White to Move© (The Turk's Tactics Thread)

1. Ng5 fxg5
2. Qd4
Originally posted by kbaumen
Yes, indeed. And what would follow after 2. ... Qd7?

3. Re8+ Kf7
4. Qg7+ Kxe8
5. Qf8 mate?

Originally posted by heinzkat
1. Ng5 fxg5
2. Qd4
Originally posted by kbaumen
[b]Yes, indeed. And what would follow after 2. ... Qd7?

3. Re8+ Kf7
4. Qg7+ Kxe8
5. Qf8 mate?[/b]

Oh the previous position (1. Re8+ Be7 2. Nd5! and mate in a few) was from Ushenina - Velcheva, 2006. 2. Bd8 wins just as convincing.



White to move.

Originally posted by heinzkat
Oh the previous position (1. Re8+ Be7 2. Nd5! and mate in a few) was from Ushenina - Velcheva, 2006. 2. Bd8 wins just as convincing.

[fen]rn3rk1/5ppp/p1bNpb2/4p3/4N3/1B3P2/PPP2P1P/2KR3R w - -[/fen]

White to move.

Correct. From Tate - Coleman, 1993.

Ok, something beautiful now. It has been posted here a while ago, but that's a big while.


White to move and mate in three.

1. Qd4 cxd4
2. Rf7 d3/Kc5
3. Rc7 mate

Other possibilities include
1. ... Kb7
2. Rf7+ with 3. Qa1/Qh8/Rc7 mate

1. ... Kd7
2. Qg4+ with 3. Qc8/Rf8 mate

(composed by William Shinkman)

Originally posted by heinzkat
1. Qd4 cxd4
2. Rf7 d3
3. Rc7 mate

Other possibilities include
1. ... Kb7
2. Rf7+ with 3. Qa1/Qh8/Rc7 mate

1. ... Kd7
2. Qg4+ with 3. Qc8/Rf8 mate

I had seen it before - I even could retrieve the composer's name, but now I see you had already verified the solution and given the author's name (editing for nothing).



White to move

Originally posted by heinzkat
I had seen it before - I even could retrieve the composer's name, but now I see you had already verified the solution and given the author's name (editing for nothing).

[fen]Nqk1r2r/1p1n2p1/bQNbBn1p/5P2/5B2/1P4P1/5PK1/8 w - -[/fen]

White to move

Correct.

White to move.

1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Qg7+ Rxg7
3. Nh6 mate

Originally posted by heinzkat
1. Ng6+ Kg8
2. Qg7+ Rxg7
3. Nh6 mate