White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Re5 looks winning to me:
1. Re5 Qg4 (B at h5 is hanging else)
2. Bf5 Qh4 (Be3 3.Ke3 Qg2 4.Bh7!)
3. g3! Bf3
4. Kf3 Bg3 (Qh2 no better)
5. hg3 Qf6
6. Kg2 and white is up a piece for a pawn and a somewhat loose position, but more than enough for a player of Polgar’s ability to win.
Re5
if Qg4, Bf5 traps the Q
if Bxf3, Kxf3 Qf6, Rf5 and the bishop falls
The discovered attack on the black queen by the bishop looks like the key.
1 Re5 Qg4
The rook can’t be captured because of the double attack on the queen, so the only square to protect the black bishop on h5 is g4.
2 Bf5 and the queen is out of squares to run to.
1. Re5 Qg6 2. Nh4 and 3. Rxh5
Re5! Losing a piece:
Re5! Df6 Rf5 Dd8 Rxf4
1.Re5 Qg4
2.Bf5 Qg5
3.Bxh7+ 1-0
1. Re5! Bxf3
2. Kxf3 Qf6
3. Rf5
And the Rook protects the King like a dog.
Congratulations to Judit. I hope she will manage to get enough time and support to come back into the +2700
Re5, with a double attack on Black’s queen and a skewer of the bishop on h5. If …Qg4, then 2. Bf5 and the Dame is trapped.
I’m going for 1. Re5 with the awkward (for Black) double attack on the queen. Possible follow-ups: 1. … Qg4 2. Bf5 Qh4+ 3. g3 Bxf3 4. Kxf3 Qxh2 5. gxf4. Or Black could have played the queen back: 1. … Qf6 2. Rxh5 g6 3. Rh4 Rfe8 4. g3 Be3+ 5. Kg2. (More damaging for Black is: 1. … Qd7 2. Rxh5 Rfe8 3. Bxh7+ Kf8 4. Bf4 Qb5 5. Rh8+ Ke7 6. Rxe8+ Rxe8.)
Are all the games from this event posted somewhere?
How about 1.Re5 Qg4 2.Bf5
White makes use of the Bishop discovery to launch an attack.
1 Re5!
White attacks the Queen with two different pieces and indirectly attacks Black’s Bishop on h5.
Black’s options are somewhat limited, due to White’s Rook aiming at the Bishop on h5. There are two main lines:
ONE:
1… Bxf3
2 Kxf3!
And not 2 gxf3, as it opens up h3 for Black’s Queen. 2… Qh3!, 3 Re2 Qxh2+ with the initiative.
Nor is 2 Rxf5 any good, after Bxd1, 3 B(or R)xd1 Bh6 with an even game.
White has nothing to fear yet from the discovery, as Black’s Queen is under attack.
2 …. Qf6
On such as 2… Qd7, White simply plays 3 Kxf4. Black can’t save the Bishop in any case.
3 Rf5 Qh6
4 Rxf4
White is up a piece.
TWO:
1 …. Qg4
On other reasonable Queen moves, White simply takes the Bishop on h5 and is up a piece. With this move, Black moves the Queen out of danger and tries to keep the light-squared Bishop under protection.
2 Bf5 Qh4+
3 g3
Better than 3 Nxh4 Bxd1, 4 Re4 Bg4, 5 Rxd1 g6 with some counterplay for the piece.
3 …. Bxf3
4 Kxf3 Qxh2
5 gxf4 Qxb2
Black tries to get as much as possible for the piece. 5… g6 is met by 6 Qc2 Qh4, 7 Qg2.
6 Qb1
Simpler than 6 Rb1, which leads to complications.
6 …. Qxb1
White’s pawn is off limits. If 6… Qxd4, 7 Bxh7+ Kh8, 8 Qh1 g6 (forced), 9 Bxg6+ Kg7, 10 Qh7+ Kf6, 11 Rae1!, and Black can only stall mate by giving up the Queen.
Also, 6 …. Qh2, 7 Qh1 forces the trade of Queens as in the game.
7 Rxb1 b6
8 c6
White has a piece for two pawns and a much better position.
Say hello to Judit and congratulations on her impressive victory at Torneo
It took me a while even if I had (briefly) looked at the game. To be honest, i just passed over it yesterday !
1.Re5! “Malin” Bxf3! “A malin, malin et demi” 2.Kxf3! No I must admit Judit is immensely gifted, even as a Topalov fan ! Congratulations ! I hope to see Judit back playing very soon…..
2….Qf6 3.Rf5! or Qg6 3.Kxf4 +-