White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: William Harvey
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: William Harvey
Be4 followed by Bxb7 and Nd6 forking b7 and c8
I don’t understand why Karpov has his rook out in the open like that. I have spent a considerable amount of time analyzing this position and I’m very sure of what the winning move for white is. I’ll just put it this way, black is going to lose one of his rooks. White faces a possible knight pin, if black wanted to go that route or Qd7 for a mating attack like compensation for the rook, or Qh4, attacking the dark squared bishop. which ever way black goes, white should be able to handle any immediate threats and win this game….
The strongest move for White here is: Ne5. White should not try the Be4 combination herein above suggested, because it only yields a win of exchange, but at a cost of a very strong position.
From e5 the knight is disrupting the whole board. Now Black will have to exchange his B at g7 for the N at e5. If black tries to dislodge the N by f6, the double attack on g6 weakens the black king’s position considerably. If black exchanges his B at g7 for the Ne4, then he gives up the a1-h8 diagonal to the white bishop, which should lead to a win for white.
I strongly disagree. The Knight is very strongly on c4 for an all out attack. it goes like this, 1. Be4 and if black retreats the rook, say 1…Rd8 then 2. Bxb7 Qxb7 3. Nd6, forking the queen and the rook.
I would concur with 1.Be4, but I think black probably does best to just double the rooks on the d-file and concede the exchange on d5.
Yeah. doubling the rooks after Be4 looks like one of blacks strongest replies. I didn’t even think of that route.