8/p3ppk1/3p2p1/P2P3p/P1R1PRnP/1r6/4K3/8 b – – 0 1
Black to move. Can Black hold this position. How should Black proceed?
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1… Rb3-b2+
2. Ke2-e1, Ng4-e3
with the two threats; first on the rook on c4 and then check on g2 to take the rook on f4.
Poor White. 1… Rb2+ leaves him with little choice. 2. Ke1 is probably the best. After 2… Ne3, White will definitely lose a rook.
Funny one!
(nothing more to say as the posted Rb2+ is correct, of course)
It’s not that easy. After 1-Rb2+ neither 2 Kd3 nor 2 Ke1 lose a rook. After 2 Ke1 Ne3 3 e5 Nxc4 4 Rxc4 dxe5 5 Rc7 could get tough for white, but this still looks better to me than 2 Kd3 Ne5+ 3 Kc3 Nxc4 4 Kxc4 f6 and white’s pieces are misplaced.