Chess/Puzzles/Middlegame/Match 1/Solution

1.Rf5!! (threatening Qxf7#) Qxb3+

1... exf5 brings the bishop on b3 into play, and 2.Qxf7# follows

2.cxb3 exf5

3.Nf4 Rd8

4.Qh6+ Ke8

5.Nxg6 fxg6

6.Qxg6+ Ke7

7.Qg5+ Ke8

8.exf5 Rc8

9.Qg8+ Ke7

10.Qg7+

Black Resigns (cannot stop f5 from promoting)

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

PGN

[Event ""] [Site ""] [Date ""] [Round ""] [White ""] [Black ""] [ECO ""] [Result "*"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r4k2/pp1b1p1Q/3pp1n1/7R/4P3/1B3q2/P1P1N3/1K6 w - - 0 1"]

1.Rf5 Qxb3+ 2.cxb3 exf5 3.Nf4 Rd8 4.Qh6+ Ke8 5.Nxg6 fxg6 6.Qxg6+ Ke7 7.Qg5+ Ke8 8.exf5 Rc8 9.Qg8+ Ke7 10.Qg7+ *