Bolojubov-Mieses, Baden-Baden 1925
White to move. What should White do?
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1. Bxd5
If black moves the rook on a8, then 2. Bxe6+ and white wins the bishop. If black takes the bishop then we have the following cute combination:
1…exd5
2 Rxg7+
If 2…Kf8, then 3 Qf6+ with Qe7#.
If 2…Kxg7, then 3 Qf6+ Kg8, 4. Rg1+ winning the queen.
If 2…Kh8, then 3 Qf6 wins eventually.
I think Bishop takes pawn, pawn recaptures and now Rxg7 ….Kxg7, Qf5+, Kg8, and finally Rg1+ and win
yes?
I couldn’t find a way to checkmate..The only thing possible is a draw. I might be wrong though..
B*d5
Rxd5 followed by Bxd5+, capturing the rook etc.
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Nhạc hay. Let’s listen and feel.
1. Rxd5
My try is
1.Rxd5 exd5
2.Bxd5+ Kh8 (or Kf8 into trouble22)
3.Bxa8 Rxa8
4.Qb7 Rd8
5.e6 Qe8
6.Qc7 g6
7.Qe5+ Kg8
8.e7 but still not winning?
I’ve seen this game in some Great Games collection before, which is maybe why I saw the basic idea so quickly:
1. Bxd5 exd5
2. Rxg7 Kxg7
3. Qf6+ Kg8
4. Rg1+
I remember that Bogoljubov won this, but looking at this position on a board now, I can no longer see how – I’m not even sure that White is better given the material deficit.
For example, after 4. …Qg6 (I think it’s better than …Qg4 which gives White two good passed pawns for a very slightly safer King), 5. Rxg6 hxg6, 6. Qxg6+ is there really anything better than perpetual check?
I’ll have to go and look up the game…
“When I win as White it is because I am White. When I win as Black it is because I am Bogoljubov”
1. B X d5 e X d5
2. R X g7+ K X g7
3. Rg1+ is winning for white
Basic idea (while protecting a8h1 diagonal with bishop or queen)
1. Rxd5!.exd5
2. Bxd5+.Kh8
3. Bxa8..Rxa8
4. Qb7…Rd8
5. e6 winning back bishop(bishop cannot move as it would be mate)
6. exd7..Rxd7
7. Qxd7 covering d1, so no perpetuals and white has a commanding position.
Supplementary idea
1. Rxd5!.exd5
2. Bxd5+.Kh8
3. Rxg7!.Kxg7
4. Qf6#
Harry
Looks like Rxd5 should win material
1. Rxd5 exd5
2. Bxd5+ Kf8
(if 2… Kh8 3. Rxg7 )
3. Qd6+ Ke8
4. Rxg7 wins
Rxd5
To Rocketboy:
I think your question is very valid.
I also looked at the line
1. Bxd5 exd5
2. Rxg7 Kxg7
3. Qf6+ Kg8
4. Rg1+
Without knowing that Bogoljubov had played this.
But I saw this line as little interesting since white has sacked so much material that black can easily sack back queen and still win.
1) B X d5 e X d5
2. R X g7+ K X g7
3) Qf6+ Kg8
3. Rg1+ is checkmate..
If black plays kf8 or Kh8 instead of kXg7 , white must must respond with Rdg1 instead of Qf6 in move#3