White to move and win.
1k6/p1p1N2K/P7/2P4p/p7/Pq1PPB2/6P1/8 w – – 0 1
Bron, 1931
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White to move and win.
1k6/p1p1N2K/P7/2P4p/p7/Pq1PPB2/6P1/8 w – – 0 1
Bron, 1931
Nice one. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas (or at least a good day).
1. Nc6+ Kc8
2. Bd5 Qxd3+ (White threatened 3. Be6#. On 2. … Qxd5 3. Ne7+ forks king and queen.)
3. e4 Qxa6
4. Be6+ Kb7
5. Bc4 Qxc6 (5. … Qxc4 6. Na5+ forking king and queen)
6. Bd5 Qxd5
7. exd5 Ka6
8. Kg6 Kb5
9. d6 cxd6
10. cxd6 Kc6
11. Kxh5 Kxd6
A tough one!!
1.Nc6+ Kc8
2.Bd5 Qxd3+ (Qxd5 3.Ne7+)
3.e4 (idea 4.Be6++)
so Qxa6
4.Be6+! Kb7
5.Bc4!! (Qxc4 6.Na5+)
(Qxc6 6.Bd5 the pawn endgame is winnig for white)
1. Nc6 Kc8; 2. Bd5 Qd3; 3. e4 (Next move Be6++)
1. Knight c6+
1. … King c8
2.Bishop d5 !! with idea Bishop e6+
2…. Queen x Pawn d3 + (if QxB, then Knight e7+ Fork)
3.Pawn e4 and no more check !
If 3. … King d7, now 4. Knight e5+ another fork !
Very nice !
Happy Christmas !
The view from St Maur
1 Bb7 threatening mate fails to Qf7 picking up the N so
the solution has to begin
1 Nc6+ Kc8
2 Bd5 & now the B protects the N & is invulnerable because of the fork (2…Qxd5 3 Ne7+ & 4 Nxd5 with a simple win on material).
Further than this I cannot see.
After 2 days of looking at some minutes , I cannot find a way to promote the a-pawn, but suddenly I saw a mating position for white
1. Nc6+ Kc8 (Ka8 wins the queen)
2. Bd5 threatening mate at e6 and capturing the Bishop allows the Knight fork at e7.
The question is how the black defend the mate. There is no perpetual check or a check that could win a piece for black, so looking for a flight square for black, the only way is to get rid the piece that guard its surrounding square. To do that,
2…Qxd3+
3. e4 Qxa6
4. Be6 Kb7
5. Bc4 and the queen is trapped.
After 2 days of looking at some minutes , I cannot find a way to promote the a-pawn, but suddenly I saw a mating position for white
1. Nc6+ Kc8 (Ka8 wins the queen)
2. Bd5 threatening mate at e6 and capturing the Bishop allows the Knight fork at e7.
The question is how the black defend the mate. There is no perpetual check or a check that could win a piece for black, so looking for a flight square for black, the only way is to get rid the piece that guard its surrounding square. To do that,
2…Qxd3+
3. e4 Qxa6
4. Be6 Kb7
5. Bc4 and the queen is trapped.
After 2 days of looking at some minutes , I cannot find a way to promote the a-pawn, but suddenly I saw a mating position for white
1. Nc6+ Kc8 (Ka8 wins the queen)
2. Bd5 threatening mate at e6 and capturing the Bishop allows the Knight fork at e7.
The question is how the black defend the mate. There is no perpetual check or a check that could win a piece for black, so looking for a flight square for black, the only way is to get rid the piece that guard its surrounding square. To do that,
2…Qxd3+
3. e4 Qxa6
4. Be6 Kb7
5. Bc4 and the queen is trapped.
jcheyne and others, great solution!
I tried and tried, but didn’t see 5. Bc4 — got stuck after 4. Be6+, Kb7.
Nc6+ Kc8
Bd5 Qxd3+
e4 Qxa6
i dont see a win..