White to move. How should White proceed?
nr2r1k1/2b2pp1/3R3p/p3P3/q1bNBQ1P/6P1/1p3P1K/1R6 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
nr2r1k1/2b2pp1/3R3p/p3P3/q1bNBQ1P/6P1/1p3P1K/1R6 w – – 0 1
Considering the material imbalance, white needs to be quick, and there really is only one quick theme here:
1. Qf5
The only potentially forcing move I see for white. Even Rxh6 is clearly losing: [1. Rh6 Be5! 2.Bh7 Kf8! 3.Qg5 Bd4-+]. Continuing:
1. …..Re5
I don’t really see a better defense here, but due to time constraints, I have not looked deeply at the alternatives, but they don’t look at all that different anyway:
2. Qh7! Kf8
3. Nc6!
Threatening Qh8#. It also threatens Rd7 (which couldn’t be played at move three due to black’s queen). So, black must either take the knight, or open a hole at f7:
3. …..f5 (f6 4.Rd7 anyway)
4. Rd7! Re7 (to clear e5)
5. Re7 Be5
6. Qh8 Bg8
7. Bd5
And now black can try for a perpetual with Qxh4 or Bg3 (but I think white’s king finds a haven at g1 or g2 in those instances). Taking the knight at c6 is a quicker mate after white plays 8.Rf7 followed by Qxg8#. So, back at move 3, black must take the knight immediately:
3. …..Qc6
4. Rc6
I see nothing better, but have not spent a lot of time either. The rook is en prise, so it seems natural to use it to capture at c6. So, at this point, white has two pieces for a queen and two pawns. Black is in a bit of bind, too, since white is threatening both the bishop at c4 and the bishop at c7 (since N retake at c7 drops the b8 rook to Qh8+). I don’t see how black can hold this- the best looking continuation for black looks like:
4. …..Re4
5. Rc7 Nc7
6. Qh8 Ke7
7. Qb8 and this just looks completely lost to me for black. Black has enough time to get his pieces under protection, but not the extra two pawns.
from wich game this position is taken?
from wich real game is this position taken?
Q-f5 seems strong. Black can’t take the rook, otherwise, Q-h7 ch and exd6 leave Black in a mating net. If black declines the rook, the queen check followed by N-f5 is strong. Finally, if Black defends with … g6, then White plays Rxg6.