V. & M. Platov 1911, presented by Andreas
White to move. Is this a win, loss, or draw for White? How should White proceed?
6bq/8/p4P2/1p6/1k6/1P6/2P3K1/Q7 w – – 0 3
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Monday morning brain challenge
pawn f7 and it is a draw.
I think…
Ruben,
You are right in the first move 1.f7, but White wins.
pawn f7 and it is a draw.
I think…
Right move, wrong result 🙂
1.f7 Qxa1 2.f8=Q+
if 2… Ka5 3.Qd8+ Kb4 4.Qd6+ Ka5 5. b4+ Ka4 6.Qxa6+ wins the queen
1- f7 Qxa1
2- f8=Q+ (not fxg8), …ka5
(on 2- … kc3, there is Qf6+ with a deadly skewer)
3- Qd8+ Kb4
4- Qd6+ ka5
5- b4+ (to get black’s king away from a6 while restricting him to the “a” file), …Ka4
6- Qxa6+, winning black’s queen on the next move.
1) f7, Qxa1;
2) f8=Q+ , and black has to choose how to lose the Queen:
2) …., Kc3;
3) Qf6+, Kxc2;
4) Qxa1, Bxb3;
5) Qxa6,
or
2) …., Ka5;
3) Qd8+, Kb4;
4) Qd6+, Ka5;
5) b4+, Ka4;
6) Qxa6+ Kxb4;
7) Qxa1, ….;
Quite simple as there is just one not had to find straight main line (not regarding bad moves as Kc3 which lose the queen immediately).
Took me less than one minute last one was much harder.
Thanks for the broad variety of exercises, Susan!