Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Q.e1 and after Q.e1 Nd3
Rxc2+ or Nd3+ are possible, but I think the best continuation is:
1… Qxe1+!
2.Qxe1 Nd6+
now, either way, black will get a rook up…
a)
3.Kd1 Nxe1
4.Kxe1 Pxg5
5.Nxe7+ Kh7
6.Nxc8 Rxc8
b)
3.Kb1 Nxe1
4.Nxe7+ Kh7
5.Nxc8 Rxc8
6.Bf4
Qa3
Qa3
1…Nd3+ 2.Qxd3 Qxe1+
From a first look, it appears as if:
1… Qxe1+
2. Qxe1 Nd3+
3. Kd1 Nxe1
4. Kxe1 hxg5
works for black (2N vs 2R+B).
2 candidate moves: Qxe1+ and Nd3+
Looks like both win a rook. Choosing Nd3+, this is a possible line:
1… Nd3+
2. Kd1 Qxe1+
3. Qxe1 Nxe1
4. Nxe7+ Kh7
5. Nxc8 Rxc8
6. Bh4 Nf3
7. Bg3 Bxe5 etc.
Winning the exchange by 1. …Nd3+ looks good. So as not to lose a whole rook, white must play 2. Qxd3 Qxe1+ 3. Qd1 or 2. Kd1 Qxe1+ 3. Qxe1 Nxe1 4. Kxe1.
In either, black can emerge a rook ahead after 4. …hxg5 5. Nxe7+ Kh7 6. Nxc8 Rxc8.
After Qa3 the king just moves.
But:
QxR
QxQ Nd3+
Kd1 NxQ
KxN hxB wins
Black has a fork, utilising a pin:
1…Qxe1 2. Qxe1 Ne3 and emerges with a decisive material advantage
Qxe1+ followed by Nd3+ taking the white queen winning the exchange, rook for knight.
qa3 isn’t right. Try nd4+ or rxp+…im liking nd4. Wins ab exchange with tempo.
Black is exchange up, threatening bishop. White is threatening Queen and Nxe7+ and possibly Bxe7. I don’t see anything more dangerous, so
Nd3+
a) Qxd3 Qxd1+ Kb2 hxg6.
White is down a rook, and I see no serious threats against black.
b) Kd1 Qxd1+ Qxd1 Nxd1. Should be enough to win regardless of play.
1)Nd3+ Qd3
2)Qe1+ Kb2
3) Be5+
sounds right??
Qxe1+ Qxd1 Nd3?
Nd3 looks good to me. The c pawn is pinned and if White takes the N with his Q then Qxe1+
I cant see something better than
1. … Qxe1
2. Qxe1 Nd3+
3. Ke2 Nxd1
4. Se7+ Kh8
5. f6 hxg5
6. fxg7 Kxh7
7. Sxc8 Rxc8
8. Kxe1
Black has got the exchange in advance and maybe is winning. As I analyzed it without a board, I am not too sure about that.
venky where are you!!! 😛
Hi, Anonymous, Monday, June 28, 2010 4:26:00 AM CDT
If
1… Nd3+
2. Qxd3 Qxe1+
3. Qd1 Rxc2+
Hi Susan Polgar,
Brilliants of this blog has already discussed the better possibilities of this chess puzzle.
Hi”Kuldhir”,yesterday(28th) I didn’t logged on to the internet,so no attempt to place my views for this puzzle,anyway thanks for remembering me.
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Venky[Chennai – India]
Hi Susan Polgar,
Hi Kuldhir,
Thanks for feeling my absence,though just,we both know each other names,through posting the chess moves for the puzzles of this blog.
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Venky[Chennai – India]