Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1…Re2
There does not appear to be any reasonable defence to the threat of 2. … Q:h2#
If 2. Q:e2 N:g3+ +/-
If 2. R:e2 N:g3+
3. Q:g3 Q:f1+ +/-
1. … Re2! Yow!
Next comes … Ng3+
After spending 15 minutes trying to make Nh4 or Nxg3 or Rxe1 work. I saw the solution : Re2!! and there is no defense. white will lose a lot of material and get mated.
1….Re2!!!!
2.Rxe2 Nxg3+ (2.Qze2 Nxg3#)
3.Qxg3 Qxf1+
4.Qg1 Qxg1#
1. Nf5xg3+ wins the White Queen.
–br
..Rxe1
Bxe1 Nxg3+ Qxg3 Qxf1+ Qg1 Qxg1#
Rxe1 Nh4 Qf1 dead end
So
..Re2!?
Qxe2 Nxg3+ +-
Rxe2 Nxg3+ Qxg3 Qf1+ Qg1 Qxg1#
Rf2 Rxf2 +-
Qg2 Qxg2#
Re2
Nxg3+ 0-1?
Looks like some position in 20th century game.Probably easiest solution in recent postings.No need to copy the position on chess board for analysis.
1.Re2 Rxe2
2.Qxh2# mate was threatened.
(1… Qxe2 fails against 2.Nxg3#)
2.Nxg3+ this mve comes any way.
2….. Qxg3
3.Qxf1+ Qg1
4.Qxg1#
1. Re2! Qxe2
2. Nxg3+
1. Re2! Rxe2
2. Nxg3+ Qxg3
3. Qxf1+ Qg1
4. Qxg1#
Haven’t checked it with a computer, but 1…Re2 looks like the answer. White needs the queen covering g3 to defend against Nxg3 mate, and this deflects/overloads it, e.g.:
2. Rxe2 Nxg3+
3. Qxg3 Qxf1+
or
2. Qxe2 Nxg3#
Anything I missed?
My previous comment should have started with 1…. Re2 with every move displaced forward by one step.I took 2.Qf2 for granted as I had ignored white B on d2 supporting R at e1.So white can play
2.Rf2 which black replies by 2…Bxf2 and again white is in a fix.
3.Rg1 Nxg3+
4.Rxg3 Qf1+
5.Rg1 Qxg1 #.
Nxg3?? Qxg3
Lorfa has it right with Re2. The analysis seems right but why “!?”after Re2. It just seems to win!
First move of Nxg3ch doesn’t work because of Qxg3