Kxb1 and 5. Re3# will follow).

  3. bumpaguv says:

    That should be 5. Ra3#, of course…

  4. mdchess says:

    1. Bd6 Nd7 2. R(c)b5 b6 3. Bc7 R(a)c8 4. Bxb6 Nxb6 5. Rxb6+ Ka7 6. Rb7+ Ka8 7. R(7)b5 Re7 8. Rxa5+ Ra7 9. Rxa7 Kxa7 10. Rb4 +-

  5. mdchess says:

    1. Bd6 (threat Bc7) Nd7 2. Rc7 Nb6 3. c5 Nc4 4. R(b)xb7 a4 5. Rxf7 +-

  6. yelenadembo says:

    Well done

  7. yelenadembo says:

    Very good

  8. yelenadembo says:

    Interesting, but 1.Rxa5 wins very fast!

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