Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Rxg2?
1.Rxd2 Rxd2
2.Rd8 keeping the d2 rook pinned
2… Rd1
and now the important move 3. c4 which keeps white frozen since the d2 rook is pinned and he will drop it if he moves his king or d1 rook (except with check). Black can then use as many moves as he wants to get his king to an aggressive square and try to queen the f or h pawn. Black has the luxury of forcing an exchange of his bishop and rook for white’s 2 rooks at his convenience.
3.c4 is crucial otherwise white would play c4, c3 and Kc2 to force an endgame in which black is only slightly better
Rxd2, Rxd2
Rd8, Rd1 and the White pieces cannot move, so the Black king can march up and capture pawns.
Brilliant!
1….. Rxd2
2.Rxd2 Rd8
3.Rd1 c4!!!
Now black king and R are tied to their respective squares and when all other pawn moves are over(losing many pawns during the process) either K or R will have to move losing the pinned R.
1…R:d2
2. R:d2 Rd8
3. Rd1 and now black calmly exhausts white of moves, then wins a R.
The game could continue 3…c4 4. g4 Bf4 5. h4 Kg7 and the black K and pawns calmly await the forced advance of white’s K-side pawns.
Black must avoid allowing white to move his d1 R with check and then advance to the 2nd rank, when the zugzwang is broken and black can no longer emerge with an extra piece.
1. Rxd2. Rxd2
2. Rd8. Rd1
3. c4!
Now both white rooks and the king can not be moved and black king can march down to e3
The pin on the d2 knight is the chief motif in black’s attack.
1…Rxd2! 2.Rxd2 Rd8 3.Rxd1 (Otherwise loss the rook for nothing)
3…c4!!
This move blocks the doubled ‘c’ pawns of white and locks the King and rooks at their places. Now black king can walk upto the ‘a’ pawn calmly and captures it and then promotes his own ‘a’ pawn. Even one check by ‘d1’ rook is not sufficient as black king can hide behind the rook after moving the rook to say ‘Rd7’.
Truly brilliant!
1. … Rxd2!!
2. Rxd2 Rd8!!
3. Rhd1 Kg7 0-1
All White pieces are tied up while Black king can roam around and gobble sufficient pawns before exchanging all pieces resulting in a won endgame.
Ooops, I skipped an important move in my earlier post. Reposting with edit:
“Truly brilliant!
1. … Rxd2!!
2. Rxd2 Rd8!!
3. Rhd1 c4!! 0-1
All White pieces are tied up while Black king can roam around and gobble sufficient pawns before exchanging all pieces resulting in a won endgame.”
Rxd2 Rxd2 Rd8 Rd1 and white is paralyzed! The king can trundle down and then exchange off the pieces and the black king takes the white kingside pawns.
1. …..Rxd2!!
2. Rxd2.Rd8!!
3. Rhd1.c4!!
Black cannot move King or Rooks for he would then lose his d2 rook for nothing. he will be in zugzwang pretty soon as Black will play a pawn and block white’s pawn. then white will run out of king side pawn moves as black will not exchange pawns. Black will also play Bf4 sidestepping the oncoming pawns. Finally even g7 by white would lead to king blockade and black wins!
Harry
4.
1. …..Rxd2!!
2. Rxd2.Rd8!!
3. Rhd1.c4!!
Black cannot move King or Rooks for he would then lose his d2 rook for nothing. he will be in zugzwang pretty soon as Black will play a pawn and block white’s pawn. then white will run out of king side pawn moves as black will not exchange pawns. Black will also play Bf4 sidestepping the oncoming pawns. Finally even g7 by white would lead to king blockade and black wins!
Harry
4.
1……Rxd2!!
2.Rxd2.Rd8!!
3.Rhd1.c4!!
White is in zugzwang! He cannot move rook or king for he will lose the d2 rook! He can move only pawns. Ultimately all white pawns will be blockaded by black pawns and king. Black will not exchange any pawn. Finally white moves king or R1 rook for black to win the d2 rook and the game!
Harry