White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
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White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Qe3
threatening Qa7 winning the rook
if 1. … b6
2. Qxb6 Rxb6
3. Rxc8#
if 1. … 0-0
2. Qa7
if 1. … b5
2. Qa7
if 1. … Ra8
2. Qa7
with back row mate
Qe3 looks strong, eying the a7 square.
Beelze
1. Qg5 f6
2. Qc5 followed by Qa7
1. Qe3 (threatening Qa7)
1. … b6
2. Qxb6
1. … Qf8
2. Qc5 and Qxc8
The rook on b8 is not so easy to save 😉
1. Qe3 Ra8
2. Qa7 +-
1 Qe3 maybe ? if b6
then 2 Qxb6
I think I have got it right.
1. Qe3!! is just wonderful since it prevents black from castling immediately. The threat is Qa7 when the rook is trapped. So black is forced to go 1…Ra8 to prevent the queen penetrating. But still 2. Qa7! and white wins the rook, due to black’s weak back rank.
1.Qe3 and the threat of 2.Qa7 prevents castling.
1.Qe3 (threat Qa7) b6
(1…Qf8 2.Qb6)
2. Qxb6
Qc2, threatening mate, 0-0, then Qc7 Ra8 and black is cramped. then save the b-pawn and in the end take on b7 with the bishop 1-0
I would try to attack the rook not from c7, as the above post, but from a7, so the rook can’t escape.
1.Qc2 0-0 (forced)
2.Qc5
Don’t think that black can save the rook except by giving his bishop with 2…b5 3.Qa7 Bb7 or similar
1) Qe3; Ra8
2) Qa7 +-
1 Qe3 followed by Qa7.
If 1 .. Ra8 2 Qa7 Rxa7 3 Rxc8#
If 1 .. b6 then 2 Qxb6