Our last puzzle proved a bit of a thronker, with only one real solution proffered by the mighty Hammer faithful.
It’s Adam “Pickle” Cranson who takes the plaudits – congratulations! – with the following line:
- Nc6! Qc7 2. Re7!! – Winning the Queen for Rook & Bishop, with an easily won position.
This was from a game in 1954, Bykova v Kogan, at a Moscow-Ukraine match. Taken from The Soviet School of Chess, by Kotov and Yudovich, which apparently does actually contain some decent chess, amongst all the Soviet propaganda! East-side!!!
To this week’s thinker – white to move and win, answers in the comments:
1. f5+ Kg5
2. Rg7+ Kf6
3. Rf7#
Just noticed the king escapes to e5 in my last effort.
How about:
1. Rg7+ Kf6
2. g5+ hxg5
3. Rf7+ Kg6
4. f5+ Kh6
5. Rh7#
or
1. Rg7+ Kf6
2. g5+ Kf5
3. Re5#
Rg7+, kf6 2. Ref7+, ke6 3. Re7+, kd6, 4. Rd7+, if kc6 whites wins the rook
Therfreo 4. Rd7+, ke6 5. F5+, ke5 6. Rd7+, kf6 7. Re6+, kg5 8. Rg6#
Ok like the look of
1.Rg7+ Kf6
Then either
(a)
2.g5+ PxP 3. Rf7+ Kg6 4. f5+Kh6 or Kh5 5.Rh7 mate
(b) g5+ Kf5 then Rf5+
Sorry if move 5. Kf5 then 6. Rg6+, ke5 7. Re7#
Well down John that completely wins
Completely missed my line k just returns to f6
Think Dispenser nabs this one good on ya mate