Black to move. Can Black win this? How should Blac continue?
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Black to move. Can Black win this? How should Blac continue?
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What about 1…f4, with the threat of Qxe3+ Qxe3 fxe3 and the c-pawn will promote.
1…f4
2.exf4 exf4
3.Kf1 Qd3+
4.Kf2 Qd1
Now the c-pawn cannot be stopped, and it only remains to note that White does not have a perpetual.
I would bring the king up, either to stop the a-pawn or get closer to the action. Black should win.
I would say that f4 seems like a pretty straight forward win for black
What happens if the king goes to e1 instead of Kf2 in the first solution mentioned above…?
Blac seems to have lost its K already.
f4 seems to win
1. ….f4
2. ef4 ef4
3. Qf4 c1(Q)
4. Qf8 Kh7
5. Qf5 g6
6. Qf7 Qg7
and,
1. ….f4
2. e4 Qe3
3. Qe3 fe3
and the white king is cut off from d2 and d1.
1…f4! 2.exf4 exf4 with the crushing threat of 3…Qe3+. If 3.Qxf4, 3…c1(Q) 4.Qf8+ Kh7 5.Qf5+ g6 6.Qf7+ Qg7 0-1.
If White king goes to e1 instead of f2 then I believe Qe3+ wins.