White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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The black queen’s position looked a little cramped to me and, thus, the guard on d7 a little shaky, but it took me a bit of time to find the right way to take advantage of it:
1. a4 Qa4 (otherwise, Rd7 wins)
2. Ra1! Qb5
3. Ra5 and white will win the bishop at d7.
The black Q has only two squares available that defend the Bd7. White can chase her away from both with 1. a4 Q:a4 2. Ra1 Qb5 3. Ra5 and wins a piece.
1. a4 Qxa4
2. Ra1 Qb5
3. Ra5 Q moves
4. Rxd7
1. a4! Qa4 2 Ra1 Qb5 3 Ra5 and Black is forced to give up material as his queen is deflected from guarding the bishop.
The bishop on d7 is in a precarious state. This suggests disrupting its defender, the queen on b5.
1.a4! Qxa4
2.Ra1 Qb5
3.Ra5
and the queen must abandon the bishop.
1. a4, Qxa4 2. Ra1, Qb5 3. Ra5 and the bishop on d7 goes.
Black has problems protecting his bishop: 1. a4 Qxa4 2. Ra1 Qb5 3. Ra5 and 4. Rxd7
a4 then rook over to a1 and up to a5. I think the black bishop should hang.
I think :
a4 Q:a4
Ra1 Qb5
Ra5 …
and the poor Bishop on d7 will fall
a4 Qxa4
Ra1 Qb5
Ra5
and Bd7 is unprotected!
we can hassle the queen and finally win the bishop on d7:
1. a4 Qxa4
2. Ra1 Qb5
3. Ra5 Qb6
4. Rxd7 …
greets, jan
From Spain…
1)a4 +-
1)a4,Qa4
2)Rd7 +-
Greetings from Spain.
How about a4. The Q has to stay on the diagonal to protect the B on d7
a4 Qxa4
Ra1 Qb5
Ra5 forces Q off diagonal