(1) Ne4 and wins the because Black Queen is challenged by the White Queen, and has no safe place to go except …Qd8, but then (2) Nf2 mates the Black King
1…. Nxe4
2.g3 Protects Q and avoids mate.
2…… Be7
3.Qh5
(3.Bg5 Bxg5)
3….. g6
4.Qh6
(4.Qg4/Qh3 Nf2+)
4….. Nd6
Black has won a P and his pieces are better placed enough for a win.
Knight to e4, as white can’t cover checkmate on the next move, as the same knight could then move to f2, with any piece except the queen (which would then be lost to the knight on g3. Therefore, white must sacrifice their queen in order to play a number of other moves to cover f2. (Note: I deliberately made an effort there to say ‘their’ not ‘his’ owing to recent sexist remarks made by Nigel Short).
P.S. professor Bhat, if white responds by placing their bishop in front of the queen, black queen simply takes the bishop and white is back in the same situation with the mate on f2.
yancey,
Considering that white was about to play e5 forming a wedge which would have been a nuisance though not fatal, winning a P seems to be good tactic.
… Ne4.
(1) Ne4 and wins the because Black Queen is challenged by the White Queen, and has no safe place to go except …Qd8, but then (2) Nf2 mates the Black King
1…. Nxe4
2.g3 Protects Q and avoids mate.
2…… Be7
3.Qh5
(3.Bg5 Bxg5)
3….. g6
4.Qh6
(4.Qg4/Qh3 Nf2+)
4….. Nd6
Black has won a P and his pieces are better placed enough for a win.
Qc7.. I’m just a layman but look like you could attack the white kings pawn and put some pressure on white to make the right move here.
Knight to e4, as white can’t cover checkmate on the next move, as the same knight could then move to f2, with any piece except the queen (which would then be lost to the knight on g3. Therefore, white must sacrifice their queen in order to play a number of other moves to cover f2. (Note: I deliberately made an effort there to say ‘their’ not ‘his’ owing to recent sexist remarks made by Nigel Short).
P.S. professor Bhat, if white responds by placing their bishop in front of the queen, black queen simply takes the bishop and white is back in the same situation with the mate on f2.
Neil,
White having already moved g3 has made escape square g2 for K.
Neil,
I misunderstood you.
If you mean 1…… Nxe4 2.Bg5 then you are right.Black can take 2…. Qxg5. I had thought you meant Bg5 for white later.
Professor,
I see nothing wrong with your solution. Winning a pawn is a tactical gain, afterall.
yancey,
Considering that white was about to play e5 forming a wedge which would have been a nuisance though not fatal, winning a P seems to be good tactic.