White to move. How should White proceed?
4rrk1/4np2/1pp3p1/3pP1Bp/p2P1N1P/PnP5/1P3RK1/5R2 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
4rrk1/4np2/1pp3p1/3pP1Bp/p2P1N1P/PnP5/1P3RK1/5R2 w – – 0 1
Let’s try:
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6!
if 2…fxe6
3. Rxf8+
should be good enough to win.
Candidates are Nxg6 and Bh6. Nxg6 looks a bit complex but i could work. I would play Bh6 to trap the black rook and win the exchange.
Bxe7 and then Nxg6.
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6 fxg6
3. Rxf8+ winning for white
Mark
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6 wins an exchange
1. BxE7, RxE7
2. NxG6, FxE6
3. RxF8+
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6 wins an exchange
Bxe7 Rxe7
Nxg6 fxg
Rxf8
let’s first eliminate the knight and then black has no active pieces left.
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6 fxg6
3. Rxf8+
that should be good enough for a win.
greets, jan
1. Bh6!
and black shall at least loose a quality.
It is hard to find a reasonable answer here.
E.g.
1. Bh6 b5 (alternative below)
2. Bxf8 Rxf8
3. Ne6! R somewhere
4. Rxf7
or
1. … Nf5
2. Bxf8 Rxf8
3. Nxh5! Nh6
4. Nf4!
threating Nxg6
or
3. … gxh5
4. Rxf5
and the threat e6 looks ugly.
I first looked at the obvious 1. Bh6.
But, I may also like:
1. Bxe7! Rxe7
2. Nxg6! fxg6 (what else?)
3. Rxf8+ Kg7
This is also up with a quality, but in a neater and more convincing way, perhaps:-)
1Bxe7 Rxe7
2Nxg6 wins exchange and wins.
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6 Rfe8
3. Nxe7
Bxe7 Rxe7
Nxg6
1.Bxe7 Rxe7
2.Nxg6 and white is winning!
1-0
1. Bxe7 Rxe7
2. Nxg6