Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1…Rxe2 2.Bxe2 (2.Rxe2 Qxf3 3.Ne3 dxe3 4.fxe3 Qxe2 0-1) 2…Rxe2 3.Rxe2 Qf3 4.Ne3 dxe3 5.fxe3 Qxe2 6.Ra8+ Kh7 0-1
R:e2
1…Rxe2 is crushing.
All variations lose
2. Rxe2 Qxf3
Mate on g2
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2. Bxe2 Rxe2
3. f3 or f4 Rg2+
4. Kh1 Ng4 is crushing
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2. Bh1 to keep g2 protected
2………….Qf2 #
The vulnerable Bf3 invites to use brute force:
1. Rxe2! Rxe2 (Bh1 Qxf2+ mates next)
2. Qxf3! (sacking rook #2) Rxe8+
3. Kh7 Ne3 (only to delay Qg2#)
4. dxe3
White may sack back both rooks and the queen to delay, mate in 10 I think.
Too difficult.
Re2Be2 Re2Re2 Qf3
1…Qxf3!!! 2 exf3 Rxe1 3 Rxe1 Rxe1 threatmate Rxf1
1…Qxf3 if not taken, mate in g2
by Tsekmate
I have to correct my first post.
First move is probably right, but white’s answer and therefore the entire line was weird.
1. … Rxe2
2. Bxe2 (more natural than Rxe2 as I wrote) Rxe2 (threating both Qxf2+ and Qf3)
A)
3. Rxe2 Qf3!
goes as I wrote in my first post, probably mate in 11.
B)
3. Ra8+ Kh7
4. Rh8+ (only try to avoid Qf3 and Qg2#) Kxh8
5. Qf8+ Kh7
6. Qa8 (Qf3 prevented) Rxe1
7. Qg2 (only move to prevent Rxf1#) Bxg2 (white has only knight left)
8. Kxg2 Re2
I guess this is mate in 11 as well.
I’m guessing RxP
if BxR then RxB
then if RxR, Q just wanders down for a mate
if RxR then QxB and Q wanders in for that mate.
1…Rxe2 2.Bxe2
(2.Rxe2 Qxf3 3.Ne3 dxe3 4.fxe3 Qxe2)
(2.Bg2 Qxf2+ 3.Kh1 Qxg2#)
2…Rxe2 3.f4
(3.Rxe2 Qf3 4.Ne3 dxe3 5.fxe3 Qxe2)
3…Rg2+ 4.Kh1 Ng4 5.Qd2 Nf2+ 6.Qxf2 Rxf2 7.Kg1 Rg2+ 8.Kh1 Qg4 9.Ra8+ Kh7 10.Rg8 Kxg8 11.Re5 Qf3 12.Re8+ Kh7 13.Rh8+ Kxh8 14.Ne3 Qxe3 15.c5 Qg1#
A Double-Rook sacrifice. Black plays 1…Rxe2! 2. Bxe2 (2. Rxe2 Qxf3 3. Ne3 [only move to prevent …Qg2 ch mate] dxe3 4. fxe3 [4. Rxe3 Qg2 ch mate] Qxe2 0-1) 2…Rxe2! 3. Rxe2 Qf3 4. Ne3 dxe3 5. fxe3 Qxe2 6. Ra8 ch Kh7 0-1