White to move. This was a game between GM Bareev and GM Yakovich. What is the best continuation for White? Where should White retreat the Queen?
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Qg4 to protect the knight.
Nxe6 …..QxQ
Ng7+ Be7
NxQ then gxN
Bc4
Nxe6 …gxQ
Nxc7
Nxe6..also if fxN
QxQ!
Not Bc4 but Ba3 after
Nxe6 QxQ
Ng7 Be7 (Kd8 gets mated Re8+!)
Ba3 +++
3.Re8# is kinda nice isn’t it?
But note that 2.Ng7+ is double check: the king always has to move after a double check (so 2…Be7 is illegal).
The question “Where should white retreat his queen” was a bit misleading, wasn’t it?
billbrock said…
“3.Re8# is kinda nice isn’t it?
But note that 2.Ng7+ is double check: the king always has to move after a double check (so 2…Be7 is illegal). “
Hah! So most of the analysis so far is faulty due to missing the double-checkeroo. After:
1 Nxe6!! there are only two serious possible lines. One is:
1…c6! as it fixes both problems of black’s: it protects the queen which is hanging; and it gives the king an escape square to avoid the mate Re8++. So we get:
1 Nxe6!! c6
2 Nc7+ Kd8
3 QxQ PxQ
4 NxR and white is up the exchange.
The other try for black is:
1 Nxe6!! QxN
2 RxQ+ PxR
3 Qf3 followed by axb6 and White has queen and advanced passed pawn versus rook and two knights; black is horribly undeveloped with the exposed king and all three king-side pieces on their original squares, and pawn structure in shambles. White should win this from here.
“The question ‘Where should white retreat his queen’ was a bit misleading, wasn’t it?”
Bwahahahahah — reinforcing our normally complacent ways of seeing such positions and ignoring other possibilities. Ususally it’s our own limited thinking that deceives us in these situations, isn’t it?
1 Nxe6
1..Qxh5 2. Ng7+ Kd8 3. Re8#
1..gxh5 2. Nxc7+ followed by Nxd5
1..Qxe6 2. Rxe6+ fe 3. Qe5
1..fe 2. Qxd5
This is what I saw
Hope it’s close to the correct one.