White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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1 Ne6+ !
Gabriele
Took a few trial and errors to find this- I hate knights! However, 1.Ne6 should win for white. The key part is a late knight mate threat from b6 that ties black’s hands:
1. Ne6 Re6
The alternatives are no better: [1. …fe6 2.Be5 Bd6 (or 2. …Kc8 3.Nb6#) 3.Rd6! and white has a piece and a probably a mating attack]; or [1. …Kb8 2.Be5 Ka7 3.Bf6 wins a piece, too]; or [1. …Kc8 2.Nf8 wins a piece]. Continuing:
2. Be6 Nd3
I think this is going to be best for black. Taking immediately at e6, before closing the d-file, is worse: [2. …fe6?! 3.Be5 Bd6 4.Rd6 wins a full rook]. Other moves of the knight seem no better to me: [2. …Ng4 3.Bg4 Ng4 4.h3! Nf6 5.Be5! Bd6 6.Rd6 also wins the full rook]. Continuing:
3. ed3 fe6 (now or never)
4. de4 Ra6 (anything better?)
5. Be5 Kc8
6. Nb6 Rb6
7. cb6 and white is up two exchanges.
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Nb5 check would lead to the win !
Ne6+ will bring trouble to black because the N can’t be taken. if Rxe6, then Bxe6, and if black continued fxe6, then white will capture the black N on e5.
There are mate and material threats with Ne6+.
I think Nb5 is only logical attempt, opens both d-file and diagonal, and black pawn on b5 is preventing black him self.
1. Nb5+ cxb5 (Kb8? Bxe5#)
2. Bxe5+
Now one possible line is:
2. … Kc6
3. Rd6+! Kc7 (Bxd6?? cxd6#)
4. Ra6+! Kd8
5. Rxa8+ Ke7
6. Bd6#
Black must try the sack
2. … Bd6
3. Bxd6+ Kc6
4. Nb6
White has given a knight but taken both knight and bishop, and is comfortably up with a piece, and very active.
1)Ne6+ wins
1.Ne6+ Rxe6 2.Bxe6 N(e5)d7 3.Bxd7 Nxd7 4.Rxd7+ and Black has lost a rook
1Ne6+ pxn 2Bxn+ over
Rxn 2Bxr pxb 3Bxn over.
1. Ne6+, fxe6
2. Bxe5+, Kc8
3. Nb6#
1. Ne6+, Rxe6
2. Bxe6, fxe6
3. Bxe5+, Kc8
4. Nb6#
1. Ne6+, Kb8
2. Nb6+, Bxe5+
3. Ka7, Nc7 forking the two rooks
Ne6+!
creates multiple problems for black to deal with
Hi Susan Polgar,
Okay puzzle,not too hard not too simple.
White wins the game.[ Variations exist ]
Example One
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1.Nb6 Ra6
2.Ne6+ f*Ne6
3.B*Ne5++ Mate
Example Two
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1.Nb6 Ra6
2.Ne6+ R*Ne6
3.B*Re6 f*Be6
4.B*e5+ Kb8
5.Rd1d8++ Mate.
Example Three
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1.Nb6 B*c5
2.N*Ra8+ R*Ra8
3.R*Bc5 Kb6
4.R*Ne5 Rd8
5.Rc1 h5
6.f3 e*f
7.e*f Bd3
8.Rc5 Be2
9.N*Be2 Rd1+
10.Kf2 g5
11.g4 h*g
12.B*g4 Nd7
13.B*Nd7 R*Bd7
14.Bd4 Kc7
15.R*g5 b6
16.Be5+ Kb7
17.Rc2 Re7
18.Bg3 f6
19.Rg8 Rc7
20.B*Rc7 K*Bc7
21.Nd4 d5
22.Nb5+ Kc6
23.a4 Kb7
24.Re2 c5
25.Re7+ Kc6
26.Rc8+ Kd5
27.R*c4 f5
28.Rd4+ Kc6
29.Rc7++ Mate
White wins the game.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
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