Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.— Nd3
2.Na2 Ne5+
3.Kf4 Nxg4
1.Nd3 Na2 2.Ne5+
A quite difficult one… I think that black is winning as follows:
1)…Nd3! 2)Na2 Ne5+ 3)Kf4 hxg4! 4)h5 Kb4 5)h6 Kb3 6)Nc1+ Kb2 -+
There are many variations, but in all of them Black is winning.
I’m thinking about
1) …, Nd3;
then Kc4 and Kb3
Luigi
1) .. Nd3 2)Na2 Kc4 and wins in all variations. 3) g4 ne5 or if 3)g*h5 Kb3 while 3)Ke4 nf2 4)kf4 N*g4 5)kg5 ne5 6)k*h5 nd3 7)kg5 kb3 8)h5 k*a2 9)h6 Ne5 and wins
1…Nd3!If 2.Nxd3 then 2…a2 wins. If 2.Nb3 then knight checks and forks and wins the white pawn on g4. And then it’s an easy win.
I am not quite sure.
First I thought 1. -, Nd3 2. Na2, Ne5+ giving knight and pawn for white’s pawns would win as the knight is bad against the border pawn a3 but white seems to hold this endgame.
Similar lines seem to appear after the given 1. -, Nd3 2. Na2, Kc4 3. gxh5, Kb3 4. h6! if Kxa2 5. h7+??, Ne5+ followed by Nf7 but 5. Ke4! and there is no way the black knight can stop the pawn is there? After Kb1 the pawns queen same time and it is a simple draw.
If black plays (4. h6!), Ne5+ at once white plays 5. Ke4, Nf7 6. Nc1+ (=). If Kb2 (I first thought this must be winning) 7. Nd3+! (now this is possible after the black knight does not cover the square anymore), Kc2 (Kc3 8. Nc1) 8. Nb4+, Kb3 9. Nd3!
I do not see a way for white to proceed but I do not see a better way to try to fight for success than playing 1. -, Nd3.
So I’d predict this is draw giving black some chances by hoping white fails after the try 1. -, Nd3.
Do I oversee anything in this line?
Best wishes from Germany!
Jochen
W queens first but lost!
1 Nd3 Na2 2 hg+ Kxg4
3 Kc4 h5 5 Kb3 h6
6 Kxa2 Kf5 (6..h7 Ne5+ and 7 Kf7)
7 Ne5! Kxe5 8 Kb1 h7
9 a2 h=Q 10 h=Q+
and the WQ is lost.
Olimat