White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Sc4 and Black is lost. 1. … Qxb5 2. Qxb5 axb5 3. Sb6 mate or 1. … Qa7 (to cover b6) 2. Bxc6 losing a piece and very soon the game, because of 2. … axc6 3. Qxc6+ and mate to follow.
Nc4! wins
There doesn’t seem to be any defense to Nc4 with the threat of Nb6#. If Qa7, Bxc6 wins.
1. Na3-c4
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1. Nc4 Q:b5? 2. Q:b5 ab 3. Nb6#
1. Nc4 Qa7 2. B:c6 bc 3. Q:c6+ Qc7 4. Q:c7#
Nc4 1-0
Nc4!
1. Nc4! Qxb5
2. Qxb5 axb5
3. Nb6 mate.
IF 1……….. Qa7
2. Bxc6 should win.
1.Nc4! if QxB then 2.QxQ axQ 3.Nb6 mate!
if Qa7 2.Bxc6 +-
Nc4 winning Queen or checkmating with Nb6 after trading queens.
1)Nc4 if QxB then 2)QxQ PxQ 3)Nb6++
Nc4 wins the knight on c6.
Brit-Mate
Nc4 should win.
Nc4 Nd7
Nxb6+ Nxb6
Q… axb5
and black has only two pieces for the queen and is still less developed.