White to move. Find the best continuation for white.
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Daily Chess Improvement: Find the best continuation
White to move. Find the best continuation for white.
Source: ChessToday.net
Rx36
Rxe6
1) R:e6; Ae7 […; f:e6 – 2) Bh5#] – 2) R:e7; R:e7 [….; Kf8 – 3) R:d7 wins easily] 3) Qd8#
1. Rxe6+ fxe6 if 1…(1…Re7 2,Qd8++ if 1, Rxe6 Be7 2. Rxe7 Rxe7 3,Qd8++
2. Bh5++
What about:
1. Rxe6 Be7
2. Rxe7 Kf8
3. Rxd7 Bxd7
4. Qxd7
and Black can go
4. . . Kg7
Even though Black is down in material, it seems to me that he still has some possibilities to defend his king.
If 5. Bh5 Kh6
6. Qxf7 Qg5
I agree, but for a very different reason which happens to be more serious, in my opinion and from experience with studying these positions. After 1.Rxe6+, fxe6, white can play the immediate 2.Qe2, which threatens mate, and will be difficult, in the long run, for black to drive off.