Hello Edward, Please see my note in your message below: ----- Original Message ----- A variation of my answer with annotations: 1. Qh5 (White threatens checkmate with Qxh7++.) Black should then reply with: 1... Re1#!, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown" h6 2. Qf7 (White threatens checkmate with Qxg7++.) Qe7 (Black puts black queen between white queen and rook.) 3. Rxe7 (White captures the black queen.) Rxe7 (Black rook captures white rook.) 4. Qxe7 (White queen captures black rook.) Edward Zolotarevsky