White to move. How should White proceed?
3r4/2k5/8/1p1B4/8/8/1P1K4/R7 w – – 0 0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Endgame chess tactic
About Author
White to move. How should White proceed?
3r4/2k5/8/1p1B4/8/8/1P1K4/R7 w – – 0 0
Rc1+, Kb6 (other moves Rc5 or bishop is free) , Rc6+, Ka5, Kc3! The threat is b4 and Ra6, so black cannot take the bishop
Rc1+!
This comment has been removed by the author.
This comment has been removed by the author.
This comment has been removed by the author.
This comment has been removed by the author.
1 Rc1+! (1…Kd6 2 Rd1! Kxd5 3 Kc3+ wins R) 1…Kb6 2 Rc6+ Ka5 and the next move is the point took me about 4 minutes to see, 3 Kc3! Rd5 4 b4+ Ka4 5 Ra6#. A very nice motif.
If all I am to do is to protect the bishop I can do that.
Note Ra7+ doesn’t work because the king can hide on c5.
Rc1+ does though. For example: Rc1+ Kb6 Rc6+ Ka7 Rc5 Kb6 b4.
Nice one! The point is of course to unpin or to protect the Bishop, so:
1)Rc1! Kb6 (if K anywhere else simply Rc5 or Bishop unpins) 2)Rc6! Ka5 (other choices lose easily as before) and now 3)Kc3! setting a nice trap, since if 3)…Rxd5, then comes 4)b4+ and 5)Ra6#. If instead 3)…b4+, simply 4)Kc4 protects the bishop and wins.
1.Rc1 Kb6
[1…Kb8 2.Rc5]
2.Rc6+ Ka7
[2…Ka4 3.Kb3 (3.Rc5 Kb4) Rd5 4.b4+ Ka4 5.Ra6#]
3.Rc5
– Shant
1.♖c1+! ♔b6 2.♖c6+ ♔a5 3.♔c3!! frees the bishop +-
[if ♖xd5?? 4.b4+ ♔a4 5.♖a6# ]
Marcelo