White to move. Find the absolute best continuation for white!
Daily Chess Improvement: Find the absolute best continuation!
White to move. Find the absolute best continuation for white!
1 f4 Kxf4
2 Qg4 Ke3
3 Nf1
5n2/r2p1p2/p1PBkn2/p3Ppp1/6b1/1N1pP3/1N1P3K/2R5 w – – 0 1
Maximilian Philipp Friedrich von Klett, Deutsche
Schachzeitung 1875, White to Mate in 4
1.Na4 Kd5
(1…Rb7/Rc7 2.Nd4+ Kd5 3.Rc5+ Ke4 4.Nc3#)
(1…dxc6 2.Nbc5+ Kd5 3.Nb6#)
2.Rb1 Kc4
(2…Ke6 3.Nc3 dxc6 4.Nc5#)
(2…Kxc6 3.Nb6 Kxb6 4.Nd4#)
(2…Ne8 3.Nc3+ Ke6 /Kxc6 4.Nd4#)
3.Nb6+ Kb5 4.Nd4#
Na4 is correct and black can only wait for mate to follow. Another interesting variation is 1. Na4 Ng6 2. Nd4+ Kd5 3. Rc5+ Ke4 4. Nc3# or it could have gone 1. Na4 Rb7 2. Nd4+ Kd5 3. Nc3+ Kc4 4. Ne4+ Kd5 5. Nxf6#
yes. i had noted the variation but forgot to include (1…. Rb7/Rc7/Ng6 It is also true for neutral moves like 1… Ra8,1…. Bd1/Be2/Bf3 etc.
n1rb4/1p3p1p/1p6/1R5K/8/p3p1PN/1PP1R3/N6k w – – 0 1
Samuel Loyd’s “Excelsior”. White to mate in 5. By pawn moves only…
All pawn moves is difficult.it surfaces in only one variation. the plan to mate seems to be Rf5-f1# or bxa3 followed by Rb1# but black brings some obstacles like 1.Rf5 Rc5 pinning the R or 1.bxa3 Rc5+ .therefore …. Rc5 must be prevented.
1.b4 Bc7
(1…Rc5+ 2.bxc5 a2 3.c6 Bc7
(3…bxc6 4.Rf5)
4.cxb7 Bxg3 5.bxa8=B# This is the only one with all pawn moves.)
2.Rf5 Bf4 3.Rxf4 Rc5+ 4.bxc5 bxc5 5.Rf1#
b4 is the correct move but Bc7 leads to a faster mate for white by 2. bxa3 followed by Rb1# There is, however, a logical continuation that allows white to mate in 5 by a single pawn. Black has to stop this immediate mating threat but can only prolong the inevitable by five moves. If black plays the correct moves in prolonging mate then white can mate in 5 and it’s done by a pawn…
Oops, I saw the bold print and neglected the fine print. You’re right, 1. b4 Rc5+ (Avoiding Rd5 or Rf5) 2. bxc5 a2 (put’s a stop to Rb1#) 3. c6 Bc7 (I think 3…bxc6 is the only alternative that takes away the pawn that mates but white can still mate in 5 by 4. Rf5 any move by black and 5. Rf1#)
I have been studying the King’s Gambit and stumbled across one variation called the Rice Gambit by Isaac Rice. It goes like this,
1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. h4 g4 5. Ne5 Nf6 6. Bc4 d5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. O-O
I’ve seen many documentations on this variation but everybody in support of this has been giving black bad moves like 8…Bxe5. In studying this, I’ve discovered that 8…Nd7 is winning for black, undisputedly. Whites best answer to Nd7 is 9. d4 and then we get 9…Nxe5 10. Qe1 0-0 11. dxe5. “Just look at that fork!” one might say. But black can answer 11…Bc5+ 12. Kh1 Ne4!! White’s queen can’t take because of 13… Qxh4# and black is safely occupying white’s territory with all kinds of threats. Does anyone have any suggestions for what white’s best alternatives are after 8…Nd7?
Um, correction that’s 8…Nbd7
White may try 9.Nxg4 but i can not assess the position.