Torre Repetto, Carlos – Lasker, Emanuel (Moscow, 1925), presented by Andreas
White to move. How should White proceed?
r3rnk1/pb3pp1/3pp2p/1q4BQ/1P1P4/4N1R1/P4PPP/4R1K1 w – – 0 25
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Classic tactic
a4 qa4
bf6 ng6
rg6 pg6
qg6 re7
be7 resigns
1-0 gg
1) Bf6!!
a4 qa4
bf6 ng6
rg6 pg6
qg6 re7
be7 resigns
1-0 gg
1.a4? Qxb4! and black is fine.
Bf6 Qxh5
Rxg7+ Kh8
Rxf7+ Kg8
Rg7+ Kh8
Rxb7+ Kg8
Rg7+ Kh8
Kxa7+ Kg8
Rg7+ Kh8
Rg5+ Kh7
Rxh5
perpetual up shit creek with no paddle for black
wolverine
Wolverine, I came up with the same thing, but what comes next after
…. Rxh5
Kg6
I suppose 3 pawns is a big advantage, but the game probably goes on for another 30 moves or so, unlike most of these puzzles.
You all missed it!!
1. Qxh6 gxh6
2. Bf6+ Kh7
3. Rg7+ Kh8
4. Rxf7+ Kg8
5. Rg7+ Kh8
6. Rb7+ Kg8
7. Rxb5 and wins
Unspeakable
Annonymous – “You all missed it!”
I think after 1. Qxh6 gxh6
2. Bf6+ ….Black just blocks with his knight Ng6!
I will stay with Wolverine today.
I will stay with the guy after wolverine because this is how the game continued 🙂 I studied this game in chess school, the trick Torre pulled is called “windmill”, if I’m not mistaken, and indeed, Lasker resigned several moves later because the 3 pawn advantage is quite sufficient.
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1100063