... Qxe4
if Rxd7, Qxg4+ followed by Qxd7 will do
and I don't see other threat...?

Correct, Go ahead and post a new puzzle.

@Titron (below post) On 1...Qd4 Nf2! (and black only has a minor advantage ,if any) Qxd6 is simply met with Rxb7


Your suggestion on meeting Qxe4 with Rc4 simply leaves you a piece down. Possible variation could be 1...Qxe4 2 Rc4 Qe2 (attacks g pawn, and ties down white.) Black has an easy victory. Also note that after 2... Qe2 Rf2 is countred by Qd1+ folllowed by Qxd6. White won't be able to places a rook on the 7th rank, and also black is threatning Rf8 simplifing the game to an easy victory.

PS. You wrote Qd8+ in your main line, i assume you meant Qd1+ :) {FIXED}

Edited 4/30/2014 17:24:22

additional: (chance of checkmate for white on g7 and h7 if Nd7 gallops away)
Qd4+


Rf2
(Qf2 gives up knight on e4 direclty. Same with Kh1 or Kg2 Qxe4+.
Nf2 gives up pawn d6 and allows threat to Rc7, black can start big promising offensive with one pawn more, white queen on f-line unsafe after Rf8, massive pressure on f2 and f1 with good pawn on e-line. Loss of knight or more realistic.)

Qd1+

Rf1 or Kg2
Qxg4+


now if white moved Rf1, white has to move Kf2 and black will play:
Rf1 -> white looses queen
(Kh1 -> Qxe4+ Kg1 or Kg2 Qg4+ Kf2, same result with queen and knight taken away)

if white moved Kg2, white should move Kf1 (Kh1 -> Qxe4+) and black makes:
Qd3+
whatever white does, loss of Ne4 seems to be predetermined.

Possible answer on previous presented solution Qxe4 is Rc4, then Qe3+ (Rf2, Qe1 won't help because of Kg2) or Qd3. White can play soon Rc7 and Nd7 will be lost after Rxd7. Open line for white with rook plus queen there doesn't looks great.

@TBest (above post) Right. Now i see it. Ty. :-) And Qd8+ should be of course Qd1+.

Edited 4/30/2014 10:32:42

white to move, mate in 3

Ba6

if e3 Ng3+ (Ke6 Bc4#) Kf4 e6#

else g4+ Ke6 Bc4 becomes checkmate.

if Ne3 then Nd4#

sure :) go ahead

Black move

Edited 4/30/2014 21:57:51

1. ... Rx3e with:

2. fxe3 Ng3+ wins Queen & Rook
2. Qx3e Qxf1#
2. Qd1 Rxf3 threatening Ng3+

Correct, go ahead and post one :)

White to move

rook to g1?

Id just take the knight.

Edited 5/1/2014 01:21:22

1. fxg6 Nxg6
2. Rxg6+ hxg6
3. Qh3 Be5
4. Qh8+++!!!

White's Move
White to Draw

Lol, pooh doesn't even wait for confirmation that he's right, he's all "I know I'm right!" and proceeds with the next board.

Pooh is right, I kept getting stuck on getting that pawn out of f7 and completely forgot about that backdoor in the h column.

It's fine if he is, I can't tell. Just loling at his confidence

He also gave his own mating move three exclamation marks.

Correct Pooh, you can post your own now :)

1. Kd4

1. ... h2 2. Bxe5+ and 3. Bxh2 white wins
1. ... Nf3+ 2. Ke3 and bishop watches over h2 if 2. ... Ne5 3. Bxe5+ draws easily since white king reaches h2
1. ... Nc6+ or Nd7 2. Ke3 and if 2. ... Nxc8 3. Kf3 draws

Yeah Sze!