White to move. What is the best continuation for White? No computer please!
4n3/8/N6P/2P5/4K2B/pk6/7b/8 w – – 0 1
Position presented by Andreas.
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i would play 1.Bf2 here because
1.h7 Be5
2.Kxe5 a2
3.h8Q a1Q+
to access the long diagonal so now
i was looking in the line
1.Bf2 Nf6+
2.Kf5 Ng4
3.Kxg4 Be5 and now black has the long
diagonal but white can play
3.h7 Nxf2
4.h8Q
and also
1.Bf2 Kc4
2.Bd4 Nf6+
3.Kf5 Kxd4
4.Kxf6 a2
5.Nb4 a1Q
6.Nc2+
I would try 1. Nb4
1. … Kxb4 (no other move makes progress)
2. h7 Be5
3. Be1+ Kc4
4. Kxe5 a2
5. Bc3 Kxc3
6. h8(Q)
6. … Kc4
7. Qg8 with a K & Q vs. K & N ending
6. … Kb3
7. Ke6 Nc7+ (otherwise the knight is lost after Kd7)
8. Kd7 Nd5
9. Qa1 Nb4
10. c6 Nc2
11. Qxa2+ Kxa2 and the pawn promotes
6. … Kc2
7. Kd5 Nc7+
8. Kc4 Kb1
9. Qh1+ Kb2
10. Qh2+ Kb1
11. Kd3 and White wins
jcheyne
4i4mitko got it wrong.
1.Bf2?! [1.h7? Be5 2.Nb4 Bh8 3.Be1 Nf6+ 4.Kf4 (4.Kf5 Nxh7 5.c6 Nf6 6.c7 Ne8) 4…Nxh7 5.c6 Nf6 6.c7 a2 7.Bc3 Nd5+ 8.Nxd5 Bxc3 9.c8Q a1Q 10.Qb7+ Kc2;
1…Nf6+ [Black should not play 1…Kc4 2.Bd4+-]
2.Kf5 Kc4 [Or 2…Nh7 3.Bd4 Kc4 4.Bg7 Kb5 5.c6 Kxa6 6.Kg6 Bf4 7.Kxh7 Kb6 8.Kg6 Bxh6 9.Bxh6 Kxc6=] 3.Kxf6 a2 4.Bd4 Kxd4 5.Nb4 Be5+=
The solution is : 1.Nb4! Kxb4 2.h7 (2.Be1+ Kc4 3.Bc3 Kxc3 4.h7) 2…Be5 3.Kxe5 a2 4.Be1+ Kb3 5.Bc3! Kxc3 6.h8Q]
jcheyne got it right.
Pharaoh
congratulations:)))