1.Qh5+
Also strong, but not leading as directly to mate, is:
1.exf6 Nxf6 2.fxe6+ Bxe6 3.Qh5+
3.Rxf6+ also works. 3...Kg8 3...g6
4.Qxh6 Rg8 5.Rxf6+ Kxf6 6.Rf1+ Bf5 7.Be5+ Ke7 8.Qh7+ Rg7 9.Qxg7+ Ke8
10.Qf7# 4.Rxf6 Bxb3 4...gxf6
5.Qg6+ Kh8 6.Qxh6+ Kg8 7.Qg6+ Kh8 8.Re4 5.Be7
Analysis Diagram: after 5.Be7
A marvelous piece of interference, isolating Black's
kingside and breaking up the coordination between the black pieces!
5...Rd6 Fritz's
idea. None of the other tries work:
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5...Rd5 6.Qf7+ Kh7 7.axb3 Rg5 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxg5+
Kxg5 10.Qxg7+ Kh5 11.Qf7+ Kg5 12.Rxe8; or
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5...Rd7 6.Rxh6 gxh6 7.Qg6+ Kh8 8.Bf6+ Rg7 9.Qxg7#
6.Rxd6 Bf7 7.Qe5 Qc7 8.a3 Bb3
9.Re4 Bc4 10.h3 Bb3 11.Qc5 Bc4 11...Rxe7 12.Rxc6
12.Rxc6 Qb7 13.Re5 Black is amazingly
passive! 13...Qa8 14.d5+- The
march of (Black's) doom! The pawn cannot be stopped, and Black must
lose even more material.
1...Nxh5 2.fxe6+
Double check (rook-f1 and pawn-e6) AND double-attack
(the e6-pawn forks both the black king and bishop)!
2...Kg6 3.Bc2+ Kg5 4.Rf5+
4...Kg6
4...Kg4 5.h3+ Kg3 6.Rxh5 Bxe6 7.Re3+ Kf4 8.Rf3#;
4...Kh4 5.Re4+ Nf4 6.Rexf4#
5.Rf6+
Double-check - AGAIN!
5...Kg5 6.Rg6+
6...Kh4
6...Kf4 7.Re4+ Kf5 8.Rh4#
7.Re4+ Nf4 8.Rxf4+ Kh5
9.g3
Or, if you prefer, 9.Rg3 Bxe6 10.Bg6#
9...Rxe6 10.Rh4 mate
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