Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
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1…Qc3+ 2.Rd2 Qa1+ 3.Rd1 Bxb4+ 4.axb4 Qxa7
Qc3+ Qa1+ Bxb4+ and win the queen
Qc3+ Qa1+ Bxb4+ and win the queen and the game
QAc3 check, rook interposes, QA1 check, rook interposes, BXP check wins queen. This is only the second one I have ever done. Yippee, Carlsen is next. I don’t think.
Can black move g6?
Can Black move b6?
simple and absolutely forced: 1 .. Qc3+ 2. Rd2 Bxb4+ 3. axb4 Qxa7 wins the queen and the game
White’s queen is unprotected. 1. … Qc3+ 2. Rd2 Qa1+ 3. Rd1 Bxb4+
A couple of queen checks and a bishop sac on b4 and it is goodnight Irene for the white queen!
1…..Qc3+
2. Rd2 Qa1+
3. Rd1 B:b4+
4. ab Q:a7
All white’s moves are forced.
1. Qc3+! Rd2
2. Qa1+! Rd1
3. Bxb4+! axb4
4. Qxa7 +-
Marcelo
Black can make use of the fact that white queen is hanging.
1…Qc3+
2.Rd2 Qa1+
3.Rd1 Bxb4+
4.axb4 Qxb7 -+
This should be an easy win for black from here.
The white Q looks far away from any trouble, and the black Q can’t mate whit on his own. But then there is the tricky Qc3+, Rd2, Qa1+, Rd1 and now the blow Bxb4+ which forces axb4 and winning the white Q. Nice combination.
Not that difficult this one! Obvious first move is:
1. Qc3+ Rd2
Now Black must choose between Qa1 & Qc1, the latter draws easily by repitition. So
2. Qa1+! Rd1
3. Bxb4+!! axb4
4. Qxa7 1-0
White’s threat is Bh3+ and mate follows by Qa8 so Black must play a checking move. Also looking around for unprotected pieces (thanks SP for free video!!) notice White’s Q.
1.Qc3+ Rd2
2.Qa1+! Rd1
3.Bxb4+! axb4
4.Qxa7
0-0-0
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1. … Qc3+ 2. Rd2 Qa1+ 3. Rd1 Bxb4+ 4. axb4 Qxa7 0-1 Beautiful!
1. Bxb4+ Rd2 (forced)
2. Qc1# (can this be tr ue?)
1. … ♛c3+
2. ♖d2 ♛a1+
3. ♖d1 ♝xb4+
4. axb4 ♛xa7
Here I started out pondering “how can perhaps Bxb4+ be played with some effect? b4 is so well guarded…”
Then I simply had to find this “build up”:
1. … Qc3+
2. Rd2 Qa1+!
3. Rd1 Bxb4+!!
4. axb4 Qxa7
All enforced gain of a queen for bishop in 4 moves.
It is worth to mention that white obviously relies on his threat Bh3+ Rd7 Qa8# and probably expected something like f5? Bh3 Qe6?? Qa8+ Kd7 Rxd4+ Ke7 Qxd8#. I should like to see black’s face when he realized his queen was lost….
Oops, the previous `solution’ fails
because I did not notice the a3 pawn!
Anyway, here is another solution:
1… Qc3+
2. Rd2 (actually forced!) Qa1+
3. Rd1 Bxb4+
4. axb4 Qxa7 0-1
or
3. Kd2 Bxb4+
4. axb4 Qxa7 0-1
or
4. Kd2 or Kc3, but mate if not far…
Well, trying to be more accurate than in my previous post, white may have expected Qe6? Qa8+ Kd7 Rxd4+ Bd6 Qxb7 up with 2 pawns, or Qa6? Bh3+ Rd7 Qxa6 bxa6 Bxd7 Kxd7 Rxd4+ up with quality and pawn. Something like that. In both cases white should win.
I struggle to find out what white’s last move may have been. Was he just greedy and took a pawn on a7??
My immediate reaction is that, with Bh3+ and/or Qa8+ threatened, I would take the draw with Qc3+ then Qc1+ etc.
But my guess is that there is something better which is really exotic. May come back later.