Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Qf4 wins the bishop?
Qf4!
1. …Qf4
2. R:b8+ R:b8
And Black must retreat his Q t the first rank to avoid mate; Black then wins the Bb7.
Queen to C3, captures pawn.
Qf4!!
for Black, it should be Qf4… to force the White Queen to retreat. Black Queen have a mating treat at Qf1+ & Rb1+ also if the support of rank file is loss.
I think Qf4 is the best move so far…
1. … ♛f4, threatening
2. … ♛xe4
2. ♕xf4 ♜xb1+
3. ♕f1 or ♕c1 ♜x♕#
2. ♕e3 or ♕d2 or ♕e1 ♛xf6
2. ♖xb8+ ♜xb8, renewing the threats.
Interesting looks:
1. … Rxb1+
2. Qxb1 Qxc3
Double-pinning white N+B and there is the Q mate threat on 1st rank if Q leaves it.
But also the Q mate threat on 8th rank if R leaves it! Very double edged!
3. h3 (looks logical) Re8!
The threat Re1 seems to give black a strong attack here.
I imagine Qf4 wins the bshop at least in view of threat to queen which cannot desert the defence of b1 even after Rxb8+ and black’s reply, Rxb8 renews the threat.
Qf4 seems crushing to me. It deflects the white queen, so black mates on c1 if she captures and also attacks the bishop. A case of loose pieces dropping.
Qf4 seems crushing to me. It deflects the white queen, so black mates on c1 if she captures and also attacks the bishop. A case of loose pieces dropping.
Qf4 seems crushing to me. It deflects the white queen, so black mates on c1 if she captures and also attacks the bishop. A case of loose pieces dropping.
1. …Qf4!! Two pieces attacking and winning.
I would immediately play 1.-Qf4. Queen threaten to take B on f6,and if Queen takes Queen, Rxb1 mates. There seems to be zugzwang. RxR+ RxR only postpones the defeat.
Queen to f4 wins the bishop! Queen cannot take because of Mate on b1.
qf4 threatens everything. Mooselander.
qf4 threatens everything!
mooselander.
qf4 threatens everything!
mooselander.
Deflect the white queen by playing:
1. …Qf4 or Qe5
2. QxQ. Rxb1+
3. Q to first rank, RxQ++
Correction: Qf4 is the only move owing to the white bishop.
1. Qf4!
Black Queen can’t be captured due to back rank mate.
If 2. Qe1/Qd3/Qc2 or Re1
2. Qxf6 leaves Black w/ an exchange up.
Qf4
1…….Qf4! wins the Bishop and the game.
1. … Q-f4 threatens Q,B and mate on the first rank.
Qf4!