White to move. How would you assess the position? What should White do?
Platov 1907, presented by Andreas
2Q5/3p3p/5p2/1q1k3B/1P1p1K2/P7/2P2p2/8 w – – 0 1
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1Qc4+ Qxc4 2.Bf7+ king moves 3.Bxc4
Simple, really, after I stared at it for about twenty of my duffer minutes.
Thanks, by the way, Ms GM. This blog is so well done it just may guiltify (?) me into joining the USCF again.
Cool one. 1. Qc4+ should win.
Best black try is probably Kxc4 2. Be2+, Kc3 3. Bxb5, Kxc2 [threat of d3] 4. Ke4! [4. Bf1?, d3 5. Ke3, d2 6. Be2, f1Q], Kc3 5.Kf3!, d3 6. Kxf2, d2 7. Ke2, Kc2 8. Ba4+ (or similar variations).
Perhaps there are more ways for black to use his pawns!?
To Jochen:
4.Kf3 or 4.Ke4 or 4.Kg3 all three moves are doing the job.
This may not be central to the problem as composed, but when confronted with a position like this I find myself wondering what function the composer intended that otherwise seemingly random pawns serve. I can see why Platov put a Black pawn on d7 — otherwise White could just play 1.Qf5+, 2.Qxb5, and 3.Be2.
How are the pawns on f6 and h7 essential to the study?
…Qc4+ Bf7??? there’s a check on white’s King.
Reminiscence of what Nunn did to Fischer vs Bolbochan in the British Edition of ‘My 60…
There’s a check!!!
c4+ a clear win for White
…Qc4+ Bf7??? there’s a check on white’s King.
Reminiscence of what Nunn did to Fischer vs Bolbochan in the British Edition of ‘My 60…
There’s a check!!!
I have no idea what any of this means. Look at the position again, and read post #1 again.
c4+ a clear win for White
1.c4+? dxc3 and Black wins.