White to move. Find the best continuation / plan for White.
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White to move. Find the best continuation / plan for White.
1 Bf5 looks strong to me
I like Rg5, threatening to take the bishop – and which cannot be defended (at present) because of white’s bishop pin on the g-pawn.
2r1q3/2n2p1k/4rBp1/p3p2b/1pp1B2P/6RP/PP4Q1/5R1K w – – 0 1
Bf5 does not work. Rxf6 puts black in charge.
Rg5 is interesting. if RxBh5 then it opens up for the 2 white bishops and the queen to mate black. well if
1 Rg5 Kh6
2 RxBh5
leads to mate.
so black needs to find something better after 1 Rg5
I actually like Rf5 threatening Rxh5 i dont see a good defense. on Rg5 Rxf6 is possible giving an exchange but prolonging the game rxh5 kg7 etc.
After either Rg5 or Rf5 it looks like black must play Rxf6. So the question becomes where should the rooks be when the exchange is sacrificed?
1. Rg5 Rxf6 2. Rxf6 – – what does black do about the bishop on h5?
Kh6 3. Rxh5!; Kg7 3. Rff5!? threatening Rxh5 and Rxe5; Bd1 3. Rgxg6.
1. Rg5 and black is in some kind of “zugzwang”.
I too like Rg5. If Black moves the Bishop away h5.
finally a very hard one … white can win this but absolutely precision is needed. have fun and a happy new year to all around here.
sincerly
[Event “?”]
[Site “?”]
[Date “2007.01.01”]
[Round “?”]
[White “N”]
[Black “N”]
[Result “*”]
[Annotator “Vohaul”]
[SetUp “1”]
[FEN “2r1q3/2n2p1k/4rBp1/p3p2b/1pp1B2P/6RP/PP4Q1/5R1K w – – 0 1”]
[SourceDate “2003.12.26”]
1. Rg5 (1. Rf5 $2 Rxf6 2. Rxf6 (2. Rxh5+ Kg7 3. Rhg5 Ne6) 2… Ne6 $1 3. Qf2 ( 3. Rg5 Nxg5 4. hxg5 c3 5. bxc3 bxc3 6. Bc6 Qe7 $19) 3… Nf4 (3… Rc7 4. Rg5 Nxg5 5. hxg5 c3 6. bxc3 bxc3 7. Bc2) 4. Rg5 c3 5. bxc3 Kg7 (5… bxc3 6. Rxf7+ Qxf7 7. Rxh5+ Kg8 8. Rxe5 Qf6 9. Rg5 c2 10. Bxc2 Qc6+ 11. Kh2 Qxc2 $19) 6. Rxf4 exf4 7. Qxf4 Rxc3 $19) 1… Rxf6 $8 (1… Kg8 2. Rxh5 Rxf6 (2… Qd7 3. Rh8#) 3. Rxf6 Qe7 4. Rxg6+ fxg6 5. Qxg6+ Qg7 6. Bd5+ Nxd5 7. Qe6+ Qf7 8. Qxc8+ Qf8 9.
Rh8+) (1… Kh6 2. Rxh5+ gxh5 (2… Kxh5 3. Qg5#) 3. Qg7#) 2. Rxf6 (2.
Rh8+Rxh5+
Kg7 3. Rxf6 Kxf6 4. Qg5+ Kg7 5. Qh6+ Kf6 6. Qg5+ Kg7 $11) 2… Kg7 (2… Bd1 3. Rgxg6 fxg6 4. Rxg6 Bg4 5. Qxg4 Qxg6 6. Qxg6+ Kh8 7. Qh7#) 3. Rgf5 $3 (3. Rf1 $6 Ne6 4. Rxe5 (4. Rxh5 $143 Nf4 5. Rxf4 exf4 6. Rxa5 c3 7. bxc3 bxc3 $11) 4… Rc5 5. Rxc5 (5. Bd5 c3 $1 6. Rxh5 (6. bxc3 $2 bxc3 7. Rxh5 c2 8. Bxe6 c1=Q 9. Rxc5 (9. Rxc1 $4 Rxc1+ 10. Kh2 Qb8+ 11. Qg3 Rc2+ 12. Kh1 Qxg3 13. Rh7+ Kxh7 14. Bd5 Qh2#) 9… Qxc5 10. Rxf7+ Qxf7 $8 11. Bxf7 Kxf7 $11) 6… c2 7. Rc1 (7. Qg3 Qe7 8. Rc1 Qc7 9. Qg1 Nf4 10. Qd4+ f6 11. Rg5 Qd6 (11… Ne2 12. Rxg6+ Kxg6 13.
h5+ Kg7 14. Qg4+ Kf8 15. Qg8+ Ke7 16. Qe6+ Kd8 17. Qxe2 Rxd5 18. Rxc2
h5+ Qb7 $11)
12. h5 a4 13. b3 (13. hxg6 $2 Ne6 14. Qe3 Nxg5 $19) 13… axb3 14. axb3 Rc3 $1 15. Rxg6+ (15. h6+ Kxh6 16. Rgg1 Rxh3#) 15… Nxg6 16. hxg6 Rc5 17. Qe4 Qxd5 18. Qxd5 Rxd5 19. Rxc2 Rd3 $19) 7… Nf4 8. Qf2 Rxd5 9. Rxd5 Qe4+ 10. Kh2 Nxd5 11. Rxc2 Nf4) 5… Nxc5 6. Bd5 f6 7. Qf2 (7. Bxc4 Qe3 8. Bd5 (8. b3 Ne4) 8… Nd3 $11) 7… Qe7 8. Bxc4 Ne4 9. Qe3 f5 $44) (3. Rff5 $6 Ne6 4. Rxh5 (4. Rxe5 Kf8 (4… Qa4 $143 5. Bxg6 Bxg6 6. Rxe6 Qd1+ 7. Kh2) 5. Qf2 c3 6. bxc3 bxc3 7. Rg1 Qd7 8. Rf1 Rc7 9. Rxa5 Qd4 10. Qxd4 Nxd4 11. Kg2 f5 12. Rd5 $11) 4… Nf4 $1 5. Rxf4 (5. Rxe5 Nxg2 6. Rxe8 Rxe8 7. Rxa5 Nf4 8. Bf3 Re3 9. Bg2 Re1+ 10. Kh2 Re2 11. Rg5 Rxb2 $19) (5. Qg1 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 Qd7 7. Bf5 Qd5+ 8. Kh2 c3 9. Bxc8 Qd2+ 10. Kh1 c2 $19) (5. Qg4 Nxh5 6. Rxh5 c3 7. bxc3 bxc3 8. Qg5 c2 9.
Qh6+ Kf6 10. Rf5+ Ke6 11. Rf1 Qb5 12. Rc1 Qe2 $19) 5… exf4 6. Rxa5 c3
Qh6+ $1 7.
bxc3 bxc3 8. Ra7 (8. Rg5 c2 9. Bxc2 f3 10. Qf2 Qe2 11. Kg1 Rxc2 12. Qxe2 fxe2 13. Kf2 Rxa2 $17) 8… Kg8 9. Qc2 Rd8 $11) 3… Rd8 (3… c3 4. Rxf7+ Qxf7 5.
Rxf7+ Kxf7 6. Qf2+ Kg7 7. bxc3 bxc3 8. Qc5 $18) 4. Rxf7+ Qxf7 (4… Kg8
Rxf7+ 5. Rxc7
Rd1+ 6. Kh2 Qd8 7. Rff7 Rd2 8. Rg7+ Kh8 9. Rh7+ Kg8 10. Rcg7+ Kf8 11.
Rd1+ Rh8+ Kxg7
12. Rxd8 Rxg2+ 13. Kxg2 $18) 5. Rxf7+ Kxf7 6. Qf2+ Ke8 (6… Kg8 7. Qf6 Rd1+ 8. Kh2 $18) 7. Qf6 Rd1+ 8. Kg2 Kd7 (8… Rd2+ 9. Kg3) 9. Qxe5 Rd6 $18 (9… Rd2+ 10. Kg3 Ne6 11. Qxa5 Rxb2 12. Bd5 $18) *