White to move. Is this a loss or draw? How should White proceed?
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White to move. Is this a loss or draw? How should White proceed?
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It is a draw!
I think white will keep giving checks to black king. Either black king will keep shifting 3 files or exchanges queen for that rook!
1 Rb2+ Ka3
2 Ra2+ Kb3
3 Rb2+ Kc3
4 Rb3+
Draw
Draw. Rook checks along a2-b2-c2 for a perpetual. If King goes from b3/b4 to c3, then Rb4+ creates a stalemate (or a win). If King escapes to d file, then Rd2 pins Queen.
Easy draw, just keep checking, since Kxa2 is stalemate and king can’t go to d-file.
Rb2 then checking continuously. It will either be stalemate or draw by perpetual checks.
Drawn, by stalemate threats.
White checks the Black King from the a2, b2, or c2 squares, and Black cannot escape. If the Black King moves to the d file, Rd2 forces a trade of Queen for Rook and a draw.
If the Black King captures the Rook on a2, it’s stalemate.
If Black plays … Kc3, so that Rc2+ would lose to Qxc2, White instead plays Rb3+! and after … Kxb3, it’s stalemate.
White just has to avoid mistakes that allow the Queen to capture the Rook and avoid stalemate, for example, 1. Rb2+ Ka3 2. Rb3+??? Qxb3 or 1. Rb2+ Kc4 2. Rb4+??? Kd5 and the stalemate threat is released.
it’s a draw!
Rb2+!
If Kc3 Rb3+! Kxb3 stale
If Kc4 Rc3+ Kd4 Rd3
If Ka3 Ra2+! Kxa2 stale
Draw.
1 Rb2+ and if Kc3 2 Rb3+ is stalemate or else perpetual check
LegalEagle says: Obviously a draw. White can move the rook to b2+ and obtain a stalemate then to a2…..
Draw. Black must surrender to a stalemate, perpetual, or exchange of the heavy pieces.
For example:
1. Rb2+ Ka3
2. Ra2+ Kxa2 stalemate
If Black refuses the stalemate, then White checks forever via a2, b2, or c2. (1. Rb2+ Kc3 2. Rb3+ Kxb3 stalemate, or Kc4 3. Rxd3.)
If Black tries to bridge the king away from the checks, Rd2 awaits for the exchange.
Is draw! 1.Rb2+ Ka3 2.Ra2+ Kb3 3.Rb2+ Kc3 4.Rb3+ K:b3 1/2
Draw!
Idea: always check on a2, b2, c2.
If King enters 3rd row, check on a3, b3, a2 respectivly -> King cannot take because of stalemate.
If King enters d-line, d2 forces exchange rook <-> queen.
1.Rb2+ Kc3, 2. Rb3+ Draw. The idea is forcing the King to c3 or perpetual check in columns a, b and c (and if the King moves do the column d, the Rook goes to d2).
draw
the rook keeps checking white cant make progress
this can end by a stalemate or the rook will pin and exchange the queen
i think it’s a draw. white just keeps checking. if the king gets to the d file then white can trade rook for queen. if the king goes the other way then white can sack his rook on a2 with check and it’s a draw.
It´s draw..
Black king can´t move on d column.
1. Rb2+, Ka3
2. Ra2+, Kb3 ( Kxa2 is stalemate )
3. Rb2+, ….
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OK the idea is that if opposite king is on a2 or b3 its stalemate, so you can go on checking the king in a,b and c files, obviously it can not go behind its queen then we can trap it. Only trick is if King is on c3 after Rb2 check then you have to play Rb3+ and not Rc2?? So start with Rb2+ check.
Draw, White keeps playing Rb2, Ra2 or Rc2 and if the king moves to c3 Rb3 with stalemate
It`s a draw the black king can never hide behinde the queen and has nowhere else to hide
It’s a draw by perpetual check by rook or stalemate, if king takes rook or draw by insufficient material.
I failed to note above that
1.Rb2 check Kc3 2.Rb3 check
also forces stalemate.
Sorry; my original post may have failed. White forces draw with perpetual check, beginning with
1.Rb2 check,
because of the stalemate possibilites resulting from the location of Black’s queen.
This is a draw, I think. Since the White King can’t move all White has to do is keep checking the Black King along the 2nd rank until either the King takes the Rook or the King goes behind his Queen. In that case White pins the queen forcing the rook’s capture…
Draw. White plays checks with the rook on second rank. Black can’t go to d-file coz of Rd2 pinning Q.
If Black doesn’t come to 3rd rank obviously the checks on a,b,c files continue for ever.
If Ka3, Ra2 continues the checks and its stalemate if Kxa2.
If (after Rb2+) K comes to c3, then Rb3+ and again its stalemate.
It’s a clear draw. Check on a- b- and c- files and trick is stalemate if king captures on a2, if king comes to c3 after check on b2 we have Rb3+ with stalemate and king can never go to d-file because of Rd2 pin.
Its a draw. White will keep harassing the black king in the a, b and c files. The black king cannot get to the d file in view of the pin.
If the black king tries to get to the third rank to get out of checks white can force a draw or a stalemate. For instance, Ka3 is answered by Ra2+!, Kb3 by Ra3+!, Kc3 by Rb3+!
1.Ke2 (empate) draw
Draw by Sofia Rule
White should resign. You see, a queen is worth 9 points, and a rook is worth 5 points. 9 minus 5 equals 4, which is more than decisive.
Draw! yeah it’s perpetual check^^ because Black King can’t cross the d file and if it comes to a3 then 1.Ra2!+ and if it comes to c3 then Rb3!+