This is quite a clever finish. Black to move. How should black proceed?
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This is quite a clever finish. Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Rd2, Ke1 Rxh2, fxg4 Rd5, Rf3 Re5 and wins the rook.
White can be a piece up
1…Rd2+ 2.Re2
(2.Ke1 Rxh2 3.fxg4 Rd5 4.Re6 Rh1+ 5.Ke2 Rxa1 6.Rxa6 Kg7 …)
2…Rxe2+
3.Kxe2 Bxf3+
4.Ke3 Bb7
5.Rd1
What about:
1. Rd2+!
The first move I saw, but initially this looked wrong, since black R+B are both hanging after Re1.
But:
1. … Ke1?
2. Rxh2! fxg4
3. Rh1+ any
4. Rxa1
up with rook for two pawns.
Other lines also seem good for black, but I have not calculated all lines.
Yes, this is a very amusing position. A funny dance of the opposing rooks. The placement of White’s rook on a1-square was the main weakness of his position.
1. … Rd2+ 2. Ke1 Rxh2 3. fxg4 Rd5 4. Rf3 Re5+