White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Bh6! gxh6
2. Rxh6 and black can’t stop the mate on h8.
1. Bh6! Qf6
2. Qxf6 gxf6
3. Bxf8 and white should win easily.
1 Qxg7 Kxg7
2 Bd4+
If 2…Kg8
3 Rh8++
or If 2…Qf6
3 Bxf6 and white is winning huge.
Alec
CA
This position is deja vu. Did we just have one similar to it?
1. Bh6 Qf6 (1. … gxh6 2. Rxh6 f6 3. Rg6+ Kh8 4. Rh7+ Kxh7 5. Qf4 with no useful prevention to Qh6#)
2. Qxf6 gxf6
3. Bxf8
1. Qxg7(??) Kxg7
2. Bd4+ Qf6!
3. BxQ KxQ
white is not ‘winning huge’
black has bishop for 2 pawns
1. g5 with a threat of 2. Qxg7
If 1… Qxc7, then
2. Qh4 f6 (what else?)
3. g6 and 4. Qh7#
If 1… Bxf5, then
2. Qxg7 and so on
Bh6 – white has black by the gonads
1. Bh6
* if
1. … f6
2. Rxg7+ Kh8
3. Rg6
and discover check with the bishop.
if 3… Rf7, 4. Bg7+ Kg8 Rh8#
else if 3…. Qd7 4. Bg5+ Qh7 5. Rxh7+ 1-0
* or if
1. … g6
2. Bxf8
and 3. Rh8#
1.Bh6! 1-0
1.Bh6! leaves Black defenceless.
1. Bh6! gxh6
2. Rxh6 f6
3. Rg6+ Kh8
4. Qf4 and white should win
1. Bh6! Qf6
2. Qxf6 gxf6
3. Bxf8 Kxf8
4. Rxc8+ and white is ahead.
1. Bh6! f6
2. Rxg7+ Kh8
3. Rg6 and white should win.
Bh6 … win for white
Bh6-gh6 Rh6-f6 Rch7 1-0