White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Bd1 1-0; black can’t move the queen to a square that holds the Nc6, so after Qc4 or Qa5 Nxc6 wins. The white knight on c6 will be inviolable, of course, due to mate on b8.
Bd1 Qa5
Nxc6 +-
Bd1 Qc4
Nxc6 Qxc5
Nd4 +-
Nxc6
1.Bd1! deflects the Black Queen…White will follow with 2.Nxc6 and 3.Qb8+
Kamalakanta
Bd1, another retrograde move, driving the queen from defense of the knight on c6.
First, 1. Bd1 when the queen can no longer protect the Knight, then 2. Nc6
Bd1 and queen is trapped
if Qa5 Nxc6 loses a piece since bxc6 Qb8#
1. Bd1 seems quite strong, as after that the queen must move to a square that doesn’t protect the knight. then after nxc6 if bxc6 Qb8 wins
1.g4! Nxd4 2.cxd4 Be6 3.c6!! Rc7
4.cxb7! +-
1.Bd1
Only thing protecting the knight at c6 is the queen- the b-pawn is pinned by the threat of Qb8#, so I would play
1. Bd1! Qa5/c4
2. Nc6 winning a piece with a strong attack to boot.
1. Bd1 Qh5/Qc4
2. Nxc6
wins the N. If black takes the N, 3. Qb8#
1. Bd1!! either Qa5 or Qc4
2. Nxc6 wins a piece due to the threat of Qb8# after 2 … bxc6.
1. Bd1 Qa5
2. Nc6
wins a piece.
1. Bd1 Qa5
2. Nxc6 1-0
1.Bd1 Qa5
2.Nxc6
bd1 and then Nxc6
Bd1 and Black has to move Queen so then White can play Nxc6
How about a queen hunt first, Bd1 to chase the queen away from protecting the knight.
The threat is now NxN, then if the pawn retakes it is mate on b8 with white’s queen.
brm
Bd1
Nb5
i just looked at it for a second but looks like the c6 knight is hanging as:
1 Nxc6 bxc6
allows 2 Qb8#
but:
1 … Qxc6 solves the problem. so:
1 Bd1 …
diverts the queen from protecting c6 allowing white to pick up the knight
Bd1 Qa5
Nxc6 bxc
Qb8++
billevans
it’s not that simple, people
1. Bd1 qc4 2. nxc6?! e3! 3. na5 fe+ 4. rxf2 bxb1! 5. nxc6 rxd1+ 6. rf1 rxf1+ 7. kxf1 bc4 8. ke1 bxc4 +/-
3. nd4 is probably what your comp adviced you, but +/- is what you could get, just move the pieces and see for yourself
2. nxf5! gf 3. bb3 abd be6 wins an exchange and the attack is still on, the pawn that black has for the exchange is not felt at all
and finally 1. g4! (Timothée Tournier) wins too