This game from 1891 has been used as an advanced-beginner level puzzle for many years now. The two players started out with Philidor’s defence followed by the setting up of powers for attack.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 f5 4.d4 Nf6 5.Nc3 exd4 6.Qxd4 Bd7 7.Ng5 Nc6 (Position shown below)
The final Nc6, if not any of the earlier moves (Hello Bd7!), is a highly debatable move.
From this position, White announced a mate in 5 moves. Find out how! The power of a well feared combo comes to the fore in the solution. Can you see it?
The solution will be added as a comment later.
A Win-in-5 is coming!
[Position set up using Tarrasch GUI]
4 Comments
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Rohit Bhatia Joined 0 points8.Bf7 Ke7 9.Qxf6 Kxf6 10.e5 Kxe5 11.Nf3 Kf6 12.Nd5 Checkmate…
if Kxf6 foesnt occur and instead Pg7xf6 occurs… then 10. Nd5 checkmate…
Similarly if Kxe5 doesn’t occur but Pd6xe5 occurs.. then 11. Nd5 checkmatecommented on 2nd Feb 2012 at 4:59 pm -
Abhinav Baone Joined 0 points
vvery easy!
commented on 2nd Feb 2012 at 4:42 pm -
Mukesh Joshi Joined 0 points
1Bf7+ Ke7 2. Qxf6 kxf6 3. Nd5+ Ke5 4 Nf3+ Kxe4 5.Nc3#.
commented on 2nd Feb 2012 at 2:14 pm
its a clear mate for white..
after Bf7+ by white black has to move its king to Ke7 then comes a series of checks by white : Qxf6+ [ gxf6 by black cant be played as this would lead to mate] so KxQ..Nd5, Ke5..Ngf3 , Kxe4.. Ndc3 [khel khatam] \m/.