White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: W. Harvey
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: W. Harvey
From Italy: 1) Bg5; Nf6 – 2) Qd4 ….or Bc4 or Nf6. Bye
I love positions like this because I get to try and play the rest of the game out in my own head. Then I look to see where I’m at according to the real deal. The real game went like this:
1. d4 f5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nf3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nc3 c6 8. d5 e5 9. dxe6 Bxe6 10. Qd3 Na6
11. Ng5 Qe7 12. Bf4 Rad8 13. Rfd1 Ne8 14. Qe3 Nc5 15. b4 Ne4 16. Ncxe4 Bxa1 17. Nxh7 fxe4 18. Nxf8 Kxf8
19. Rxa1 Bxc4 20. (for the viewer to figure out.)
The best black can do here, if white makes the right moves, is Kf7 or Kg7 to save face but then the bishop on c4 drops…
Black may opt to lose exchange instead of a piece as shown by Gilberto.
20.Bg5 Qd7 21.Qd4 d5 22.Qh8+ Kf7 23.Bh3 Qd6 24.Bh6 Bxe2
(24…Qf6 25.Qf8#)
25.Qh7+ Kf6 26.Bg5+ Ke5 27.Be7 Qc7
(27…Qe6 28.Bxe6 Ra8 trying to save R 29.Bf7)
28.Qh8+ Nf6 29.Qxf6#
There are many trees in between.
Exactly. But your road is very difficult to find!
I noted black need not lose a piece but only exchange but exchange is just peanuts for the position.Two bishops and Q can play havoc.My 25.Bh6 refused to take exchange but go for a greater kill. for the actual game click the link below.
Zsuzsa vs Circakov 1981
Where you find the text of the game?