Answers.Body: <p>As hint 2 suggests <em>Bi6g7+ forks the white queen and king but is answered by Nk5xBg7</em> so the Nk5 has to be taken first - Bh9xNk5. White has to retake with the bishop on f1 or be a piece down. Then black can decoy the white queen to g7 by playing the fork Bi6-g7+. After the queen takes the bishop Ne5+ uncovers an attack on the white queen from the black queen.</p>
  <p>Here are the moves in full:</p>
  <p>1...Bh9xNk5<br />
  2. Bf1xNk5 Bi6-g7+<br />
  3. Qxg7 Ne5+<br />
  4. f5xN QxQ</p>
  <p>leaving black up a queen for two pieces.</p>
  
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  <p>Published in Hex Press 4 - September 1977 and taken from the game Armstrong vs Springgay</p>
  <p>Reminder of the rules <a href="https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/40974/what-are-the-rules-of-glinskis-hexagonal-chess/40975#40975">here</a>.</p>
  <p><strong>Hint 1</strong>: If black could lure the white queen to g7 then Ne5+ would discover an attack on the white queen.</p>
  <p><strong>Hint 2</strong> Bi6g7+ forks the white queen and king but is answered by Nk5xBg7. White is not forced to play QxBg7</p>
  
Tags: <puzzles><hexagonal-chess>
Title: Hexagonal Chess Puzzle - Black to play and win
ThreadText: # Hexagonal Chess Puzzle - Black to play and win
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-05-08)
  
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  Published in Hex Press 4 - September 1977 and taken from the game Armstrong vs Springgay
  
  Reminder of the rules [here](https://chess.stackexchange.com/questions/40974/what-are-the-rules-of-glinskis-hexagonal-chess/40975#40975).
  
  **Hint 1**: If black could lure the white queen to g7 then Ne5+ would discover an attack on the white queen.
  
  **Hint 2** Bi6g7+ forks the white queen and king but is answered by Nk5xBg7. White is not forced to play QxBg7
  
  **Tags:** puzzles, hexagonal-chess
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_0 on 2023-06-18. Score: 1
  
  As hint 2 suggests *Bi6g7+ forks the white queen and king but is answered by Nk5xBg7* so the Nk5 has to be taken first - Bh9xNk5. White has to retake with the bishop on f1 or be a piece down. Then black can decoy the white queen to g7 by playing the fork Bi6-g7+. After the queen takes the bishop Ne5+ uncovers an attack on the white queen from the black queen.
  
  Here are the moves in full:
  
  1...Bh9xNk5  
  2. Bf1xNk5 Bi6-g7+  
  3. Qxg7 Ne5+  
  4. f5xN QxQ
  
  leaving black up a queen for two pieces.
  
  
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