Meanwhile…
WHITE to move. This is going to be gory. Gory and sneaky.
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since Sat., 25 Nov. 2006:
1. Rh8+ Kf7
2. Rxc8 Nxc8
3. Rxb7 Kf8
4. Rxg7 Kxg7
Etc.
Bxg6
Qxg6 Rh8+
Kg7 Rxc8
Nxc8 Rb7+
Rf7 Rb8
Nd6 Qh8, (fat lady sings).
Now I humbly ask the resident chess experts to point out all of my awful mistakes, of which I’m sure there are many. Although I did finally dig out my lovely Dal Rossi chessboard which has helped big time in trying to solve these puzzles.
Tough puzzle! I am still not sure I solved it.
Start with a forcing move, a check-aroni:
1.Rh8+ Kf7 (Ke7 loses to 2.Rxc8 Nxc8 3.Rxb7+, winning the queen.)
Now 2.Bxg6+ Qxg6 looks bad for white, so instead it’s
2.Rxc8 Nxc8 (otherwise, black is down material with no compensation)
4.Rxb7+ Ne7 (otherwise the queen is lost)
5.Bxg6+ Kxg6 (5…Qxg6? Loses to 6.Qb4! Qf5 7.Qxe7+ and white wins.)
6.g4 Qh6 (to stop Qh5#. If 6…Kf7 then 7.Qh5+)
7.Qxh6 Kxh6
8.Rxe7 Kg5
9.Rxa7 Kxg4
10.Kg2 and advantage to white.
Adam Piggott says:
“Bxg6
Qxg6 Rh8+
Kg7 Rxc8
Nxc8 Rb7+
Rf7 Rb8
Nd6 Qh8, (fat lady sings).
Now I humbly ask the resident chess experts to point out all of my awful mistakes…”
In this line, after Rxc8, black can play Qxb1+ Kg2 Nxc8, and black is up a piece.
Neal says:
“1. Rh8+ Kf7
2. Rxc8 Nxc8
3. Rxb7 Kf8
4. Rxg7 Kxg7
Etc.”
After 3.Rxb7+, black doesn’t move the king. Instead, Ne7 to block.
“In this line, after Rxc8, black can play Qxb1+ Kg2 Nxc8, and black is up a piece.”
Oops, make that 2 pieces!