White to move. How should White proceed?
r4b1r/1p1n2kn/2p1p2p/p2pP1pQ/8/3bN1N1/PB1q1PPP/R4RK1 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
r4b1r/1p1n2kn/2p1p2p/p2pP1pQ/8/3bN1N1/PB1q1PPP/R4RK1 w – – 0 1
1.N(either)f5+! Bxf5 2.Nxf5+ exf5 3.e6+ Qxb2 (or anything else) 4.Qf7#
Frederick
f4 to open up the f file then checkmate on f7.
1. C(g)f5 + Bf5
2. Cf5 f5
3. e6 + and white wins
Mate comes soon:
1. N(either)f5+ Bxf5 [or else 2. Qg6+ leading to mate in two]
2. Nxf5+ exf5
3. e6+ Qxb2 or N(either)f6
4. Qf7# Phil
Nf5 + Bxf5, Nxf5+ exf5, e6+ d4, Qf7#
Keeping black in check is essential:
1Nef5+ Bxf5
2Nxf5+ exf5
3e6+ Nf6
4Qf7#
1-0
If black plays 1…exf5 it is even simpler. It does not matter which Knight is played first for white or black.
Starts with N-E5, then after some exchanges pawn push from e5-e6 with mate to follow on F7.
Regarding 10:41pm’s approach:
Perhaps Rd1 is necessary first in order to capture the bishop, preventing …Bg6
Black cannot avoid being mated
1.N3f5+ 1. exf5
2.Nxf5+ 2. Bxf5
3. e6+ 3. QxB2
4. Qf7++ mate
1.Ngf5+ Bxf5 (1….exf5 is same as main line)
2.Nxf5+ exf5
3.e6+! any move
4.Qf7#
Hope I did not miss anything 🙂
g3xf5 d3xf5
e3xf5 e6xf5
e5-e6 and mate on f7
1.Nf5 next e6+ and Qf7#
Ngxf5
If Kg8; Nxh6 and Qg5 mate
So ; Bxf5, Nxf5 exf5 e5+ Qxb2 Qf7++
1. Nf5+ Bxf5 2. Nxf5+ exf5 3.e6+ (any move) 4. Qf7#
1. Nef5+ BxN (if exN, goto 3.; if … Kg8, 2. Qg6+ Bg7 3. QxB#)
2. Nxf5+ exN
3. e6+ QxB
4. QxB#
hs.
1. Ng3-f5+
If 1. … Kg7-g8 2. Qh5-g6#
If 1. … Bd3xf5 2. Ne3xf5+ e7xf5 3. e5-e6+ Qd2xb2 4. Qh5-f7#
–br
1. Nf5+ Bxf5 2. Nf5+ ef6x 3. e6+ 1:0
Ngf5+, Bxf5; Nxf5+, exf5; e6+, Qxb2; Qf7#.
what about
[b]Ngf5+ B:f5
Ndf5+ e:f5
e6+ and then
Qf7++[/b]
If black don’t take on f5 but go back [b]Kg8[/b] then
[b]Qg6+ Bg7
Q:g7++[/b]
1. Nf4+ Bxf4 (Doesn’t matter which knight.)
2. Nxf4+ exf4
3. e6+ Kg8 or Nf6
4. Qf7#
1.Ne or Ngf5!! Bxf5 2.Nxf5+! exf5 3. e6+! and 4.Qf7 mate !
Susan:
Why, in the most of matchs, Anand had to play in unfavorable positions? Did he choose wrong the openings?