[Event "?"] [Site "?"] [Date "????.??.??"] [Round "?"] [White "White to move"] [Black "?"] [Result "*"] [Annotator "peter"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "1rb3k1/1p5p/p2b3q/1n1Pp2B/8/6p1/PP2Q1P1/2R2RK1 w - - 0 0"] [PlyCount "13"] [SourceVersionDate "2020.02.02"] {} 1. Rxc8+ Rxc8 2. Qg4+ Qg7 (2... Kh8 3. Qxc8+ Kg7 4. Rf7#) 3. Qxc8+ { Well done if you got this far - consider the puzzle solved. But did you see the neat finish beyond here?} Bf8 {Now white wants to play Bf7+ Kh8 and Be6 after which the bishop on f8 is lost. But if white plays Bf7 black give up his queen for the bishop and rook, and although white is winning easily he is a long way from mate. So...} 4. Qe6+ Kh8 5. Qe8 Kg8 6. Bf7+ {now the bishop is protected by the white queen as well as the rook} Kh8 7. Be6 {The bishop on f8 cannot be defended and mate follows quickly.} *