Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
d3-d2? I would keep checking the king but, I’m sure my daughter, Savanna, has a more correct answer.
d3-d2? I would keep checking the king but, I’m sure my daughter, Savanna, has a more correct answer.
1. Rg3+ Kxg3 (otherwise Rxg6)
2. Nf5+ and Nxe7
Eric, I did not see it at first, but look at Rg3+ and tell me what you see….you are going to love what comes next.
Nf5+
Nf5+
1. …Rg3
2. Kxg3 Nf5+
but if the King is not taking the rook, it is not so clear:
1. …Rg3
2. Kf2 Rxg6
3. Rxc7 Nxb3
4. Rxb7 Nc5
5. Rxb6 Nxa4
should be sufficient for black to win
1. … Rg3+ followed by Rxg6 and White is toast.
Of course White cannot take the rook, because
2. Kxg3 Nf5+ and 3. … Nxe7 is even worse.
The idea to give numerous checks to get a draw fails:
1. … Rd2+
2. Kh3 Rd3+
3. Kg4
and there are no more checks, has only improved white.
My first idea was:
1. … Rf3?
2. Rxc7!
Shit! I hoped for Re4? Rf6! Rxd4 Rxg6. That knight sack is good for black, since Nd4 is less worth than a couple of pawns.
After 2. Rxc7 I allready see that 1 … Rf3 looks bad.
Best looking idea for the future would be to kill whites b-pawn, saving own b6 pawn, and white is simply up with a knigt in the endgame.
So I must try:
1. … Kf8!
2. Rf7+ Ke8! (Kg8? Rxc7 looses tempi)
3. Rxg7 Kf8! (Kd8?? was now too dangerous)
Efficient way of loosing pawns it seems:-)
4. b4!
(Rxb7?? Rxb3! black wins)
4. … Rb3!
5. b5 Rb4!
6. Rf7+ Kg8
Pretty balanced position N vs. 3 pawns. The battle of the remaining pawns may now begin.
7. Rxb7 Rxc4
8. Rxb6 Rxa4
9. Rxd6
Black has no more pawns to be worried for:-)
9. … Rb4
I am no endgame specialist and have probably made some stupid moves here. But I actually think white wins this!
Bg3+
Rg3+ – Kxg3
Kf5+ – Kf4
Kxe7
1…Rg3+. If 2.Kxg3, then 2…Nf5+ forks the rook and it’s over. If the king moves away instead, then 2…Rxg6, the mating menace is over and Black has an extra pawn on top of the Knight.
Bruno
1.Rg3+ if the white King takes Rook, black has 2.Nf5+ and wins the white Rook. If the white King moves, black takes the pawn on g6 to avoid the mate.
I like
1 … Rg3+
2a Kxg3 Nf5+ followed by Nxe7
2b K-any Rxg6
1…Rg3+
2 Kf2
2Kxg3 Nf5+ followed by 3…Nxe7 and 4….Nxg6 there is no semblance of counter play for black.
2….Rxg6 white has enormous material advantage and main trump for white P at g6 with imminent mating threats is gone.
{Just checking to see if my brain is still alive.}
1. … Rg3+ 2. Kf2
(2. Kxg3 Nf5+ 3. Kf4 Nxe7)
2. .. Rxg6 3. Rxc7 Nxb3 4. Rxb7 Nc5 5. Rxb6 Nxa4
Lucymarie