White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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I am not seeing a picture here.
How about 1. a5 creating 2 passed pawns if black takes the bishop? Should be unstoppable.
1. Bxa6 should win. I see the board just fine.
a5 and march pawn to a8? Black will be forced to play b5 and a pawn can get promoted first.
a5
a5 looks like the winning move.
if .. axb5
cxb5 & I don’t see how the 2 pawns
can be stopped.
If … c4
white’s b pawn queens with check.
1.Ba6 might win since I don’t quite see how black can save the c4 pawn off the top of my head, but white does much better to just move his a-pawn since the bishop at b5 is poisoned:
1. a5! ab5?
2. cb5
White should even win with a6 here since the pawn can’t be stopped. Continuing:
2. …..c4 (Na4/c4 3.a6+-)
3. b6 c3
4. b7 c2
5. b8Q+ wins easily.
Of course, if black declines the bishop, he is just conceding a completely lost endgame anyway:
1. a5 Nd3 (what else better?)
2. Ba6
Winning the a6 pawn without conceding the white a-pawn. Continuing:
2. …..Nb4 (Nf6 3.Bb5 anyway)
3. Bb5 and to stop the a-pawn, black will have to concede a piece.
1. a5 looks like it wins; 1…ab 2. a6 and the pawn queens. In fact, there’s no need to move the a-pawn at all; doing something random works just as well.
The B at c7 eliminates pursuit of the a-pawn by the knights until it is too late.
a5 wins
1. a5( with a threat of Bxa6 ) axb
2. a6, and the pawn can’t be stopped.
1. a5 and that P will turn into a Q soon..
Hi
Those who suggested a5 should consider the following scenario:
1. a5 Ne5 2. Bxa6 Nc6 3. Bb5 Na7 4. Bb6 Nc8 5. Bc7 Kf8 6. Bd7 Na7 7. Bb6 Ke7 8. Bb5 Nxb5 9. cxb5 Nc4 10. Bc7 Kd7 11. Bb6 Kc8 12. Ba7
This should be led to a draw. Let me know if I missed something.
what is wrong for white with 1.a5 Ne5 2.BxNe5