White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
1k6/1p4p1/P1p5/5Q2/2q2r2/P7/8/4R2K w – – 0 1
Kotrc 1907
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White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
1k6/1p4p1/P1p5/5Q2/2q2r2/P7/8/4R2K w – – 0 1
Kotrc 1907
tacticak
Re8 ka2
Ra8 kb3
Qa5
Arctic Knight
A very interesting puzzle!
1. Re8+!
A) 1…Ka7 2. Ra8+! Kb6 3. Qa5+!! Ka5 4. ab7+ Kb5 5. b8Q+ Kc5 6. Ra5+! Kd4 7. Qf4+ +-
B)1…Kc7 2. Qc8+!
B1) 2…Kb6 3. Qb7+ Kc5 4. Qb4+! Qb4 5. ab4+ Rb4 6. a7 +-
B2) 2…Kd6 3. Qd8+! Kc5 4. Qa5+ Kd4 5. Qe5+! Kd3 6. Qe2+ +-
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This is off the top of my head, but I see a couple of variations:
(A) 1.Re8+ Kc7 2.Qa5+ b6 (2…Kd6 is the same) 3.Qe5+ Kd7 4.Qe7 mate.
(B) 1.Re8+ Ka7 2.Ra8+! Kb6 (forced, else it’s mate in two) 3.Qa5+! Kxa5 4.axb7+ Qa6 5.Rxa6+ Kxa6 6.b8Q and wins the endgame.
I’m not completely satisfied with that second line, however. Is there a stronger variation?
1 Qd7
1.Re8+ Kh7
2.Ra8+! Kb6
3.Qa5+!! Kxa5
4.axb7+ Kb6
5.b8:Q+ Kc5
6.Ra5+ Kd4
7.Qxf4
Re8+, Ra8+, Qa5+ and ab+ should do it.
1.Re8+ Ka7 (1.-Kc7 2.Qa5+) 2.Ra8+
Kb6 (2.-Ka8?? 3.Qc8 Ka7 4.Qb7++)
3.Qa5+ Ka5 4.ab7+ Kb5 (4.-Qa6 +- ) 5.b8Q+ Kc5 6.Ra5+ Kd4 7.Qf4+ +-
1 Re8+ Ka7
2 Ra8+ Kb6
3 Qa5+ Kxa5
4 axb7+ Kb5
5 b8Q+ Kc5
6 Qe5+Qd5
7 Ra5+ and wins the Q
If 5 … Kb6
6 Qa5+ Kb7
7 Qa7 mate
1.Rc8+ Ka7
2.Ra8+ Kb6
3.Qa5+ KxQ
4.axb6+ ….and so on
Rc8+…Ka7
Ra8+…Kb6
Qa5+…KxQ
axb+
Rc8+…Ka7
Ra8+…Kb6
Qa5+…KxQ
axb+
I love it. My tactic Ak! skill – a move based on the fear that you’re going to get clobbered.
Or, a move followed by the intense desire to take it back as you’ve just seen it was a major blunder.
Of course, a collection of such games would be enormous…
Liked it!
1 Re8+ Kc7
2 Qa5+ b6
(2 .. Kd7 3 Qd8#)
(2 .. Kd6 3 Qe5+ Kd7 4 Qe7#)
3 Qe5+ Kd7
4 Qe7#
or
1 Re8+ Ka7
2 Ra8+! Kb6
(2 .. Kxa8 3 Qc8+ Ka7 4 Qxb7#)
3 Qa5+! Kxa5
4 axb7+ Kb5
5 b8=Q+ Kc5
6 Ra5+ Kd4
7 Qxf4+ and wins
a7+! wins
That’s a nice one!
Looks like the best continuation is:
1. Re8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+ Kb6 (if 2. Kxa8 Qc8+ followed by 3. Qxb7#)
3. Qa5+ Kxa5
4. axb7+ Kb5 (Kb6)
5. b8=Q+ Kc5
6. Ra5+ Kd4
7. Qxf4+ and it is over.
How would 1.a7+ win?! For example 1… Kxa7 and if 2.Qa5+ Qa6 and what next?
1. Re8+ Ka7,
2. Ra8+ K*R
3. Qc8+ Ka7
4. Q*b7#
Re8, Ka7, Ra8, Kb6, Qa5…
1. Re8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+ Kb6 (2. … Kxa8 3. Qc8+ & 4 Qxb7#)
3. Qa5+ Kxa5
4. axb7+ Kb5
5. b8Q+ Kc5
6. Ra5+ Kd4
7. Qxf4+ & White wins
That’s the way it looks to me playing it out in my head here in St Maur, France.
Have to check it with a board.
1.Re8+ Ka7 2.Ra8+ Kb6 3.Qa5+!!
1. Re8 Ka7
2. Ra8 Kb6
(2. … Kxa8
3. Qc8 Ka7
4. Qxb7)
3. Qa5 Kxa5
4. axb7 Kb5
5. b8Q Kc5
6. Ra5 Kd4
7. Qf4
Here is a really nice variation:
1. Re8+ Ka7 2. Ra8+! Kb6 (if 2. … Kxa8 then 3. Qc8+ and 4. Qxb7 mate) 3. Qa5+! Kxa5 4. axb7+ Kb5 5. b8Q+ Kc5 6. Ra5+ Kd4 7. Qxf4+.
I haven’t checked all side lines, but with a main line like that, it has to be right!
1. Re8+ Ka7 (..Kc7 2.Qc8+ wins)
2.Ra8+!!
if 2…Kxa8 3.Qc8+ Ka7 4.Qxb7#
so..
2…Kb6 3. Qa5+!!! Kxa5 4.axb7+ Kb5(6) 5.b8=Q+ 6. Kc5 Ra5+ 7. Kd4 Qxf4+ +-
It’s funny, at last White will have the advantage of a rook, and will exchange queens, with a straightforwardly won ending.
1. Re8+
I got an answer (not sure its “best”), I probably made it more complicated then it needed to be, but I think it works
1. Re8+
if 1…Ka7 than 2.Ra8!
if ..Kxa8 than 3.Qc8+ than 4.Qxb7#
if ..Kb7 than 3.Qa5+! Kxa5 4.axb7+ Kb6 5.b8=Q#
if 1…Kc7 than 2.Re7+
if ..Kb8 3.Rxb7+ than Qc8#
if ..Kb6 3.Qxb1+
if ..Ka7 4.Qxb7#
if ..Qb1 4.Rxb7+ win the queen
if ..Kxa6 4.Qa7+ Ka5 5.Qa7+
if ..Kb6 6.Rb7#
if ..Qa6 7.Qc5+ leads to mate or lose the queen (..Ka4 8.Ra7)
if ..Ka5 4.Re5+ Ka4 5.Qd4+ Qb3 6.Ra5+wins the rook for the Queen.
1. Re8 Ka7 2. Ra8 Kb6 3. Qa5!! Ka5 4. axb7 Kb5 5. b8Q Kc5 6. Ra5 Kd4 7. Qf4+-
All forced and winnig.
1. Re8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+! Kb6 (If Kxa8, then 3. Qc8+ Ka7 , 4.Qxb7#)
3. Qa5+!! Kxa5 (Nice queen sacrifice as it is Black’s only response) … Ver más…
4. axb7+ Kb5
5. a8=Q+ Kc5 (only response and after:)
6. Ra5+
Blacks only response is Kd4 gaining the rook with Qxf4+ and the game after queen exchange.. Nice puzzle
1 Re8+ Ka7 2 Ta8+ Kb6 3 Qa5+!
Olimat
Maybe 1. Re8+ Ka7 2. Ra8+ Kb6 (Kxa8?? is mate in 2)3.Qa5!+ Kxa5 4. axb7+ Kb5 5. b8D+ Kc5 6. Ra5+ Kd4 7.Qxf4 1-0
Maybe I miss something, but it looks forced.
rd8+ ka7
ra8+ kb6
qa5+ kxq
ab dis+ kb5
b8(q)+ kc5
ra5+kd4
qxr wins
1. Re8+ Ka7 (1. .., Kc7 2.Qc8+ Kd6 3. Qd8 Kc5 4. Qa5+ etc) 2. Ra8+! Kb6 (2. .. Kxa8 3. Qc8 and 4. Qxb7 mate)7. Db1+ winning after exchange of queens.
1. Re8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+ Kb6
3. Qa5+!! K:a5
4. ab+ Kb5
5. a8Q+ Kc5
6. Ra5+ Kd4
7. Q:f4+ and wins
(2…K:a8 3. Qc8+ and 4. Q:b7#)
(1…Kc7 2. Qa5+ b6 (2…Kd6 3. Qd8+ Kc5 4. Re5+ forces Qd5 and wins) 3. Qe5+ Kd6 4. Qe7#)
Very pretty!
I think I have the answer! Sometimes you have to shuffle your move order to get the solution. I was also stuck with a7+ line and Rook down check line but putting them together I got this I think may be solution:
1. Re8+ Ka7
2. Ra8+ Kb6
3. Qa5+ This was tough to see but it works because of queening motif.
3……….Kxa5
4. axb7+ Kb5
5. b8=Q+ Kc5
6. Ra5+ Kc4
7. Qxf4+ wins Rook!
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