Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Bxf2!! Kxf2
2. Qc5+ Ke1
(2. … Ke2 3. Qe3+ checkmate)
3. Qc3+ Kf2/Ke2
4. Qe3+ checmate
1. Bxf2!! Kh1
2. Ng3+ Kh2
3. Nxf1+ Kh1
(piece up and black wins here, but there is something still neater possible!)
4. Qh2+!!! Kxh2
5. Ng3+ checkmate
1 … B:f2+
2. K:f2 Qc5+
3. Ke1 Qc3+
4. Kf2 Qe3#
1…. Bxf2+
2. Kxf2 *
2. … Qc5+
3. Ke2 Ng3+
4. Ke1 Qe3+
5. Be2 Qxe2#
* if
2. Kh1 Ng3+
3. Kh2 Nxf1+
4. Kh1 Qh2#
Qxa6 Rxa6
Rd1 Rc6
Rc1
(threatening Ng3 and checkmate to follow;
if White K goes to h2, N captures white bishop on f1)
1. … Bxf2+
2. Kh1 Ng3+
3. Kh2 Nxf1++
4. Kh1 Qh2#
2. Kxf2 Qc5+
3. Ke2 Qe3#
3. Ke1 Qc3+
4. Nd2 Qxd2#
4. Kf2 Qe3#
4. Ke2 Qe3#
Well, Bf2 should catch one’s eye, whether it is really good or not:
1. …..Bf2
2. Kf2
Declining the bishop leads to a form of a smothered mate: [2.Kh1 Ng3 3.Kh2 Nf1 4.Kh1 Qh2! 5.Nh2 Ng3#]. Continuing:
2. …..Qc5!
If black plays 2. …Qg3, the white king safely retreats back to g1. Qc5 drives the king out into the open. Continuing:
3. Ke1
If 3.Ke2, Qe3 is mate. Blocking with Nd4 and freeing up the f3 square changes nothing since Qe3 will still mate the white king on f3. Continuing:
3. …..Qc3
And mate by Qe3 or Qd2 can’t be evaded.