White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
r1qk1r2/2p5/2Pp3p/3P2p1/p5pn/1p5P/1B2QPP1/5R1K w – – 0 1
1. Re1 looks good.
If the knight comes back to defend e7 then Bf6 distracts the rook and allows mate on e8.
Bf6+ followed by Re1
Re1 wins the house.
Re1 Ng6..what else?..then! Bf6 check!
and black is defenceless.
Re1
Bf6+ Rxf6 Re1 now threatens mate on two squares and the night can only defend e7 and the rook can only protect e7 or e8
Re6 Qxe6 Qxe6 Rxe6 wins the queen
Re1 first is maybe cleaner?
Re1 Nf4 Bf6+ Rxf6 Qe8#
Re1 Re8 Qxe8#
Re1 Qa6 Qe7+ Kc8 Qxf8#
I think that RE1 is the right way to go followed by Bf6+. If 1.Bf6+, then Rxf6, 2. Re1 Re6. the mate is not clear.
1…Re1 2.Nf5 Qe8+ 3.Rxe8 Bf6# Black WON
1.Re1
[1.Bf6+ Rxf6 2.Re1 Re6]
1…Ng6
[1…Qa6 2.Qe7+ Kc8 3.Qe8+ Rxe8 4.Rxe8#]
2.Qe8+ Rxe8 3.Bf6#
– SS
Umesh,
You got the right idea but the move order mixed.
If as you said:
1. Bf6+? Rxf6
2. Re1 Re6 stops the immediate attack
Much better is to begin with the latter:
1. Re1! Ng6
2. Bf6+ Rxf6
and mate in one.
I think the aphorism that “the threat is stronger than the execution” applies well here.
Best wishes from Israel.
and tx to GM Polgar for her efforts for chess and for this great blog.
Soulution to the mate in one:
3. Qe8 mate
This looks almost too easy.
1. Re1
and how can black protect the mate on e7? (Rf7 Qe8#)
Sorry for thinking too quickly, of course Re1 is false, since it is met by Qf5! (letting the king escape and protecting the rook as well)
The solution has too be:
1. Bf6+ Rxf6 (enforced)
2. Re1 (works because of double threat on e7 and e8)
Re1 wins for any black move
two variations:
1. Re1 Nf5
2. Bf6+ Rxf6
3. Qe8#
1. Re1 Qa6
2. Qe7+ Kc8
3. Qxf8#
greets, jan
start with Re1
1. Re1! Qa6
2. Bf6+! Kc8
3. Qe8+! Rxe8
4. Rxe8#
1. Re1 and there is no defence.
I think Re1 should come first since 1.Bf6+?? will lose to R xB and 2 Re1 will be followed by a good move Re6!!
How does white answer 1.Bf6+ Rxf6 2. Re1 Re6 ?
It seems to me immediately 1.Re1 works. 2.Qe7# is threatened, and Black can answer:
1…Rf7 2. Qe8 #
1…Nf5 2.Bf6+ Rxf6 3.Qe8#
1…Qf5 (or Qa6) 2. Qe7+ Kc8 3.Qe8 Rxe8 4.Rxe8#
1…Qd7 2.exd7 Kxd7 delays mate, but White should probably win
1.Bf6+ Rf6
2.Re1 Re6
Black wins
1.Re1
White mates
1.Re1 threatening 2.Qe7 mate !
1…Nf5/g6 2.Bf6+! Rxf6 3.Qe8 mate !
1…Rf7 2.Qe8 mate !
1….Qa6/b8 2.Bf6+ Kc8 3.Qc8+ RxQ 4.RxRe8 mate !
1…Qd7 is just completely irrelevant….
gotta do it in the right order. Bf6+ followed by Re1 allows Re6 defense.
But 1 Re1 Ng6 2 Bf6+ mates.
Vidmar is evil
1. Re1 and black will soon be mated
pht,
your defensive idea for black to play
1. Re1 Qf5 is met by
2. Qe7+ Kc8
3. Qe8+ Rxe8
4. Rxe8#
greets, jan