White to move. How should White proceed?
5rk1/pb5p/p2p2p1/n1rP1p2/R7/1P2RBP1/1q3P1P/3Q1NK1 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
5rk1/pb5p/p2p2p1/n1rP1p2/R7/1P2RBP1/1q3P1P/3Q1NK1 w – – 0 1
1.Qe1 Nxb3 2.Rb4 Rc1 3.Rbxb4+-
Probably 1.Qe1 Nxb3 2.Rb4 Rb5 3.Rxb5 axb5 4.Qb4, winning a piece.
Beelze
The position of the Black knight
on a5 and the Black bishop on b7
appear like they might be exploitable by White. Probably the best move to exploit this is
1. Qe1. A move that White has to fear, Rc1, is not available after 1. Qe1.
1. Qe1 Nxb3
2. Rb4 Bxd5
3. Bxd5+ Rxd5
4. Rbxb3
4. Rbxb3 looks a little better than 4. Rexb3, since it looks to be a better way to exploit the 7th rank.
The resulting position is not a piece of cake, but White
should be able to win. Black has 3 pawns for a minor piece,
but Black’s queenside pawns all look weak, and the
7th rank is there to be invaded.
Black King is OPEN.
Black Knight is hopless position.
What has the advantage in space.
White wins.
Initial moves are given below.
1)Qe1 Nxb3(forced)
2)Rb4 Rb5 (forced)
3)Rxb5 axb5(4)Bb4 Qd45)Qxb3 b4
6)Qa4 Bxd5(7)bXd5+ Qxd5(8)Qxb4 f4
9)Re7 fxg3(10)hxg3 h5(11)Rxa7 Rf7
White wins exchange and after exchanging the Queens too White has a clear Knight up.
S.Krishnamurthy
Well, I don’t see any immediate and promising attacks on the king. The two biggest weakenesses in black’s position are the d-pawn and the knight at a5. The knight looks particularly vulnerable since his only escape hatch is b3 which might allow a pin/double attack with Rb4 (that bishop is unprotected at b7!). The potential flaw in this idea is the threat of Rc1, but I think black will never have time for this move:
1. Qe1 Nb3 (any other move?)
2. Rb4 Bd5 (only move I see)
3. Bd5 Rd5 (Rc1 no matter now)
4. Reb3 Qe5
5. Re3 Qf6 (Qg7 6.Re7 Qf6 7.Ra7)
6. Rb7 Re5 (Rf7 7.Re6 looks good)
7. Ra7 and white should win this since the remaining a-pawn should eventually fall and the d-pawn will be hard to protect. My one worry as white would be the lines that start after black tries f4, but I think the king can be easily defended.
However I can’t presume it that easy I cant see the disadvantage of playing b4. But it’s very hot here around, so I wouldn’t bet it’s right.
b4 wins a piece but black has Rc1 which white needs to avoid, so Re2 chasing the queen away Qc1 doesnt work as Qxc1 Rxc1 Rxa5, so when queen moves to f6 play b4 which i believe wins a piece not sure of any other continuations.