White to move. Is this a win, loss, or draw for White? No computer analysis please.
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1.Qe4 (or else 1…Re8 and wins)
1…Rf8 [1…g6 2. Qe5+ Rg7 3. Ne6 mates]
2. Ng6+ Kg8
3. Qe6+ Rf7
4. Ne7+ (4.Ne5 Ng5) Kf8
5. Ng6+ Draw
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1.Qe4 looks spectacular. I see only three ways for black to avoid checkmate; 1.push pawn, 2.move knight, or 3.move rook.
1…g5
2.Qe5+ Rg7
3.Ng6+ Kg8
4.Qe8+ Nf8
interesting for white
1…Nf6
2.Ng6+ Kh7
3.Nf8++ Kh8
4.Qh7+ NxQ
5.Ng6#
1…Rf8
2.Ng6+ Kg8
3.Qe6+ Rf7
4.Ne7+ I did not see anything but perpetual check here.
I would say it’s a draw
QF7 then Ckeck with N g6
Qb1 1-0
Qb1 My grand mistake
Qh5
Qb1?? Qxb1
Qf5 intending Ng6 looks good…
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Qf7 would result in a queen trade after Qf3, Kxf3, Ng5. Of course, white doesn’t have to capture the queen, but running away doesn’t help either.
1.Qe4 looks good. E.g. 1-Ng5 2.Ng6+ Kh7 3.Nf8+ Kh8 4.Qh7+ Nh7 5.Qh8++.
But after 1-Rf8 or 1.-g6 I don’t see better than perpetual.
1.Qe4 looks spectacular. I see only three ways for black to avoid checkmate; 1.push pawn, 2.move knight, or 3.move rook.
1…g5
2.Qe5+ Rg7
3.Ng6+ Kg8
4.Qe8+ Nf8
interesting for white
1…Nf6
2.Ng6+ Kh7
3.Nf8++ Kh8
4.Qh7+ NxQ
5.Ng6#
1…Rf8
2.Ng6+ Kg8
3.Qe6+ Rf7
4.Ne7+ I did not see anything but perpetual check here.
I would say it’s a draw
1.Qe4 looks spectacular. I see only three ways for black to avoid checkmate; 1.push pawn, 2.move knight, or 3.move rook.
1…g5
2.Qe5+ Rg7
3.Ng6+ Kg8
4.Qe8+ Nf8
interesting for white
1…Nf6
2.Ng6+ Kh7
3.Nf8++ Kh8
4.Qh7+ NxQ
5.Ng6#
1…Rf8
2.Ng6+ Kg8
3.Qe6+ Rf7
4.Ne7+ I did not see anything but perpetual check here.
I would say it’s a draw
I think that after Qf3, Kg1, the black position is very dificult. Probably Qe4, Ng6 and Qxg6
Q-B7 should win. If Q-B6+ then K-N1, Q-Q8+, K-R2. If after Q-B7, N-KB3 then N-N6+, K-R2, I believe P-N5 wins. Sorry about the descriptive notation but I hate the other one.
1. Qh5 Rd8
2. Ng6 Kg8
3. Ne7 Kh8 seems to be a draw to my eye.
1. Qh5 g6
2. Ng6 Kg7 might be better for black, but
2. Qe5 Rg7
3. Ng6 Kg8
4. Qe8 Nf8
5. Qf8 Kh7
6. Ne7 Qd3 looks like a draw to me as well.
I am having a hard time seeing anything more than a draw for white here, but a draw down a rook isn’t to be dismissed most of the time.
Can´t find it.
1. Qf7 is met by 1. … g5 !
Another try is 1. Qf5. If 1… g5 (or 1…g6 for that matter) 2. Qe5+ Rg7 3. Ne6 is curtains. 1… Nf6? loses to 2. Ng6+ Kh7 3. Nf8+ Kh8 4. Qh7+! and 5. Ng6 mate.
However, 1… Re8! appears to hold. If then 2. Qf7 Qf3+! and black wins.
1. Qe4! is a nice attempt. However, 1. …Nf8! keeps the attack at bay. If 2. Qe5 Qc2 holds. I suppose 2. Qf5 with the threat 3. Qh5 and 4. Ng6 ++ is the best try.
The only defense is to move the g pawn. If 2. … g6 3. Qf6+ Kh7 (3… Rg7 4. Qf8+ Kh7 5. Ne6 +-) 4. Qh4+ Kg7 5. Qe7+ Kh8 6. Qh4+ is a draw.
A better try for black might be 2. … g5 3. Qe5+ Kh7 (3. … Rh7? 4. Nh5) and 4. Nd5 or 4. Qf5+ will leave white with some drawing chances.
How about Nd3?
I forgot to mention that 1. Qh5 runs into 1. … g5. So what is the solution? Or is this diagram going to be forgotten?