White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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1) Ra8 (Queen has no safe squares), Qxa8
2) Nc7+ should do it.
1) Ra8 (Queen has no safe squares), Qxa8
2) Nc7+ should suffice
1. Ra8! Qxa8 2. Nc7+… thank you and goodbye! 1-0
I think Ra8 wins immediately…
1. Ra8! Qa8 (what else?)
2. Nc7 forks the royals.
1. Ra8 Qxa8 (forced)
2. Nc7+ (loses the queen)
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1.Ra8!!! Wins the BQ for WR winning easily..Qxa8.2.Nc7+.
A>2….Kf8.3.Nxa8.Bd8. To trap WN which will otherwise escape. 4.b5!.Na4.5.Ba3+!.K~..6.Bd6! And the N escapes via c7!
B>2..Kd8.3.Na8.Bxb4.4.Nd4!.Nxd4.5.Bxd4.Ba5.6.Bb5!.b6.7.Bxd7.K/Bxd7.8.Nxb6! And the WN escapes.
Other first Q moves lose even more material for B!
white must play 1.Ra1 Q*a1 then knight forks 2.Nc7+
Ra8 Queen gone for black
Ra8
Ra8 wins a queen for a rook after the knight fork.
Ra8 wins
1. Ra8 Q<a8 2. Nc7+
Black Queen is trapped.
Ra8 forces Qxh8.
Followed by Nc7+ and take Q.
If only there was an opportunity for Black to play Nd4 and counter attack the white Queen !
But, the bishop is positioned at b2 to deny it, which demonstates the advantages of controlling the long diagonal.
Without the Bishop on b2, Nb5xd4 would have liquidated the fork on c7; Nf3xd4 would have allowed Qxe5, allowing black to claw back with a smaller loss of its bishop at e8.