White to move. How would you assess this position? How should White proceed?
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I found that White ends up with a pawn advantage if Black plays accurate defense.
1. Nxe6 fxe6
2. Rxe6!
2…… Kxe6
3. Re1+ Kd7
4. Qf5+ Kc7
5. Rxe7+ Kb8 +-
( 5… Kb6 6. Be3 +- )
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2… Bxg5
3. Qf7+ Kd8
4. Rbe1 +-
3…… Be7
4. Rbe1 Rae8
5. b4 Qxc3
6. Rxe7+ Rxe7
7. Rxe7+ Kc8
8. Rc7+ Kb8
9. Rxb7+ Ka8
10. Rxa7+ and mate follows
But the best defense for Black is to play:
5… Qb6
6. Rxe7+ Rxe7
7. Rxe7+ Kc8
8. Qe6+ Kb8
9. Qe5+
9……..Ka8?
10.Re8+ White is winning
9… Kc8
10. Qxg7 Rd8
11. Qh7 a6?
12. Qxh5 White has an advantage
Best for Black is:
11… d4
12. Qf5+ Kb8
13. cxd4 Qxd4
14. Qe5+ Qxe5
15. Rxe5 Rd2
16. a4 Ra2
White is a pawn up and a master should probably know how to win this.
17. a5 Rb2
18. Re4
Best wishes
A. Weiler
AW –
1.Nxe6 may well be a forced win for White (although I’m skeptical of some of your proposed defenses for Black). However, White has a much more clearcut win with a different first move.
The move should be 1. b4 which curtains directly.
If 1. … Qd6 then Nf5.
If 1. … Q~ 2. Nxe6 fxe6 3. Qf7 wins the piece.
If 1. … Qd6 then Nf5.
No doubt at all that that wins. But the real crusher is 2.Bf4.
Well, i found
1.b4!
And black has three choices…
a) 1….Qd6
2.Bf4 wins black’s queen.
b) 1………..Qb6
2.Nxe6 fxN
3.Qf7! and black loses it’s bishop since 3…Rh8-e8 (Ra8-e8 or Qd8 loses too) 4.Qxe6+ wins
C) 1…..Qc4
2.Nxe6 as line b)