Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
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1…….. c4!
2. Qxc4 Bxb2+! seemed crushing. But
3. Kd2! and I cant see anything
better then
3…… Bc3+
4. Ke2 Bxe1 and black is only an exchange up. Then I found out
1……. Bc3!
This simple and cute move gets white into a mating net. After
2. bxc3 bxc3 black is threatening Qa1.
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Slam the door on White’s king with 1…Bc3! 2.bxc3 bxc3 and then get a nice cup of tea.
1….Bc3
1…Bc3!! if 2 bxc3 bxc3 threat mate Qa1, if 3 Qb1 Qa3+wins
if 3 Rd move Qa1+ 4 Qb1 Qxb1+ Follow by Rb8+, Ra1#
if 3Nd2 cxd2+ 4 Rxd2 Qa1+ 5Qb1 Qxb1+ then Rb8, Ra1#..
Just mate or heavy loss of materials-By Tsekmate
c4 Qxc4
Bc3 bxc3
bxc3 Qb3
Qb3 Qa1+
Qb1 Qa3+
Qxb2++
i didnt use a board for this one.. didnt it completely in my mind…I reasoned that if i could somehow cut off the d2 square i had the mate.. i couldnt just play Bc3 first because it would work. I first had to move the queen out of the way.. i was sorting that order out in my mind first which took the most amount of thought…
Both Bc3 and c4 look promising. Black will gain a rook for the bishop and use the advantage of that and the pawns
c4 Qxc4
Bc3 bxc3
bxc3 Qb3
Qa1+Qb1
Qa3+ Qb2
Qxb2++
i didn’t use a board for this one.. did it completely in my mind…I reasoned that if i could somehow cut off the d2 square i had the mate.. i couldn’t just play Bc3 first because it would not work. I first had to move the queen out of the way.. i was sorting that order out in my mind first which took the most amount of thought…
I think b2 looks weak.
I like the idea to first attack queen with c4, driving it away from defence of b2, then sack bishop on b2.
This seems to be guaranteed up with material at least:
1. c4! Qxc4/Qe3
2. Bxb2+! Kd2 (Kxb2?? Qa3+ Kb1 Qa1# was the point here)
3. Bc3+ Kd3/Ke2
4. Bxe1
This is up with quality + a pawn or two, winning.
Here may be more to win, but if so, it depends on the variations.
(1)…c4
(2)Qxc4 Bc3
(3)bxc3 bxc3
(4)Qb3 Qa1+
(5)Qb1 Qxa1
(6)Kxa1 Rb8
(7)Kc1 Ra1#
I bet for 1…Bc3!
It threatens Qa1# and I can’t see a succesful defence. These are the best tries I thought:
2.bxc3 bxc3 3.Rd3 (3.Qb1 Qa3+ 4.Qb2 Qxb2#) Qa1+ 4.Qb1 Qxb1+ 5.Kxb1 Rb8+ 6.Kc1 Ra1#
I can see that in my first solution the variations were unsufficiently dealt with.
1. c4
A)
1. … Qxc4 (enforced)
2. Bxb2+ Kd2 (Kxb2?? Qa3+ mating next)
3. Bc3+ …
4. Bxe1
is up with quality + pawn, as I first said. Something better here?
B)
1. … Qe3??
2. c3!!
Of cource. Threating directly Qa1#.
Nothing helps.
2. … bxc3
3. bxc3 Qxc3
4. Qxc3 …
5. Ra1#
1…c4 (to deflect the white queen from the defence of b2) 2.Qxc4 Bc3. Now, if 3.bxc3 then 3…bxc3 4.Qb3 Qa1+ and 5…Qa3+ mating. If 3.Nd2 then 3…Qa1+ 4.Nb1 Qxb2#. Also giving the queen for the Ra6 and the bishop doesn’t prevent mate.
Bg5
Others seem to have missed this variation which delays mate by a bit:
1. Bc3 Nd2 (instead of bxc3)
Then,
2. Qa1+ Nb1
3. c4! Qxc3 (if 3…Qxc4 then Qxb2#)
4. bxc3
followed by mate on d2.