White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1.Bb6+!, axb6
2.Qb6+,Kc8
3.Rc1+,Kb8
4.Qc7+,Ka7
5.Rc6!! following by Ra6++
Bb6
Qd7#
Bb6+ ab6
Qb6+ Kc8
Rc1+ Kb1
Qd8#
or, i suppose, as anonymous suggested above, Qd7#
okay, sorry. previous is not mate. king escapes to a2. so, the correct solution would be mine plus a kill on a2
okay, okay!!
1 Bb6+ ab6
2 Qb6+ Kc8
3 Rc1+ Kb8
4 Rc7 threatening mate on b7
if 5…d4 so the queen covers b7, or 5…Ra7* (also to cover b7), then:
6 R(1)c1 and mate on c8 can’t be stopped
*if 5…Ra7 6 R1c1 black’s only chance is 6…Qe6 but this is a throw away, as: 7 Qxe6, etc.
whew. apologies for previous ‘analysis’. i like to move first, think later.
What about
1. Bb6+, axb6 (forced) 2. Qxb6+, Kc8 (forced) 3. Rfc1+ (take the f rook, I feel this is important), Kb8 (Qc4 4. Bxc4 should be hopeless, too) 4. Bc6 and how should black protect b7?
4. -, Ra7? 5. Qd8#
4. -, Qb4 5. Qxb4, Ra7 seems to defend against the mate but leaves black down much material.
4. -, Kc8 gives white the nice choice between 5. Bxd5+ (which I prefer if there appears no mate in the other line) or 5. Qxb7+, Kd8 6. Qxa8+
Hmmm, seems to make no difference which rook to take. So this must be wrong mustn’t it? 🙂
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen
1. Bb6+, axb6
2. Qxb6+, Kc8
3. Rac1+, Qc4
4. Bxc4, …
with overwhelming advantage
3:55 PM CDT
Historically, Finegold might hold the distinction of being the first titled player (then an IM) to lose to Deep Thought.
That marked the surge of computers in chess. I believe DT announced a 19-move mate.
It was not Finegold’s fault, the computer played darn well. But he did lose the human-frontier to computers! 🙂
I have never played Deep Thought, and, I have never played a rated game against a computer.
Thanks for the birthday wishes Susan. I turned 40 today!
The game was played at my first US Open, in 1982, in St Paul, MN when I was 12 years old. 🙂
Ben Finegold