White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
I would play g6 here almost without thinking about it. There is no defense:
1. g6
This is surely not the only winning move, but it liquidates to a clearly won ending very rapidly. Continuing:
1. …..Rh6
Or black can take at g6 with fg6, but then 2.h7 wins since Rxh7 loses to the skewer after white plays 3.Ra7+. And, of course, playing Kf6 or f6 allows h7 and h8 to win, too. Continuing:
2. g7 Rf6
Of course, Rg6 loses to 3.g8Q, and Rh4+ loses after 3.Kg3 Rh1 4.Kg2. Continuing:
3. Ke5 Re6
4. Kd5 Rd6
5. Kc5 Rg6
6. g8Q Rg8
7. Rg8 and the white king will take up residence on the f-file in front of the pawn long before black can move both pawn and king far enough down the board to be a threat.
There’s nothing like a skewer
To chuck him in the sewer.
1. g6 fxg6 [otherwise the g-pawn promotes: (1. .. Kf6 2. g7) (1. .. Rxh6 2. g7)] 2. h7 Rxh7 3. Ra7+
g6!
..Kf6 g7 Rg1 g8=Q Rxg8 Rxg8 +-
..fxg6 h7 Rxh7 Ra7+ +-
..fxg6 h7 Kf7 h8=Q Rxh8 Rxh8 +-
..Rxh6 g7 Rg6 g8=Q Rxg8 Rxg8 +-
The black rook can give checks but they always run out, white just has to stay off the g and h files with the king so as not to allow skewers.
g6 wins
1) g6 wins the house
G6 looks likely. Rxh6 loses to g7 and fxg loses to h7 as Rxh7 loses the rook to a skewer. If black checks on the first rank the king just retreats to the second rank when the checks will be exhausted.
1. g6! fxg6 (1. … Rxh6 g7 1-0) 2. h7! Rxh7 3. Ra7+ wins rooks and the game.
I guess: Simply sack both pawns!
1. g6! fxg6 (Rxh6 g7 Rg6 g8=Q Rxg8 Rxg8)
2. h7! Rxh7 (what else?)
3. Ra7+
gains the rook, quite enforced it seems.
1. … Rf1+
2. Ke3! Re1+
2. Kf2
is no good for black either.
A variation is:
1. g6 Rxh6 (fxg6 h7 Rxh7 Ra7+ drops rook, Kf6 g7 also looks stupid)
2. g7 Rf6+ (Rg6 g8 drops rook)
3. Ke5!
heading for field c5 with no more checks.
3. … Re6+
4. Kd5 Rd6+
5. Kc5 Rd8 (Rg6 g8 still drops rook, as does Rc6+/Rd5+)
6. Rxd8 Kxd8
7. g8=Q
1. g6!
if 1. … fxg6, 2. h7 Txh7 3. Ta7+ Rf6 4. Txh7
if 1. … Txh6, 2. g7 Tg6, 3. g8=Q Txg8 4. Txg8
all other variations lead, more or less, to these two.
Even though it is endgame,combination works here. If you remove both f and g pawns, it is clear that 1.g7 works because of X ray attack.So,
1.g6 Rxh6
2.g7 wins after checks by black R get over. White K should be cautious and avoid going to g file.
1.g6 if 1….fxg6 then 2.h7 which cant be cut by rook (2….rxh7 ??)because of 3. ra7 check and black rook is gone. Of course if black rook cant cut h7 then it advances in next move to queen at h8. 1-0
Also, after 1.g6, 1…kf6 doesnt work because of 2. ra6 check and king is forced back to its original square e7 allowing comfortable queening of g pawn which can only be prevented by loosing black rook. 1-0
1g6 2h7 3a7+ & rook gone
1) g6! fxg6 2) h7 Rxh7 3) Ra7+
1)After g6! capture of h6 or decline of exchange leads to g8=Q
1. g6…
(a) 1…fxg6, 2. h7 Rxh7 3. Ra7+
(b) 1…Rfi+ 2. Ke3
1. g6….
(a) 1….fxg6, 2. h7 Rxh7 3. Ra7+
(b) 1…Rf1+ 2. Ke3
g6