White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Bxf7+ comes to mind
1.Bxf7+…Kxf7
2.Rxd7+…Ke6
3.Qh3+ Wins
if instead 2…Kf8 then 3.Ba3+..Kg8
4.Rxg7+…Kxg7 5.Nf5+…gf 6.Qxc3
if 1…Kh8
2.Bd2…Q any
3.Bxe8 should win
BxF7 kxF7
Rxd7 kf8
ba3+ kg8
rxg7+ kxg7
nf5+ k..
qxq
At least thats what it looks to me
1.Bxf7+ Kxf7 2.Rxd7+ Kf8 3.Rxg7 wins, for if 3…Kxg7 4.Nf5+ wins the Black Queen.
Kamalakanta
Yeah, another distraction from diploma work. I just took a short look (and a short post) this time.
1. Bxf7+, Kxf7 (else white wins thr exchange) 2. Rxd7+, Kg8 2. Rxg7!(+), Kxg7 3. Qxf6+, Kxf6 5. Nd5+ and white has a slight but mostly decisive material advantage.
2. -, Re7?! 3. Rxe7+, Kxe7 4. Qxf6+! 5. Nd5+ +-
2. -, Kf8 3. Ba3+!, Kg8 4. Rxg7+ and so on (3. Rxg7?, Qe1+ 4. Nf1, Kxg7 5. Qxf6+, Kxf6 6. Bg5+, Kxg5 7. Rxe1 looks cool but gives away an exchange)
Byebye, I hope that’s right. 🙂
Jochen
(back to work)
White nips off a pawn with 1.Bxf7+, since Black cannot take: 1…Kxf7? 2.Rxd7+ Kg8 (or 2…Kf8) 3.Rxg7+! Kxg7 4.Nf5+ and the undefended Queen comes off.
1. Bf7 looks very strong.
If 1. Kf7
2. Rd7 Kg8 (Ke6 Qh3, or Kf8 Ba3)
3. Rg7 and the rook is immune due to Nf5
1.Bxf7 looks tempting, but it took me a while to figure out if it actually works…
1.Bxf7 Kxf7
(considering what follows, it’s probably better to just play Kh7, but that doesn’t look like a lot of fun for black either)
2.Rxd7 Kg8/Kf8
(2…Ke6 3.Qh3+ Ng4 4.Qxg4 Kf6 5.Ne5 is a nice mate)
3.Rxg7 Kxg7
4.Nf5
Since black has 1…Kh7 perhaps there’s something more forcing, but I couldn’t find anything better so far. This should win too: white can follow up with 2.Ba3, with an overwhelming position.
Kind regards,
PdV
Rb1 to avoid two hanging pieces.
This puzzle has been here for a while with no postings showing, so my contribution will probably well back in the queue.
Anyway, we’re probably looking for 1. Bxf7
From the “Black falls for it” files:
1. Bxf7+ Kxf7
2. Rxd7+ Kg8
3. Rxg7+ Kxg7
4. Nf5+ gxf5
5. Qxc3
Of course, Black doesn’t want it to go this far, but White at least wins the exchange after 1. Bxf7.
1.Bxf7+! wins. if 1….Kxf7 2.Rxd7+ for instance if 2…Kg8?? 3.Rxg7+ Kxg7 4.Nf5+ winning the queen.
Nf5+ instead of Qxf6+… How simple can it be. 😉
Big oups. 🙂