White to move and win! Can you find the correct continuation for White?
6q1/6p1/2k4p/R6B/p7/8/2P3P1/2K5 w – – 0 1
Rinck, 1903
A classic chess challenge
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White to move and win! Can you find the correct continuation for White?
6q1/6p1/2k4p/R6B/p7/8/2P3P1/2K5 w – – 0 1
Rinck, 1903
I think Ra8 would be the first move. After that, it depends on where Black will move his queen.
If Qa2, then Rxa4. So, that leave black one option, which is Qh7.
And lastly, Bg6, and the queen dies. Quite easy. Hope I get it right.
1.Ra8!
Skewers abound…
ra8 qa2
rxp qg8
ra8 qh7
bg6
Crane
Full variation is as followed.
1. Ra8 Qa2 2. Rxa4 Qg8 3. Ra8 Qh7 4. Bg6 Qxg6 5.Ra6+ and wins the queen..
if 1.Ra8 Qxa8 2. Bf3+ wins the queen
if 1.Ra8 Qh7 2.Bg6 Qxg6 and Ra6+ wins the queen.
if 1. Qd5, Bf3
guess I solved it. 🙂
1) Ra8, …; and the Black lose
if 1) …, Qa2;
2) Rxa4, Qg8;
3) Ra8, …;
if 1) …, Qh7;
2) Bg6, …;
if 1) …, Qxa8;
2) Bf3+, …;
Ciao
Luigi
That’s pretty cool!
1. Ra8! Qa2 (Qxa8 will run into Bf3! and no other square on the diagonal is available to the Queen due to forks by rook or bishop)
2. Rxa4! Qg8
3. Ra8 Qh7
4. Bg6! Qxg6
5. Ra6+ 1-0
Black wins the queen in all variations.
1. Ra8 Qxa8 Bf3
2. Ra8 Qh7 Bg6 Qxg6 Ra6
1.Ra8 !!!
now Qx R then Bf3+
if Q a2 then Rx a4 Qg8 Ra8
1….Qh7 can be met with Bg6 if QxB then R a6+
I think that should do it…
1. Ra8 Qa2
if … Qh7, then 2. Bg6! Qxg6 3. Ra6+ and white wins the black Queen;
if … Qc4, then 2. Rc8+ and black loses the Queen;
if … Qe6, then 2. Ra6+ and black loses the Queen.
if … Qd5, then 2. Bf3 pins the Queen and King.
2. Rxa4 Qg8
3. Ra8! and the black Queen has no squares to go to.
1. Ra8 Qa2
2. Rxa4 Qg8
3. Ra8
I found the solution quite quickly. 1. Ra8 Qa2 2. Rxa4 Qg8 3. Ra8 Qh7 4. Bg6! and the queen is trapped.
Nice one, though fairly obvious. I doubt that most people would spot this in a real game though.
1. Ra8 and black’s queen is trapped:
If 1…Qxa8 2.Bf3+
1…Qe6 2.Ra6+
1…Qd5 2.Bf3
1…Qc4 2.Rc8+
1…Qh7 2.Bg6 Qxg6 3.Ra6+
1…Qa2 2.Rxa4 and the queen has no more hiding spaces.
1. Ra8 Qa2 2. Ra4 Qg8 3. Ra8 +-
1.Ra8 Qa2 2.Rxa4 Qg8 3.Ra8 Qh7 4.Bg6 Qxg6 5.Ra6+ K- 6.Rxg6 +-
If I have not overseen anything this one is easy (but beautiful):
1. Ra8!, Qa2!
1. -, Qxa8? 2. Bf3+
1. -, Qh7?, 2. Bg6!, Qxg6 3. Ra6+
1. -, Qe6/d5/c4 2. Ra6+/Bf3/Rc8+
2. Rax4!, Qg8!
2. -, Qxa4? 3. Be8+
2. -, Qd5/e6 3. Bf3/Ra6+
3. Ra8! and now the black queen must not got to a2 and is lost as shown above.
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen
1. Ra8 and with any queen move , Black loses:
1…Qa2
2. Rxa4 QxR (2..Qg8 3. Ra8)
3. Be8+ wins
1…Qh7
2. Bg6 QxB
3. Ra6+ wins
Good brain teaser.
Ra8, and picks up the Queen next move.
If ..Qa2 then Rxa4
1. Ra8 Qa2
2. Ra4 Qg8
3. Ra8
and White wins the Q for his R
Very nice puzzle. The Rook or Bishop checks on the Black King will win.
Let’s try:
1 Ra8 if Qh7
2 Bg6 wins the Q
if 1… Qa2
2 Ra4 starts the whole process over, but this time there will be no safe flight square for the black Q.
1. Ra8 Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8 1-0
1. Ra8 Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8 1-0
1. Ra8! Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8! 1-0
1. Ra8! Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8! 1-0
1. Ra8! Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8! 1-0
1. Ra8! Qa2 (Qh7 Bg6 !) 2. Rxa4 !! Qg8 3. Ra8! 1-0
this is so amazing, i suppose its called domination theme. when a strong player showed me this for the first time, i was deeply impressed.
queen finds no square on an empty board against minor pieces, thanks for the creator of that study.
in jadrijevic – morozevich first round zurich around move 40 the black knight dominates against the white bishop, deeply impressing. i suppose capablanca was a master of the domination of an enemy minor piece. dear susan, could you show puzzles from your own games from time to time?