Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Looks like the Q forks on c3 after B takes on c3 and R takes on e5.
1. … Rxe5
1. … RxB
if
2. QxR Re8 goodbye
if
2. NxR Bxc3+
3. bxc Qxc3+
wins 1st R next move and 2nd R following move
if 3. Kd1 I haven’t worked it out but it looks like a king hunt.
Mark
Doesn’t 1. – Rxe5 2. Nxe5, Bx3+ 3. Kd1, Bxe5 just win one pawn?
Looks good as white’s king’s position isn’t best but…
What does white do against the simple 1. -, Bd6!?
(white can’t try to give Q for RB with 2. Bxd6 as Rxe2+ 3. Kxe2, Re8+ wins another piece)
The threat is to play Bxe5 followed by Nd7 and/or Qf5 winning one piece (if the king stays on e1 and Qc4+ does not loosen the pin than f6 after Nd7 is good threat, too).
As the piece on e5 is “double pinned” (kind and queen behind it) there is no way to quickly get rid of the pin and there are no good ways to defend e5 (e.g. 2. Rg5, h6).
Is there any way to prevent losing material for white?
Best wishes
Jochen
hımm hard question 🙂
1. R x Be5 Nxe5
2. B x c3+ bxc3+
3. Q x c3+ wins the rook
Greetings from France
Who cares about the name!!!
Is she single? Thats what I want to know! lol.
She’s hooot!
She can checkmate me anytime!!!
Jochen,
After 1. … Bd6 2. O-O-O! Bxe5 (almost forced since the bishop is under attack) 3. Bxe5 it isn’t obvious how Black can take advantage of the pinned knight on e5. If 3. … Nd7 4. f4 f6? fails to 5. Qc4+. 3. … Qf5 (preventing f4) looks most logical but even then white seems to hold after 4. Rge1 Nd7 5. Rxd7 when the best black has is 5. … Rxe5 (not … Qxd7? Nxd7 winning a piece) 6. Qxe5 Qxd7 which is at least even and maybe even a little better for white.
After the superior 1. … Rxe5! 2. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 3. Kd1 Rd8+ 4. Kc1 (if Kc2 simply Bxe5 with a crushing attack- white can’t take on e5 due to Qd3+ Kc1 Qd2 mate) Qh6+ 5. Kb1 Rd2 wins the queen.
If 1 … Be6 then 2. 0-0-0 seems like a perfectly good defence to me. So 1. … Rxe5 seems best, since after the combinational sequence tabulated earlier black is not only ahead in material but white’s K is stuck in the center in terrible danger.
Thanks NBZ, I overlooked the possibility to castle and the one to play f4 after the knight has moved away.
Thanks for the detailed line given!
I think Bd6 is the most usual way to proceed in _similar_ positions in real games so it came to my eyes at once. Pinned forces have to be attacked. The exception proves the rule doesn’t is?
Best wishes from Germany
Jochen