Black to move. What is the best continuation for Black?
6B1/3pk3/8/2pPK3/4P2b/8/8/8 b – – 0 1
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Black to move. What is the best continuation for Black?
6B1/3pk3/8/2pPK3/4P2b/8/8/8 b – – 0 1
1. Kf8! Bh7
2. Kg7 Bf5?
3. Bg3#
prof.BHAT comments very nice.
… Bg3+
… Kd6
White pawns can’t move ahead
kf8 2 kg7 3 bf6 mate else lose the bishop and the game
1. Kf8 Bh7 2. Kg7
If black plays 2…. Bf5 then 3. Bg3#
Otherwise black will be a piece down giving white the winning edge.
1…Kf8
a)1.Bh7 Kg7 2.Bf5 Bg3#
b)1.Kd6 Bg3+ 2.Kxd7 Kxg8 3.Ke7 c4 4.d6 Bxd6+ 5.Kxd6 c3 /-+/
I was first struggling with the idea of blocking white’s pawns to cut the B away, but I found it hard to achieve.So the second way is to trap the B for capture.
1…. Kf8
2.Bh7 Still no alarm as B could be brought near the K, but
2…. Kg7 Now what 3.Bf5 safe? Nay! 3…. Bg3#.Black has to accept the loss of B.
3.Kd6 do or die
3….. Bg3+
4.Kxc5
(4.Kxd7 Kxh7 5.d6 c4 6.Ke7 c3 7.d7 Bh4+ 8.Ke8 c2 9.e5 c1=Q 10.e6 Qg5 11.d8=Q Qxd8+ 12.Kf7 Qe7# )
4….. d6+
5.Kd4 and Black wins.
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Bg3+ White’s only move is Kf5.
Black’s C pawn now has an uninterrupted path to c1.
1. … Kf8 and the white bishop is a goner, since trying to save it leads to mate. For,
2. Bh7 Kg7
3. Bf5 Bg3#.
Lost patience wit details. The broad steps appear to be:
Step-1: Disallow d4+ by white
This can be done by black’s own d6+ . The white King has two possible moves – Kf5 or Kf4.
Step-2: Get black Bishop to e5, supported by pawn on d6.
This can be done in two ways.
a) If Kf5 by white, black bishop can move Bg3 followed by Be5.
b) If Kf4 by white, black bishop can move Bf6 followed by Be5.
Step-3: Moving to winning position
Through steps 2a and 2b, white might
a) choose to offer the e pwan for mobility to its Bishop. In this case, black can get the second pawn liquated. With two free pawns, black should win.
b) choose to leave the e pawn immobilised and go after the c pawn. In this case, black King gets round first and escorts the c pawn to Queen. White cannot avoid this without losing the Bishop.
1 … Kf8
2. Bh7 Kg7
wins the B since 3. Bf5 4.Bg3 is mate.
Probably white will play 3. Kd6 K:h7 4. K:c5 but white can keep his d7 pawn by putting his B on the b8h2 diagonal, with an easy win.