White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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dXe6
1.de6 looks ok to me, but I haven’t looked too deeply at anything else:
1. de6 Qc3
2. ef7 Kf7 (what else?)
3. Rb1 and what is black going to do about Bb3? If I have time later, I will come back and do a more complete analysis, but I am sure someone else will do so if I don’t.
1. dxe
… (a) QxN
2. exf+ Kxf
3. Qf4+ Kg8
4. Qf7 Rg8
5. QxB and next move
6. Qf6#
1… (b) fxe
2. Qxe6+ Kh8
3. Qf7 Rg8
and see moves 5 and 6 above.
Mark
1. Na8+ (a) RxN
2. Rxb7+ Kc8
3. Rd1xB black must lose another piece 1-0
1. … (b) Kb8
2. Rxb7+ KxN
3. RxB dis ch Kb8
4. Rd1-b1+ Kc8
5. RxB 1-0
1. … (c) Kc8
2 Bxb7+ Kb8
3.Bc8 dis ch Kc8
4. BxB+ RxB
5. Nc6+ and rook fork 1-0
Mark
I couldn’t understand Mark’s solution…is it for a different problem?
I think for white best move is…
1.Rb1
1…Qxc3
2.dxe6 fxe6
3.Qxe6+ Kh8
4.Qf7 Rg8 (to prevent Qg7#)
5.Bb3
threat is Qxg8#
1… Qxc3
2.dxe6 Qxe5
3.exf7+ Kxf7
4.Bb3+ Kf6
5.Qf3+ Qf4
6.Qc3#
1… Qxc3
2.dxe6 f6
have to think about the continuation…
1.de Qc3 2.ef Kf7 3.Rc1
… Qb2 4. Qf3 and Bb3
… Qe5 4. Bb3
i had troubles working this out, but i think i found a way to embarass the black king:
1. dxe6 Qxc3
2. exf7+ Kxf7
3. Rc1 Qxe5
4. Bb3+ winning the queen for two minor pieces. So black might play
3. … Qxc1+
4. Bxc1, but, well, what the heck.
if 3. … Qb2
4. Qc4#
if 1. … fxe6, of course
2. Qxe6+
greets, jan
I think Mark’s post belongs with this problem: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2010/08/practical-chess-tactic.html#links
For this problem, one possible sequence:
1. Qf3 exd5
2. Rb1 Qa3
3. Nxd5 Nd7 (3. … Qxf3 4. Nxe7+ Kh8 5. gxf3 +-)
4. Qxa3 Bxa3
5. Nc7 Rc8
6. Nxa8 Rxa8
7. Bxc6 Rb8
8. Rxb8+ Nxb8
9. Bb5
Another sequence with similar themes is:
1. Qg3 exd5
2. e6 Bf6
3. Nxd5 fxe6
4. Nxf6+ Qxf6
5. Rd1 Na6
6. Qd6 Qf7
1. Qf3 targets f6 and f7, while 1. Qg3 targets b8. I’d probably choose Qf3.
1.dxe6 Qxc3 2.ef7+ Kf7 3. Rc1 Qb2
4.Qf3+
4…kg8 5.qf7
4…ke6 5.rd1
Greetings from Barcelona.