White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1. Bxe5 looks interesting…
Bxe5 breaks though
Bxe5 +-
Bxe5 and I couldn’t find a good reply by black.
Rxe5
bxp
Re3 takes pawn on e5 wins for white no matter what black response will be
Bxe5! viscious — both piece that can take are pinned! next up is Bxf6+
1.Re5 Re5 2.Qf8+ Re8 3.Bc7+ 1-0
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The prosaic
1. Rf3 Qe6 (Qe4 2. Qf6)
2. Qf6 Qf6
3. Rf6 h5
4. Rf5 wins a net of two pawns by my count, but much better is,
1. Be5! Re5 (fe5 2. Qf5 also wins)
2. Qf8 Re8
3. Qe8#
Other first moves for black also win for white in this line:
1. Be5 Qe5
2. Re5 fe5
3. Qf6 Kc8
4. Qh6 followed by 5. Qg5
Also,
1. Be5 Rc6
2. Bf6 Kc8
3. Qe8 wins.
1.Bxe5! looks strong. Black’s f pawn is pinned and his Rc7 attacked, so the only options are giving the queen (1… Qxe5) or losing the house after 1… Rxe5 2.Qf8+ Re8 3.Rxe8#. I suspect resignation followed?!
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1. Bxe5
A) 1…Rxe5 2. Qf8+ and mate to follow
B) 1…Qxe5 2. Rxf5 and white gets a queen and pawn for the rook and bishop.
Bxe5 ends Black’s resistance
1. Bxe5! and only try Rxe5 falls to 2. Rxe5!
re5 re5 qf8 re8 bc7 looks good.
Hey the word verification says “follo”, this is not a very polit word in spanish, it means fu**…
Lxe5!
In case of Rxe5 the move Qf8 wins.
1 Bxe5 leaves black in a pickle:
1 … ne5 not doable
1 … fe5, 2 Qxf5
1 … Qxe5 2 Rxe5 Rxe5, 3 Qf6+ with gobs of compensation and horrible kingside pawns
1 … Rxe5 2 Qf8+ Re8 3 Qxe8
1 … R(c7) any 2 Bxf6+
i think that’s all of them
bxe5! rxe5 (if fxe5 queen takes queen) qf8+ r38 rxe8#
okay, besides my other lines, after:
1 Be5
there is the clunky try:
1 … Re7 to harass the queen but,
2 Qf8+ Re8
3 Bf6+
okay, okay. in addition to my other lines there’s also the desperate obfuscation:
1 Be5 Qe6!?
2 Bf6+ should clarify the issue
Hello
1. Rxe5 , Rxe5
2. Qf8+ , Re8
3. Bxc7+, Kxc7
4. Qxe8 winning
Greetings from Spain
Rf3 captures two pawns at f6 and e5
B x e5,bacause …R x e5 ,then Q f8 +
Bxe5 collapses the house of cards.
1.B:e5 R:e5
2.Qf8+ 1:0
Bxe5! viscious! both pieces that might otherwise take are pinned. If Rook avoids the capture Bxf6 and Black’s position collpses. If King moves Qxe8.
Best defennse?
1 Bxe5 Qxe5!?
2. Rxe5 fxe5
now white queen will give check and probably gobble most or all of the kingside pawns. Can Black hold the draw? I would think White should be able to promote and win, though it may take a while.