White to move. Does White have a sufficient attack? How should White proceed?
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White to move. Does White have a sufficient attack? How should White proceed?
1. Rxd4 seems like the winning move
1. Rd4: and 2. Be5
That’s the brilliancy. Seems to me that Bd6, capture the rook, Nf6+
also wins.
Patzer
After 1. Rxd4 Qxd4 2. Be5 then black can just return some material with Qxe5 and the attack is over. Black has 2R and B for Q
The only line I think it might work is:
1.Rxd4 Qxd4
(forced since white plans 2.Nf6+ 3.Rg4+ with mate to follow)
2.Be5 QxB
3.NxQ Rh7 (not 3….Rxf5 4.Ng6 BxN (forced) 5.QxB+ Kh8 6.QxR and wite wins)
4.Qg5+ Rg7
5.Qd8 (threating 6.e7 and winning the bishop. And If 5….Bh5 then 6.e7!)
so maybe black can try
5…..Nxb2
6.e7 Rxe7
7.QxR Nc4?
but i don’t know. The whole position is kind of unclear.
~Henryk
I set up the position and looked at 1. Be5 threating mate on h8. however when I tried to work out the attack I found the exchanges left me with nothing. Then I discovered 1. f6. This also threatens a mate and forces the following:
1. f6 Rh7 2. Qg5+ Kh8 and now white has a strong attack, and black must play carefully or be mated in less than 12. I must admit that I found 1. f6 but the rest of the variation came when I plugged the problem into Fritz 9.
1.f6 is the solution, with Rxd4, white loose, or can forse de draw by repetition
Nein komputer mr. g!