White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Rd1 – Qxc3
2. Rxd7+ Kh6 (or anywhere else)
3. bxc3
1 rd1 wins
Rd1. The black queen is pinned.
1. Rd1 Qxc3
2. Rxd7+ Kany
3. bxc3
that looks like a good deal to me.
greets, jan
My first though was that “white must move queen to avoid them being exchanged”.
Looking twice, this seems to be a stupid idea! Black’s rook is captured with:
1. Rd1! Qxc3 (all other moves loose queen directly)
2. Rxd7+ Kf6
3. bxc3
1 – 0
The critical line (least bad for black) seems to be:
1. Rd1 c5 (Qxc3 has to be worse)
2. Rxd4 cxd4
And white is nicely up with Q for R + the d-pawn, but the d-pawn may make this game last for some more moves.
Rd1.
1. Rd1 Qxc3
2. Rxd7+ K…
3. bxc3 one rook more
Rfd1 by white wins
A piece of cake.
1 Rd1 Qxc3
Funny would be
1…. Qf6
2 Rxd7+ K any
3Qxf6.white would be up a Q and a R.
2Rxd7 ch followed by 3 bxc3
Rd1
Rd1 Qxc3
Rxd7+ K any
bxc3 1-0
Rd1 Seems to do it. I often get slapped down on these though!
A simple Rd1 should win for white since white would capture at d7 with check should black take at c3. White will win the queen for the rook.
Rd1
this one is pretty although perhaps even Breeown Laff-at-me would see that the move is Rd1
1. Rd1 Qxc3
2. Rxd7+ K moves
3. bxc3 +-
1. Rd1 wins in the spot. After … Qxc3, the zwischenzug 2. Rxd7+ leaves white one rook up.
Carlos Cleto
Rio de Janeiro
Rd1
The position is almost tailor made for this tactic.It would not have worked if the capture of black R were without check or if there were only one blank square between black K and black R.
Rd1 so as to deliver the intermezzo check after Qxc3 or just take the d7 rook if the queen moves.
White plays : Rd1 (the Black
queen is pinned)
so if Black takes White queen,
White takes rook with check and
then wins back queen.
–Vic.
Attacking the black Queen by R-d1 at a minimum wins the queen for the rook as the queen is pinned on the a1-h8 diagonal. While it is not a slam dunk win, white should prevail being ahead in material.
1.Rd1 Qxc3
2.Rxd7+ K-any
3.bxc3
and the rook should wreak havoc! ;D
1.Rd1 Qf6 (doesn’t work to save her)
2.Rxd7+ forces the king away and …Qxf6
Black’s best chance is
1. …c5
2.Rxd4 cxd4(passed pawn); after
3.Qc8 black will have almost no chance to win or draw.