Black to move. This was an actual game of GM Jakovenko. Is this a draw, win or loss?
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Black to move. This was an actual game of GM Jakovenko. Is this a draw, win or loss?
I think black is winning, after
1…. f5
2.gxf6+ Kh6
the threat of Rhh3 is very hard for white to meet, the white rooks have no time to retreat and defend their monarch
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I do not think it is so easy.
1…. f5
2.gxf6+ Kh6
3.Rh8 Rhh3
4.f5
and the king is not mated and the pawn on f6 looks ready to queen.
How about
1… Rg2+
2. Kh4 Rf3
That would leave White with only one pawn and the pawn at f7 protected by the Rook.
3.rg8+ ticks to paterzerville
Anonymous said…
I do not think it is so easy.
1…. f5
2.gxf6+ Kh6
3.Rh8 Rhh3
4.f5
what about 4… g5? I can’t find any defense against 5…. Rh4++.
However, if 3.Rg8 is played,
3… Rhh3
4.f5 g5
5.Rxg5 Rhg3+
6.Kf4 Rxg5
is not enough because the f5 pawn creates a shelter for the white king and the f6 pawn can march home with 7. f7. Are we going the wrong way?
In reply to zoobee, after 3. Rg8, Black plays 3…Rg2+ 4. Kh4 Rf2 (threatening Rxf4++) 5. Kg4 R(3)f3, with then idea of Rxf4+ followed by Rxf6 or f7, and Black is happy
im thinking black Rh3 white Re8 black Rh4+ white Kg3 black Rh2-h3+ white Kg2 black Ra3. now this is to get the black rook out and not allow whites king on the third rank so he can attack that f pawn. Im thinking once black can take the f pawn or if white decides to trade the e and f pawns with blacks e and g pawns black can mount a ferocious attck on whites king with his two black rooks.
wolverine
Ah, This was Aagainst Georgiev in corus. White was winning earlier.
Anon,
What about:
1. … Rh3
2. Rg8#?
my board was turned turned wrong way. forget that idea white mates in one. i think because the board is inverted it messed up my thinking. id jus go for the perpetual check then. Rg2+ Kh4.
wolverine
1…f5
2.gxf6+ Kh6
3.Rg8 Rhh3
4.f5 e5
And I don’t see how white can avoid being mated
1. … f5 draws.
b
1. ….. f5
2. gxf6+ Kh6
3. Rg8
If, ….. Rg2+ (to later threaten mate with the R being on the g rather than the h file)
4. Kh4 R(g)g3 (threatens mate, but …)
5. Rxg6+ If hxR 6. Rh8#
If KxR 6. Rg8+ 7. Kxf6 Rxg3
If RxR 6. f7 7. Rf6 f8(Q)+ etc.
If, 3…… R(h)h3 with the immediate threat of mate:
4. f5 (providing an escape route for the white K but also threatening Rxg6+ followed by Rh8#. This also would take place if black now moved 4. …… g5+). So, 5. …… e6xf5+. Now, if
6. Kf4 R(g)f3+ 7. Ke5 Ra5+ 8. Ke6 Ra6+ and I think black can win the white f6 pawn (and the game) after playing f5xe4. But, if 6. e4xf5 I don’t think black can win.
If GM Jakovenko was able to win over the board with black from the given position, it shows why he is a GM and I am a patzer.
1…f5+! the only way to win this
(1…h5+?? 2.gxh6+ Rxh6 3.Rg8+ Kh7 4.Rh8+ Kg7 5.Rcg8+ Kf6 6.e5+ Ke7 7.Rxh6+-)
2.gxf6+
(2.exf5 gxf5+-+)
2…Kh6
3.Ra8 (3.Rg8 Rg2+ ( 3…Rhh3?! 4.f5 exf5+ 5.exf5 Rhg3+ 6.Kf4+/-) 4.Kh4 Rf2! 5.Kg4 Rff3!-+; 3.Rh8 Rhh3 4.f5 exf5+ 5.Kf4 Rh4+ 6.Ke5 Rxe4+-+)
3…Re3!
4.Ra4 Rg2+
5.Kh4 Rgg3 with mate
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in this position i would play rook g2+ and i think it is a draw by repetitions of moves! am i wrong?
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