Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Really good puzzle. I do not like to give solutions. Let everyone work on it.
No clues from me this time.
I’m a horrible patzer but Nd3 looks okay. White loses in every line I can think of.
1. … Nd3
2. cxd3 Rxc1 -/+
1. … Nd3
2. Qxd3 Qxc1 -/+
1. … Nd3
2. Bf4 Nxf2+ -/+
and so on.
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Nc3. If bxc3, then Rxc1. If Qxc3, then Qxc1.
I would definitely want to take advantage of the pin of the c-pawn and the overtaxing of white’s queen:
1. …..Nd3
2. Qd3 Qc1 wins an exchange. Also,
1. …..Nd3
2. cd3 Rc1
3. Qe2 Rfc8 and black wins the exchange and gets a strong attack.
Declining to take the knight is probably is hardly better:
1. …..Nd3
2. Rd2 Nc1
3. Qc1 Bh6
4. Be1 Rc7 (or maybe d3) looks overwhelming for black.
1….Nd3!
…nd3
1… Nd3
[a] 2. cxd3 Rxc1
[b] Qxd3 Qxc1
otherwise, it is a fork and Black will be up an exchange.
Nd3 wins an exchange.
1.. Nd3 winning the exchange.
1. … Nd3 wins the exchange because of the Black rook and queen focused on c1.
Nd3
1…Nd3 wins an exchange (2. cd R:c1) with much more to follow as the black Rooks penetrate along the c-file.