White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Rf7 should win:
1. Rf7 Rf7
Declining the rook looks worse to me. On Nd7, white just takes at f8 with discovered check and then forks the queen and king with Ne6. On Kh8, white just takes at c3 with the queen, and black loses the queen on playing the capture at f7, or is mated if he plays Qc3, and if he retreats the queen to d6, white plays Nf5 and wins the queen for a rook anyway. On other, less important replies at move 1, white just wins the queen with a discovered check. Continuing:
2. Rf1 Qe7
I don’t see how moves like Qh5, or Qf8 are different since white can play the same move anyway:
3. Rf7 Be6
Of course, on Qf7, white simply plays Bd5 pinning the queen with the bishop. If black tries Qb4, white can play Rc7 with discovered check: [Qb4 4.Rc7! Qb3 5.Rc8! Kf7 6.Nb3 Bb2 7.Bb7 Be5 8.Ba8 leaves white up a rook and two pawns]. Continuing:
4. Re7 Bb3
5. bc3
The alternatives of Bb7 and Nb3, or even ab3 all look good for white, but bc3 give the maximum advantage, in my opinion:
5. …..Nc6
Nothing helps black as far as I can tell. On Ba2, white simply plays Bb7. On c6, white takes at b3 with the c-pawn. The only move that might cause white problems is Kf8 in that it might lure white into a hasty Rc7- while still winning, I think, this allows black to play Na6 attacking the rook and untangling the queenside pieces, but white should still have the edge in the resulting ending, but it is best to simply ignore the attack on the e7 rook: [Kf8 6.cb3! Ke7 7.Bb7 c6 8.Ne2 Nd7 9.Ba8 and white is up a piece and two pawns]. Continuing:
6. Nc6
Here, Bc6 looks very similar since black does best to just take at a2 either way:
6. …..Ba2 (or Bc2, whatever)
7. Nb4 Rd8 (Bf7 is the altern.)
8. Bb7 and white is up a piece and a pawn, and black has weak pawns at a7 and c7. This is easily won for white.
I think it is 1. Rf7x
Best wishes, Frans Smit
Rxf7 Rxf7
Rf1 Qe7
Bd5
looks good for white using the pinned rook and a probable discovered check later.
Tim LOOOOVES Tiffanie!
i think, Rxf7 works, it threatens Rxc7+, and if Rxf7, then Rf1 – Bd5 looks good. there are a couple of variations, but they all seem to be good for white. greets, jan
I think
1. Rxf7 looks good
a)
1. … Rxf7
2. Rf1 Qe7
3. Bd5 Qxe3+
4. Kh1 Qe7 (Bxd4 Qxf7+ Kh8 Qf8#)
5. Rxf7 etc.
b)
1. … Kh8
2. Qxc3! Qe7
3. Rxf8 Qxf8
4. Qxc7 etc.
1.Rxf7 Rxf7
2.Rf1 Qe7
3.Rxf7 Qxf7
4.Bd5 Qxd5
5.Qxd5+ Kf8
6.Qd8+ Kf7
7.bxc3 Nc6
8.Qd5+ Kf8
9.Nxc6 bxc6
10.Qxc6 Rb8
11.Qxc7 Rb8+
12.Kf2 Bh3
13.Qxa7 Ke8
14.Qxg7 Rb2
15.Qxh7 Rxa2
16.Qg8+ Kd7
17.Qxa2
– Black resigned
1.Rxf7!! Rxf7 2.Rf1! is strong like bull.
1. Rxf7!! Rxf7
2. Rf1! and black is already hopeless. Qf8 or Qe7 hardlt help as 3. Rxf7 cannot be answered with Qxf7 due to Bd5. Black can resign.
After
1. Rxf7 Rxf7
2. Rf1 Qe7
3. Rxf7
Black might before playing Be6 insert
3. … Qxe3+
but
4. Rxf2 Be6 (enforced)
5. Nxe6
seems to be even worse for black.