1.Rg8+ Ke7
1...Kxg8 leads to
mate be attraction - the black king has been lured to an easy mating
square: 2.Rh8+ Kg7 3.Qh6 mate
2.Rxf7+ Kxf7
Here too, the black king has been attracted to a square of White's
choosing, leading to a series of double attacks.
3.Qh7+
The first double-attack. The queen gives
check and forks the e4-pawn at the same time.
3...Ke6
Now there are two direct paths to victory,
though 4.Rg6+ gets an honorable mention. [3...Kf6 4.Qg6+ Ke7 5.Rxe8+
Kd7 6.Qe6 mate]
4.Qxe4+
Skewering the
knight via double-attack from the queen and the rook.
Equally efficacious is 4.Rxe8+ Kf6 5.Qh6+
(5.Rf8+ Ke6 6.Qxe4+ Kd6 7.Qe5+ Kd7 8.Rf7+ Kd8 9.Qh8#) 5...Kf5 6.Rf8+
Kg4 7.Qg6+ Kh4 8.Rh8+ Qh7 9.Rxh7#
4...Kd6
4...Qe5 This ugly move actually allows Black to survive one move
longer, but who wants to play something like this? 5.Qxe5+ Kd7 6.Qxe8+
Kc7 7.Rg7+ Kb6 8.Qb8+ Ka6 9.Rxa7 mate
5.Qe5+ Kd7
Once again White has forced the black king to a square of White's
choosing, allowing him to capture the knight with check, thereby
maintaining the initiative and tension.
6.Qxe8+ Kd6
7.Rg6+ Kd5 8.Qe6 mate
Problem
of the Week Archive
Tactics, Tactics,
Tactics...
