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White to move and win

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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:

1. 5...Rd5 6.Qf7+ Kh7 7.axb3 Rg5 8.Rxh6+ Kxh6 9.Bxg5+ Kxg5 10.Qxg7+ Kh5 11.Qf7+ Kg5 12.Rxe8; or

2. 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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