White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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d7 is the weak point… Perhaps.
I’ve tried both captures followed by Bb6+ because Black’s king is overloaded and then, shazam!
Another weak point is a8 and the back rank.
So…
1.Bxd7 Rxd7
2.Bb6+ Kc8
3.Ra8+ Nb8
4.Rxb8+ Kxb8
5.Rxd7
The two weaknesses theory at work!
1 Bxd7 Rxd7
2Bb6+ Kxb6
2…. Kd8
3Ra8+ Nb8
4Rxb8+ Kxb8
5Rxd7 black loses a whole piece.
3Rxd7 wins exchange.
Isn’t this a old one?
1. Bxd7 Rxd7
2. Bb6+! Kc8
3. Ra8+ Nb8
4. Rxb8+! Kxb8
5. Rxd7
1 – 0
I remember this puzzle, but I hadn’t quite remembered the check from a8 in the subvariation at move 3 below, and it took me a few minutes to even notice it. White wins an exchange starting with 1.Bd7:
1. Bd7 Rd7
2. Bb6! Kb6
Here, black does worse with Kc8: [2. …Kc8 3.Ra8! Nb8 4.Rb8! Kb8 5.Rd7 wins a full piece, and at least one more pawn]. Continuing:
3. Rd7 Nb4
4. c3 Nc6
5. Rf7 and white has a decisive advantage.
1. Bxd7 Rxd7
2. Bb6+ wins an exchange and the game!
it’s possible to win an exchange here:
1. Bxd7 Rxd7
2. Bb6+ Kxb6
3. Rxd7
if
2. … Kc8, then
3. Ra8+ Nb8
4. Rxb8+ Kxb8
5. Rxd7
hurts even more. greets, jan
White wins the exchange with:
1- Bxd7; Rxd7
2- Bb6+; Kxb6
3- Rxd7, with a seemingly winning endgame.
Instead of 2… Kxb6, black could play Kc8, but he’d be even worse off :
2-… ; Kc8
3-Ra8+; Nb8
4- Rxb8+; Kxb8
5- Rxd7, and black is down a bishop.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,if a name has to be kept for this month’s puzzles posted(Majority Count)at this site,then it should be : “Post Of The Past” – lol.
Coming to the puzzle – I am anxious to see others post for this puzzle.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]
Bxn rxb 2Bb6 kc8 3Ra8 nb8 4Rxn piece
up &win
C4
Bxd7 Rxd7
Bb6+ Kxb6
Rxd7
Venky answer the damn puzzle! Now!
How about 1 bxd7 Rxd7
2 Bb6+ Kc8
3 Ra8+ Nb8
4 Rxb8+ Kxb8
5 Rxd7 ?
1.Bxd7 Rxd7 2.Bb6+ Kc1 (2. … Kxb6 3.Rxd7 winning the exchange) 3.Ra8+ Nb8 4.Rb8 and 5.Rxd7 winning
Dear Susan Polgar,
The pro & anti Venky comments in this blog are becoming tiresome.
Request you to publish only those comments that contain a solution to the problem in your original post, even if the solution is wrong or incomplete.
I believe many others on this blog will also feel the same way.
Thanks.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,others had posted the correct combination – nothing to add further.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]