White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Rf7!
1.Rf7 +-
taking the rook leads to a nice epaulette mate.
Rf7 Qh5
Rxb7
Rf7 Kxf7
Qxh7+ Kf8
Rf1 Qf5
exf5
Alternatively,
Rf7 Kxf7
Qxh7+ Kf6
Rf1+ Ke5
Qg7 with mate to follow
1. Rf7! threatens mate by Qxh7 and simultaneously attacks the bishop on b7.
1. … h5 loses “only” the bishop.
If
1. … Kxf7 then
2. Qxh7+ Kf6 (or Kf8)
3. Rf1+ Qf5 (Ke5 4.Qg7+ Qf6 5.Qxf6#)
4. exf5 Bxg2+
5. Kxg2 gxf5 (or exf5)
and White has the queen for a rook.
Very nice! Took me 30 minutes of frustration to find this line. For some reason I just couldn’t see the hanging bishop at b7. Talk about being blind.
1. Rf7!
Threatens the bishop at b7 and threatens Qh7. There is no way to counter both threats. Taking the rook is no good since the king can’t hide from a subsequent Rf1+
1. …..Kf7?
2. Qh7 Kf6 (Kf8 3.Rf1 wins still)
3. Rf1 Qf5 (Ke5 4.Qg7 Qf6 5.Qf6#)
4. ef5 Bg2
5. Kg2 ef5
6. a3 and white should win easily. Best for black after 1.Rf7 looks like conceding the bishop:
1. Rf7 h5 (preventing Qh7
2. Rb7 and white has a piece for a pawn.
1.Rf7!
With the threat of 2.Qxh7#. There are two choices for black here. First one is to capture the rook. Continuing,
1…Kxf7
2.Qxh7+ Kf6 (same response for 2…Kf8)
3.Rf1+ and black will have to lose the queen
At move 1, black has a choice not to capture the rook. The only move that would defend against the mate is
1…h5
But black loses bishop on b7. I think this would give enough advantage to white.
Rf7! Kf7( Qh5 2 Qh5 gxh5 3 Rb7+-) 2 Qh7 (Kf6 3 Rf1 Qf5 4 Rf5 gxf5 5 Qb7+-) Kf8 3 Rf1 Qf5 4 Rf5 gxf5 5 Qb7 +-
White should play 1.Nd1!!! with the plan of Nd1-f2-g4-f6, occupying the weak f6 square.
first thing to look at in a position like this is Rf7, which in fact is very strong here.
White has a direct tactical shot here.
1 Rf7!
Threatening Qxh7# and the Bishop on b7.
1 … Kxf7
Black would be better off cutting his loss to a piece with a move such as 1 … h5.
2 Qxh7+ Kf8
2 … Kf6 is a little better, 3 Rf1+ Qf5 (not 3 …Ke5, 4 Qg7+ and mate next), 4 exf5 Bxg2+, 5 Kxg2, and White is up a Queen for a Rook and pawn.
3 Rf1+ Qf5
4 exf5 Bxg2+
5 Kxg2 gxf5
5 … exf5, 6 Qxg6 Re5 also leaves White with a big advantage.
6 Nd5! Nxd5
Nothing is any better. 6 … exd5 (or 6 … e5), 7 Rxf5 is mate.
7 cxd5
Black must lose more material to delay mate.
Main line: 1.Rf7 Kxf7 2.Qxh7+ Kf6 3.Rf1+ Ke5 4.Qg7+ etc
1. Rf7 looks very strong. Then if 1. … Kf7: 2. Qh7:+. Otherwise, the Bb7 drops.
1.Rf7 h5 2.Rxb7
Rf7 wins the bishop as black must defend against Qxh7, and the rook cannot be captured due to Qxh7+ followed by Rf1+.
1. Rf7 (threat: Qxh7# next move)
KxR
2. Qxh7+ Kf8 or Kf6
3. Rf1+ Qf5
4. exf 1-0
easy!!
Rf7
no.1 comment is wrong
1. Rf7! if 1…Kxf7 2. Qxh7+ followed by 3. Rf1
Rf7 and if Kxf7, Qxh7+ and the king is stuck on the f file for the other rook
Rf7 coud do it