Black to move. What is the best continuation for Black?
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QF5+ ke7. Qf8+mate
1. … Qf5+
2. Rf6 Q:h5+
3. Ke7 Q:c5+
4. Qd6 Re8+
5. K:e8 Q:d6 (5. Kd7 Rd8+)
Bxd3!+
..King moves lose the queen and leave white with a decisive material advantage.
..Qxd3?? White will either lose the queen, get mated, or lose the queen and get mated. Sample line:
Bxd3!+ Qxd3?? Rg2+ Kd1 Qg1+ Qf1 Qxf1#
That leaves interposing with the rook:
..Rxd3 Qc4+! Kd2?? Qc1#
..Rxd3 Qc4+! Rc3 Qxe2+ -+
1…. Bxe3+
2.Qxd3
(2.Rxe3 Qc4+ 3.Kd2 Qc1#}
(2.Rxe3 Qc4+ 3.Re3 Qxe2)
2…. Rg2+
3.Kc1
(3.Kb1 Qxb2#)
(3.Kd1 Qg1+)
(3.Ke1 Qg1+)
3…. Qxb2+
4.Kd1 Rg1+ wins
Test
-Qf3ch,Rc3-Qa4ch,Kd2-Bh3..black should be winning at this point yes?
It seems that the quiet 1…Bh3 creates threats that White can’t handle. Best seems
2. Qd2 Rg2
3. Be2, but now Black has a killer
3. …Bf5+
Now if 4. Kd1 Rg1+ 5. Bf1 R:f1+ 6. Ke2 Qf2# beaause the B at f5 covers d3.
So White must try
4. Kc1 Qg1+
5. Qd1 Q:h2 with a double attack on the B, threats of pinning the white Q with …Rg1, and threats of starting a mating attack with …R:b2 if white moves the B.
1. … Bxd3+ 2. Rxd3 Qc4+ 3. Kd2 (3. Rc3 Qxe2+) 3. .. Qc1#
1. .. Bxd3+ 2. Qxd3 Rg2+ 3. Kd1 (3. Kc1 Qxb2+ 4. Kd1 Rg1+ 5. Qf1 Rxf1#) 3. .. Qg1+ 4. Qf1 Qxf1#
Has it really been 5 years? For those who don’t remember this, this was from the Anand-Kramnik match from 2008. Anand was black.
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Kramnik-Anand
Anand failed to find the mating line (long anyway if I remember correctly), but won game a few moves later.
Was it really from Anand Kramnik match. I am proud that if Anand ever wished me ” Many many Happy returns of the day”,I could say “Wish you the same”.