Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Bc5 wins for Black
1… Bc5
2 Bxc5 Ra1
Quorthon
Bc5,then Ra1 and promote queen….
Bd5 followed by Ra1 and then Qb2
Black plays Bc5, and wins.
Bc5 is my idea, based on the position of the King on g1.
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1…Bc5 !
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1)…Bc5 win
2)Bc5,Ra1
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If not for the bishop at d4, black could simply play Ra1 and win- a common motif in this sort of arrangement of rook + pawn vs 8th rank bound rook or king. However, if black plays Ra1 here, white has a1 double covered and can simply exchange on that square starting with Rxa1. Black needs to force the bishop off the long diagonal, and with the white king at g1, this is easy to do:
1. …..Bc5!
Pinning the d4 bishop to his king and threatening Ra1, and there is nothing white can do about it:
2. Bc5 Ra1 and black will get a queen.
A trick at move 2 is about all white has by playing Re1+ hoping black is dumb enough to play the king to f8 so that white can take the bishop with check.
Bc5!
1…Bc5! -+
I see Black would like to play Ra1 and win the White Rook, but the White Bishop defends that threat.So Black needs to remove this great defender.
1. … Bc5!
pins the White Bishop to its King
2. BxB
otherwise BxB+ followed by Ra1
2. … Ra1
White can’t stop the pawn. If 3. RxR then bxR=Q, and if 3. Rf1 then RxR+ followed by b1=Q.
Bc5
1. … Bc5
2. Re1+ Kd7
3. Bxc5 Ra1
4. Rxa1 bxa1Q+
i think, the idea is clear and will succeed no matter what white’s answer is. greets, jan
Bc5 Re1+
Kd7 Bxc5
Ra1 Bf2
b1=Q Rxb1
Rxb1+
that was 0.47 seconds… i think i just broke my record..
Bc5 Re1+
Kd7 Bxc5
Ra1 Bf2
Rxe1+ Bxe1
b1=Q
this is better
Black would like to play Ra1, but in the current position that allows Rxa1 bxa1Q Bxa1, so:
1. … Bc5 deflecting the bishop away from the a1-h8 diagonal wins as the only way to stop the b pawn from queening is:
2. Rb1 but after
2. … Bxd4+
3. Kg2 Ra1
black will have to sac his rook, and will be down a rook and a bishop.
1… Bc5!
That’s it! 🙂
… Bc5
if Bxc5 then … Ra1
else … Bxd4+
if Rxa1 then bxa1 = Q+ and mate on next move
if K moves then … Ra1 and wins with a Queen
1 …. Bc5.No need to go further.
1 … Bc5! wins
Bc5!and after Bxc5 – Ra1
1. …Ra1 fails to
2.Rxa1 bxa1=Q
3.Bxa1 so black must try:
1. …Bc5; this pins the bishop
on the a7-g1 diagonal. Now the
…Ra1 plan can work.
2.Bxc5 Ra1
3.Rxa1 bxa1=Q and black should win.
White could try to break the pin by
moving the king.
2.Kf1 or h1 Bxd4 and black’s plan of
3. …Ra1 is still intact. Of course if
2.Kg2 b1=Q+ promoting the pawn with the
discovered check on the king should lead
to a black victory.
1….Bc5
2.Bxc5 Ra1
3.Rxa1 bxa1=Q+
4.Kg2 Qxa5
– White RESIGNED because black had a queen now!!!
– High skill from MR KO (Malaysian)