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Atomic move missed, very difficult to see through, master level I think

I wonder if you can spot the move that is winning. In fact to spot the obvious threat is not that difficult, I in fact saw this threat. Just at the board it seemed that white has obvious defences against this threat, so this move should be prepared somehow. It turns out that black has resources against any and all white defences, in very elaborate ways. I think this requires master level vision, or may be I'm just pretending this to make my lack of vision less shameful, I don't know.

Black to move an win

https://imgur.com/l6Mvv7J
SPOILER!!
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Rc8 c4 Qb6 Bb5 d5 Qe2 dxc4 Qb5 Rc2+ Ke1 Re2+ Kd1 Rd2+ Ke1 Rd1+ Kf2 Bxf3#
@saurabhsangeeth said in #2:
> SPOILER!!
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> Rc8 c4 Qb6 Bb5 d5 Qe2 dxc4 Qb5 Rc2+ Ke1 Re2+ Kd1 Rd2+ Ke1 Rd1+ Kf2 Bxf3#

Interesting, because Bb5 is the counter intuitive move. When thinking about showing the solution, I was to planning to omit this move. I don't think a human would play Bb5 to interpose. I think the human play is with c4, and b4. Even if black sees Qb6, b4, Nxb4, then there is Rb1. This is several moves to see forward, and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. In fact at the board I stopped calculating at c4 already.
..Nf2 Qe1 Rc8 c4 d5 exd5 e5 d5 Qb6 c5 Qb4+ Kc1 Qxb2# game over
@RaviharaV said in #4:
> ..Nf2 Qe1 Rc8 c4 d5 exd5 e5 d5 Qb6 c5 Qb4+ Kc1 Qxb2# game over

There is 16. Qf1, at depth 22 given as +6 for black ( 1. Nf3 f6 2. Nd4 Nh6 3. Nf5 Nxf5 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 g6 6. Nd5 cxd5 7. Bb5 Nc6 8. d4 d6 9. e4 Bh6 10. Bg5 O-O 11. c3 Bg4 12. f3 Nb4 13. Be8 Nd3+ 14. Kd2 Kh8 15. a4 Nf2 16. Qf1 ), but probably this is also winning, may be a little bit slower. 15.. Rc8 is mate in 10.
@chrisrapid said in #8:
> other atomic puzzle (level-medium)

Then I'm below medium level, because I could not solve it. I thought h4 and open up the queen, but apparently this is wrong.

But here is one from recent tournament game against 2200 level opposition.

I played dumb Bxh6, which is neverhteless reasonable move.

However there is a subtle move, I could never find on my own.

White to move and win

https://imgur.com/5l2gnOs
@hyperchessbotauthor said in #1:
> I wonder if you can spot the move that is winning. In fact to spot the obvious threat is not that difficult, I in fact saw this threat. Just at the board it seemed that white has obvious defences against this threat, so this move should be prepared somehow. It turns out that black has resources against any and all white defences, in very elaborate ways. I think this requires master level vision, or may be I'm just pretending this to make my lack of vision less shameful, I don't know.
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> Black to move an win

Qh5 I think

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