Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Qg3
hxg3 Rh5++
Rxe3 Rc1+ Re1 Rxe1++
Qxe3 Qxe3 Rxe3 Rc1+ Re1 Rxe1++
wow, Qg3 is a real killer move, as it threatens both Rh5 and Qxe1#. i don´t see any reasonable defense against that. if white takes the queen, Rh5 is mate of course. greets, jan
1…Qg3 if white plays 2.hxg3 then Rh5#
and if he plays 2.Qxe3 then2…Qxe3
3.Rxe3 3…Rc1#
and if white plays 2.Rxe3 then black has a mate in 2 after Rc1 no matter how white defends his back rank it’s still mate.
1. … Qg3!! (hxg3 Rh5#)
2. Rf1 Rh5
3. h3 Rxh3+
4. gxh3 Qxh3#
black 1. – Qg3!! Nice!
but as far as I see black takes a Knight, but far enough to win the game because of the weakness of the white baseline.
2. Qf1 Rxb5!
1… Qg3!!
1…Qg3!
2. hxg3 Rh5#
2. Qxe3 Qxe3 3. Rxe3 Rc1+
2. Rxe3 Rc1+
2. Qe2 Rh5 and 3. Qh2#23
1…Qg3 if white plays 2.hxg3 then Rh5#
and if he plays 2.Qxe3 then2…Qxe3
3.Rxe3 3…Rc1#
and if white plays 2.Rxe3 then black has a mate in 2 after Rc1 no matter how white defends his back rank it’s still mate.
Qg3 looks like a winner.
Bishop & Queen are untouchables because of the backrow mate or Rh5 mate.
So, the rook has to move. Then
… Rh5 threatens mate again
1. Qg3!
2.hxg3 Rh5#
or
2.Rxe3 Rc1+
or
2.Qxe3 Qxe3
3.Rxe3 Rc1+
or
2.h3 Qxe1+
Qg3 looks interesting at a glance- it attacks the rook at e1, and the queen cannot be taken with hg3 since Rh5 is mate. In addition, the weak back rank keeps the bishop safe from both major pieces, and black can threaten to play Rh5 on his next move:
1. …..Qg3
And white doesn’t have any really good options:
2. Rd1 Rh5
3. h3 Rh3
4. gh3 Qh3#
Or
2. Qe3 Qe3
3. Re3 Rc1
4. Re1 Re1#
Or
2. Re3 Rc1 with mate to follow.
Or
2. Qe2 Rh5
3. h3 Bf4 will win the white queen.
Or, probably best
2. Qf1 Rh5
3. h3 Bf4
4. Qg1 Rb5 (not Rh3???) wins a piece.
1…Qg3! I would never have found this unless I was told it was a puzzle. The h-pawn is pinned, as the rook mates if the queen is captured. Likewise the Bish can’t be captured, as after and exchange of pieces the rook mates on the back rank. So the only thinkg white can do is run away with his rook, giving black a free tempo to play Rh5, and I think white has no defense.
1…Qg3
I don’t have much time to work this out,
but my initial idea begins with 1…Qg3
attacking the white rook at e1.
1. …Qg3
2.hxg3 Rh5#
If the rook leaves the first rank, then
the rook will check at c1 and mate after
white interposes his queen and rook.
Protecting the rook by taking the bishop
with the queen is no good as QxQ and the
rook can’t recapture the queen because it
leaves the back rank unprotected.
If the rook moves along the first rank, i.e.
2. Rf1 Rh5
3. h3 Rxh3+
4. gxh3 Qxh3#
Unfortunately I am out of time and can’t
analyze either 2.Qe2 or 2.Qf1. I’m
looking forward to seeing if my solution
is the right one of if I’m totally wrong.
1… Qg3!! 🙂 greetings from BG
The really weird 1…Qg3!! seems to win:
A) 2 hg3? Rh5#
B) 2 Qe3? Qe3 3 Re3 Rc1 mates
C) 2 Ra1 Rh5 3 h3 Rh3 4 gh3 Qh3#
D) 2 Qf1 Rh5 3 h3 Bf4 4 Kg1 Rh3 and Black will win
-Justin Daniel
This problem is much deeper than most of you think, finding Qg3 is easy but what is next after for example :
2.Qe2 ….( Rh5 3.h3 Bf4 4.Kg1) and the win is not obvious yet