Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Sac’ing the rook on g2 should win the game for black.
DV
Nice!
1…Rxg2+ 2.Kxg2 Rg8+ 3.Kh2 Qf4+ 4.Kh1 Ng3+ wins
1. Rxg2+ KxR
2. Rg8+ Kf1
3. Ng3+ winning the queen
if 2. … Kh1
3. Ng3+
if 2. … Kh2
3. Be5 Kh1
4. Ng3+
Declining the sacrifice doesn’t work, Black will still claim the White Queen.
What if ..Rxg2+ is replied by Rxg2 by white?
..Bxd4 looks threatening to me. It seems to capture a rook.
anonymous, white can’t play Rxg2 as the R on f2 is pinned.
..Bxd4 looks threatening to me. It seems to capture a rook.
1…Bxd4 2.Nbxd4 and Black’s attack has dissipated.
khairie –
good analysis, except for the line after
1 .. Rxg2+
2 Kxg2 Rg1+
3 Kh2 Be5+
Here white is not forced to play 4 Kh1. White could play 4 dxe5, for example. However, black may instead play
3 … Qf4+
4 Kh1 Ng3+
5 K any Nxe2 with discovered check
Chris Falter
P.S. Susan and Paul – I appreciate the great work you continue to do with SPICE.
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if 2. … Kh2
3. Be5 Kh1
4. Ng3+
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The problem is that e5 is protected by white pawn and knight at f3. So,
2 Kh2 Be5+
3 Nxe5 Qg3+
4 Kh8
Is it still doomed for white?