White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Bc5 jumps out at me almost immediately due to the claustrophobic state of black’s queen:
1. Bc5 Bc5 (what else)
2. dc5 Qc5
3. Rd7 will win a rook.
Black might do marginally better with 2. …Rd3.
2. …..Rd3
3. Rd3! Rd3
4. cb6 with a queen for a rook.
Bc5 appears to win a rook.
Bc5 Bxc5
dxc5 Rxd3
Rxd3 Qxc5
Rxd8
1. Bc5 Bxc5 2. dxc5 Qxc5
(2. .. Rxd3 3. Rxd3 Rxd3 4. cxb6)
3. Rxd7 Rxd7 4.Rxd7
If you force the queen to move then you would get first strike privileges on the rooks.
1Bc5 wins
The queen lacks space.
1.Bc5 Bxc5
(1…Qa7 2.Bxa7+ Kxa7)
(1…Qxc5 2.dxc5 Rxd3 3.Rxd3 Rxd3 4.Qxd3)
2.dxc5 Qxc5
3.Rxd7 Rxd7
(3…Qf8 4.Rxd8+ Qxd8 5.Rxd8+)
(3…Rc8 4.Rd8 Qb6)
4.Rxd7 Nd6
5.Rd8+ Ka7
6.Qe3 Qxe3
7.fxe3 Kb6
8.Bf3 Nc4
9.Bd1 Nxe3
10.Rd7 Nxd1
11.Rxd1
Whattaya mean, “If you force the queen to move then you would get first strike privileges on the rooks.”?
This isn’t bowling. Jeesh.
1.Bc5 Bxc5
2.dxc5 Rxd3
(2…Qxc5 3.Rxd7 Rxd7 4.Rxd7 white is a R up.)
3.Rxd3 Rxd3
4.cxb6 Rd7 white has Q for a R.
1.B-c5,BxB
2.dxc5,Qxc5
3.RxR, RxR
4.Rxd7+/- white is up material
🙂
Whattaya mean, “If you force the queen to move then you would get first strike privileges on the rooks.”?
This isn’t bowling. Jeesh.
Please spare us the bowling jokes, or just split.
Bc5 … to save the queen, black must trade bishops … white recaptures dxc5 again attacking the queen and unmasking the rooks – so black ends up dropping a rook.
1. Bc5 (forcing the Q to move to gain first strike privileges) B:c5 2. dc R:d3 3. R:d3 and Black must choose between …R:d3 allowing 4. cb6 and …Qa7 allowing 4. R:d8#. Tough choice.
1.Bc5 Bxc5
2.dxc5 Qxc5 (..Rxd3 3.Rxd3 )
3.Rxd7 Rxd7
4.Rxd7
Bc5 Bxc5
dxc5 Qxc5
Rxd7
ssssstrike!
1. Bc5 Bxc5 (or lose the Q)
2. dxc5 Qxc5 (or Qa7)
3. Rxd7 Rxd7
4. Rxd7
Black is a rook down.
Mark
Bc5
black will lose more material