White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.Bxb6
Difficult
Queen takes bishop.
Ruke d6?
1. Bxb6 Rxb6 [… Qxb6 2. Qf7+] 2. Bd5+ Be6 [… Kh7/8 3. Qh4#] 3. Bxe6 Rxe6 4. Qxf8+ Kh7 5. Rf3 g5 6. Be4+ Kh6 Rh3#
1.Bxb6 Qb7 and then?
1.Bxb6 Qb7 2. Nh5
Karthik,
Your B was killed on 2nd move. How it got life on move 6?
Sorry, on 3rd move.
(1)1.Bxb6 Qb7 2.Na5 Qxb6 3.Bd5+ Be6 4.Bxe6+ Rxe6 5.Qf7+ Kh7 6.Rf3 g5 7.Qxe6 g4 8.Rh3+ gxh3 9.Rd3 g6 10.Qf7+ Kh6 11.Rxh3+ Kg5 12.Rg3+ Kh5 13.Qxg6+ Kh4 14.Qg5#
(2)1.Bxb6 Qxb6 2.Bd5+ Be6 3.Bxe6+ Rxe6 4.Qf7+ Kh7 5.Rd3 g5 6.Qxe6 g4 7.Rf5 g6 8.Rf7+ Bg7 9.Qf6 or
(3)1.Bxb6 Rxb6 2.Bd5+ Be6 3.Bxe6+ Rxe6 4.Qxf8+ Kh7 5.Rd3 g5 6.Qf5+ Kh8 7.Qh3+ Rh6 8.Rf8+ Kh7 9.Qf5+ g6 10.Rd7+ Qxd7 11.Qxd7+ Ne7 12.Qxe7#
(4)1.Bxb6 Qe7 2.Bxc6 Bh3 3.Bc5 and consolidates extra piece.