White to move. How do you assess this position. Which side is better? How should White proceed?
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1.Rxe7 Rxd5
2.Qf6
Hello ano 10:16,
I don’t think it’s quite over after 2. Qf6. There is stil at least one correct move to find.
Whites problem is… if the rook leaves the first line black has always this big mating threat Qh3 (not threating Qxh2# AND Qxf1#).
After 1. Rxe7 Qh3?? 2. Rxf7+! wins.
(Kxf7 3. Qf6+ or Ke8 3. Re7+ Kd8 4. Qa5+) but what about your
1. -, Rxd5 2. Qf6 Rg7!?
Now white does not have time to simply eat that rook.
3. cxd5? Qh3! and it’s over.
I predict 3. Rxb7! to be the best here. Does black have any good defense left?
Another nice variation:
1. Rxe7, Rg7 2. Re8+! 1:0
But I haven’t found anything deciding after 1. Rxe7 Qf5.
Greetings
Jochen
What about Re3, winning either the knight or the rook?
1. Re3 loses right away to 1…Qh3 and if 2.Rxf3 Qxf1mate.
Re3 loses to Qh3 threatening mate either on h2 or f1.
Rxe7 seems to be the obvious move but is not decisive enough for white — in my opinion.
I’m thinking maybe Qe3 would create more possibilities for white. For example,
1. Qe3 e6 (if Nxe1 then white simply plays Qxd2 and the black Knight has nowhere to go)
3. Qh6+ Rg7 (Ke8 loses the queen)
4. Nf6 Qxc4 (or Qd4)
5. Nxh7+ Kg8 (if Ke8 then Qxg7)
6. Nf6+ Kf8
7. Qh8+ Ke7
8. Qxg7 Nxe1
9. Rxe1 Rxf2 and white is a piece up … at the same time, the Black King is exposed to attacks.
1.Re3 Qh3
how do u stop the mate?
‘Just found a defense for white’s Qe3 move:
1. Qe3! Qh4!
2. Qxe7+ Kg7
3. Qf6+ Kh6!
4. Qf4+ g5!
5. Qf6+ Rg6 and white’s check runs out …
Hmm, need to analyze this further.
Uh, that should have been 1. … Qh5! instead of Qh4.
Perhaps a better line is
1. Qe3! Qh4!
2. Qxe7+ Kg7
3. h4 Nxe1
4. Qf6+ Kh6 (Kf8 results in perpetual check)
5. Qf4+ g5
6. Qxd2 Nf3
7. Nf6 and white wins the exchange.
So black can hope of a draw if he agrees to the perpetual check; otherwise, he loses.
1. Qe3! Qh4!
I surely don’t get this. 2.gxh4 wins in a walk.
2. Qxe7+ Kg7
3. h4 Nxe1
4. Qf6+ Kh6 (Kf8 results in perpetual check)
No, it results in mate in seven for White.
That was a typo 🙂 … I corrected it in a previous post butI made the same typo again in a subsequent post.
It should’ve said Qh5! and not Qh4! … not easy playing all the moves in my head :).
Got to go run an errand for now … Hm, mate in 7 moves? Can you provide your analyses please? Thanks.
Kibitzer –
If your point is that 1.Qe3 Qh5 leads to a draw, I agree with you. There’s no point in looking at 1…Qh4 since it’s clearly not what you had in mind.