White to move. How should White proceed?
3r4/2k5/8/1p1B4/8/8/1P1K4/R7 w – – 0 0
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White to move. How should White proceed?
3r4/2k5/8/1p1B4/8/8/1P1K4/R7 w – – 0 0
Rc1 +
1. Rc1+ Kb6
2. Rc6+ Ka5
3. Kc3! so if Rxd5
4. b4+ Ka4
5. Ra6++
Nice catch, FF. I’d only looked at:
1.Rc1+ Kb6
2.Rc6+ Ka7
… but your line is the pretty part of the whole thing.
Continuing on “anonymous” post,
1.Rc1+, Kb6
2.Rc6+, Ka7
3.Rc5, Kb6
4. b4 and White remains a piece up.
Kamalakanta
What if …
1.Rc1+ Kb6
2.Rc6+ Ka7
3.Rc5 Kb4 (instead of Kb6)?
What if …
1.Rc1+ Kb6
2.Rc6+ Ka7
3.Rc5 Kb4 (instead of Kb6)?
Yuly –
You mean 3…b4, right? 3…Kb4 isn’t a legal move.
After:
1.Rc1+ Kb6
2.Rc6+ Ka7
3.Rc5 b4
… White just brings his king up with 4.Kd3. His rook protects the bishop, and Black can’t chase the rook away with his king.