White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Bxh6, gxh6; 2. Rxh6+, Nxh6; 3. Qxh6+, Kg8; 4.Qg6+, Kh8; 5.Rf5 +-
1.Bxh6 gxh6 2.Rxh6+ Nxh6 3.Qxh6+ Kg8 4.Bc4 Rf7 (4…Ne6 5.Qg6+ Kh8 6.Rf3 Ng5 7.Rh3+ Nxh3 8.Qh6+ Kg8 9.Nxe7#)
5.Nxe7+ Qxe7 6.Qg6+ Kf8 7.Bxf7 Qxf7 8.Rxf6, winning.
Why didn’t you write about FIDE Grand Prix in Nalchik?
http://nalchik2010.fide.com/
Susan posted it here: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2010/04/3-upset-wins-in-round-1-at-wgp.html. Perhaps you didn’t see it?
1. Bh6 looks like a possibility to me.
1. Bh6 gh6
2. Rh6 Kg7 (Nh6 3. Qh6#)
3. Rh7 Kg6
4. Qh5#
Alternative line for black,
1. Bh6 Nh6
2. Rh6 gh6
3. Qh6 Kg8
4. Ne7 Qe7
5. Bc4 Ne6
6. Rf3 Rf7
7. Rg3 Rg7
8. Be6 Kf8 (Qe6 9. Qg7#)
9. Qh8 Rg8
10.Qg8#
Is there a better line for black?
1. Bh6 Ne2
2. Bg7 Kg7
3. Rh7 Kg6
4. Qh5#
If I am missing something, it is in the second line, I think.
In my second line, I think I did overlook a better move for black:
1. Bh6 Nh6
2. Rh6 gh6
3. Qh6 Kg8
4. Ne7? Qe7
5. Bc4 Ne6
6. Rf3 Qh7 which I missed. And now I don’t see how white can continue the attack- the black king now hides at h8. A better 4th move for white in this line might be
4. Bc4 Rf7 (what else?)
5. Ne7 Qe7
6. Rf6 Qf6 (forced, I think)
7. Qf6 Rf8 (again, what else?)
8. Qg6 Kh8
9. Bf7 and black is toast.
Bxh6 gxh6
Rxh6 Nxh6
Qxh6 Kg8
Nxe7 Qxe7
Bc4 Rf7
Rf6
Other lines no better for black
Brute force.
1. Bxh6 gxh
2. Rxh6+ Nxh
3. QxN+ Kg8
4. Bc4+ Rf7
5. Nf6+ BxN
6. RxB Qe7
7. Qg6+ Kh8
8. BxR game over
6. …. QxR
7. QxQ game over
Mark