WD | White to play and mate in 4 (or Black gives up his Queen).

White to play and mate in 4 (or Black gives up his Queen). (hard)

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25.Rxf6 ( 25.Rxh6+ Kxh6 26.Qg6+ Qxg6 27.hxg6+ Nh5 ) 25...Qxf6 26.Qg6+ Qxg6 ( 26...Kh8 27.Qxf6 Rgf8 28.Qxh6+ Kg8 29.Qg6 Kh8 30.f6 Nf5 31.exf5 Rf7 32.Qxf7 Re1+ 33.Nd1 Rg1 34.Rh1 Rg3 35.Re1 a5 36.Re7 b5 37.Qh7# ) 27.hxg6+ Kh8 28.Rxh6# 1-0

[Event "WDCC 25/26"]
[Site "Pilrig"]
[Date "2026.03.17"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Leah, Tom"]
[Black "Burnett, Walter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[Annotator "O'Neil,Jim"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1r1/1p3qnk/p1pp1pRp/5P1P/4PP1R/2N5/PPP3Q1/2K5 w - - 0 25"]
[PlyCount "7"]
[EventDate "2023.07.07"]
[EventRounds "5"]
[EventCountry "SCO"]
[SourceVersionDate "2026.03.19"]

25. Rxf6 (25. Rxh6+ Kxh6 26. Qg6+ Qxg6 27. hxg6+ Nh5) 25... Qxf6 26. Qg6+
Qxg6 (26... Kh8 27. Qxf6 Rgf8 28. Qxh6+ Kg8 29. Qg6 Kh8 30. f6 Nf5 31. exf5 Rf7
32. Qxf7 Re1+ 33. Nd1 Rg1 34. Rh1 Rg3 35. Re1 a5 36. Re7 b5 37. Qh7#) 27. hxg6+
Kh8 28. Rxh6# 1-0