Hello Doctor Z, After 1. Re7, taking with the Bishop 1... Bxe7 is a blunder as you pointed out since mate follows immediately by the Queen with 2. Qc7#! I still think Black's best hope is the line: 1. Re7 Qxe7 2. Nxe7 Bxe7 Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: Eddyz69@xxxxxxx To: blind-chess@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 10:07 AM Subject: [blind-chess] Richard, Re: Spoiler Alert Problem WAC052 Hello Richard and All, You could also have the following: 1. Re7 Bxe7 2. Qc7++ Either Re7 or Nf6 work. Which is the best move? There are several ways to skin a cat. Paul's thorough analysis should settle the dispute. Doctor Z