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how do you like my chess problem ??

Sargon's attitude problem aside, not bad. Not a difficult position, but a nice way to finish.
Thank you Door_belle !!

At my level, it's not easy to see the sacrifice - That's something Sargon has a tendency to forget ;)
How to spirit away an extra-piece (bishop) is not rocket science I suppose. ;)
good job, nice eye for tactics, i think you will become one of the masters someday if you keep studying!

1. Bc4...Qf7 2.Qg6+... Kh8...3. Bxf7..Rxf7 4.Qxf7....Rg8 5.Qxg8 is mate.

if:

1. Bc4...Qxc4 2.Qg3+...Kh1 3.Qg2 is mate.
1. Bc4 Qxc4 2. Qg6+ Kh8 3. Qg7#
1. Bc4 Kf7 (trying to wriggle away) 2. Bxd5+ Rxd5 3. Qh7#
1. Bc4 Rf7 (just, what else can you do?) 2. Bxd5 Rxd5 3. Re8+ Rf8 4. Qg6+ Kh8 5. Qg7#

Well, that's if black's being half-sensible and using instinctive moves, like recapturing. But what if they just gave up? Black still loses, but there's no quick mate, at least from my analysis.
1. Bc4 Rfe8 (why not, we're losing the queen anyhow) 2. Bxd5+ Kf8 3. Rxe8+ Kxe8 4. Qe4+ Kf8 (4... Kd7 5. Qe6#)
I like it, my first thought was Bh7+, but if Kh8 I have no follow-up. I considered Nxf6 as well but after the rook takes there is no follow-up. Then I saw the solution.

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