Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Qb5
Qb5 ?
Qb5 ?
Queen b5
Bb2
Qb5
Wishing that the White Q would stop guarding the R, so that …R:e1+ and …Bh3 woud lead to mate.
Oh, right, we can make that happen with 1…Qb5! White has nothing better than 2. R:d1 Q:a5, because of the mate threat above.
initial idea is to exploit the concurrent weaknesses of the back row mate and the light squares white’s fianchetto created. …Bc3 was my initial variation but is not quite as strong as …Qb5, which forces the white queen off e1-a5 diagonal entirely. regardless of white’s reply, Rxe1 and Bh3 follow.
*…Qb4 misclick
My strategy for this one is to exchange the rooks and queens, and then try to win with my two extra pawns and two bishops vs. bishop and knight.
For example:
1..Rxe1+ 2. Qxe1 Bc3 3. Qf1
(not 3. Qxc3?? Qd1+ 4. Bf1 Bh3)
3..Qd2 4. Nd3 Bxb3 5. Bc6 Qd1 6. Qxd1 Bxd1 7. e3 a5 -/+
Hopefully the computer god will smile and agree with me.
No such luck, but it appears to still be winning.
1….Qb5! 2.Qxb5 Rxe1+ 3.Bf1 Bf3 wins.
Kamalakanta
1. … Qb5 2. Qxb5 (forced) Rxe1+ 3. Bf1 Bh3 4. e4 Rxc1 (no hurry to take the bishop, and plenty of time to gobble up the knight) 5. Qe2 c5 (what a luxury to be able to play moves like this) 6. Qb5 Bxf1 (it is more fun to take with the bishop, giving White the chance NOT to take with the queen) 7.
Qxf1 Rxf1+ 8. Kxf1 Black is a piece and pawn up.