One move a day (2)

Originally posted by konhen
Qe7 doesnt check black, does it?

Originally posted by konhen
why wouldnt black play 19... Kg9 instead of h6?

Originally posted by Schumi
Sorry, it's not check, it still mates though.



Originally posted by Dragon Fire
[b]Because a chess board is only 8 X 8. We don't have g9 here but its a novel idea.

g9 is probably black's best way out of this position here. 😀[/b]

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3
6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Qxd4+ 10. Be3 Qf6
11. Bxf4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Be5 Qxe5 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Rxf5 Qe6
16. Qg5+ Qg6

I still like Raf1

17 RXB (why not have an Exchange Sacrifice, theres been enough of them). Anything else allows QXQ when black is simply 2 pieces up.

Originally posted by Dragon Fire
17 RXB (why not have an Exchange Sacrifice, theres been enough of them). Anything else allows QXQ when black is simply 2 pieces up.

Originally posted by bosintang
I was thinking QXQ, RxQ+, Bg7, Nd5 with a Ne7 coming up very soon..haven't checked if that's a forced mate or not, but it's close. After the Rook sacrifice here, I'm not sure where white would go next..


Here's my line using algebraic notation:
17. Raf1 Qxg5? 18. Rxg5+ Bg7 19. Nd5 anything 20. Ne7#

Did I miss something there?

Originally posted by Exuma
After Qh5+, where does the K go? The choices are - e6,e7,f6,g7 and g8. The choice is bewildering, this is to me one of the hardest things to calculate over the board - which king move is best.

I started with 14..Kg8 -

15. Rxf5..Qe6 {the check on e3 is meaningless, after which the Q returns to defend f7 anyway}
16.Qg5+..Qg6 17.Rxf8+! the only way to ...[text shortened]... }
23.g3+..Kh3
24.Qg2+..Kg4 25.Qf3+..Kh3 and its a pretty cool mate in 2 g4+ followed by Qg3#.

I like Rxf8.

Another sac just makes it even prettier.

1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. O-O gxf3
6. Qxf3 Qf6 7. e5 Qxe5 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. d4 Qxd4+ 10. Be3 Qf6
11. Bxf4 Ne7 12. Nc3 Nf5 13. Be5 Qxe5 14. Qh5+ Kg8 15. Rxf5 Qe6
16. Qg5+ Qg6 17. Rxf8+

I just don't see it..what does white have left to mate with??