Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
I can’t see the problem; the graphic isn’t showing up for me. I use windows NT with Firefox.
Could this be game of the year? Or certainly chess tactic of the year? Has to be a contender surely!!
1…Rxc2
2.Qxc2 Bxe4
White has to take the rook; otherwise, Black can take the knight at d2 and then threaten to play Nd3 and drive the rook away. Black queen can take the knight at e3.
If White takes the rook with the queen after Black taking the knight at d2 with the rook, Black can play Nf3+, which is a check forking the queen and the rook. Black loses the queen.
If White responds with fxe5 (taking the knight), then Black
can play Rxd2. After White Qxd2,
Black can threaten the queen with Nxe4. If White take the rook with the bishop, Nxe4 will give Black the control over the game. The knight in e3 is still pinned. Black can still play Bh4 followed by Rxe5, either immediately or after moving the knight away from e4, so Black will eventually control the e file.
Or, Black can plan Bg5 to keep pressure on the bishop.
3.Nxe4 Nf3+
4.Kf1 Nxe1
5.Kxe1 Nxe4
6.Qxe4 Bh4+ Check and take the queen!
1…Nc4 can lead to many interesting scenarios, too. I don’t have time to analyze it now.
1. …… Nd5! threatening N*e3 plus N*f4. This wins. Here are 3 main lines:
If 2. P*d5 then B*c2 3. Qe2 Nd3 4. Rf1 Bh4 5. Rf3 N*f4 6. Qf1 Bd3, 7 Qd1 R*e3 and 8. e.g. Kh2 Rce8 +
If 2. Qe2 then N*f4. 3. Qf1 R*c2 4. Qf4, Nd3. 5.Qg3 N*c1 6. a*c1 R*d2 +
If. 2. Nc4, R*c4! (strongest) 3. f*e5 (if 3. e*d5 then B*c2) B*e4 4. Bb3 Nd4 5. Bd2 N*e3 6. R*e3 Bg5 7. Qe1 R*d2 +
Well, I was looking at this game LIVE as it was being played, so I’m not going to give the solution. However, I do have a comment about the position.
This is one of those positions where the attacker herself has a piece that is under attack, and if she moves that piece, she might lose valuable time in trying to exploit her advantage, and never get the opportunity if she moves the attacked piece out of harm’s way.
This is one of those positions. The Black knight on e5 is under attack, but Judit did not move it out of harm’s way. Instead she found a way to immediately exploit both the pinned White knight on e3 and the open c-file. White did not find the best defense, and it will be interesting to see if any of the problem solvers spot the best moves for both sides. This is a tricky position.
1…Nd5!
i think Nd5 is a good move, it attacks the pinned knight on e3 and the pawn on g4, and if white takes the knight, Bxc2 and Nd3 happens, moving all kingside pieces out of harm’s way and crashing through on white’s position. greets, jan
1. …… Nd5! threatening N*e3 plus N*f4
If 2. e4*d5 then Bg6*c2 3. Qe2 Nd3 4. Rf1 Bh4 5. Rf3 N*f4 6. Qf1 Bd3, 7 Qd1 R*e3 and 8. e.g. Kh2 Rce8 +
If 2. Qe2 then N*f4. 3. Qf1 Rc8*c2 4. Qf4, Nd3. 5.Qg3 Nd3*c1 6. a *c1 Rc2*d2 +
If. 2. Nc4, R*c4! 3. f*e5 (if 3. e*d5 then B*B c2) B*e4 4/ Bb3 Nd4 5. Bd2 N*e3 6. R*e3 Bg5 7. Qe1 R*d2 +