White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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Ne4
1) Nxf7, …;
if 1) …, Kxf7;
2) d6+, Kf8;
3) d7, …;
if 1) …, Re8;
2) Qxe8+, Rxe8;
3) Rxe8+, Kxf7;
4) Rb8, …;
Some other option?
Luigi
Nxf7
1. Nxf7! Kxf7 2. d6+ Kf8 3. Qe7+ Qxe7 4. dxe7+
If 1. … Qxf7 2. d6 and win the queen.
Nxf7 should win easily.
Beelze
1) Nxf7, …;
if 1) …, Kxf7;
2) d6+, Kf8;
3) d7, …;
if 1) …, Re8;
2) Qxe8+, Rxe8;
3) Rxe8+, Kxf7;
4) Rb8, …;
Any different option?
Luigi
Susan, it’s not to late to give us your French Open picks. I know your picking Nadal, but how about your womens pick?
Nxf7 Kxf7 (Qxf7 d6)
d6+ Kf8
Qe7+ Qxe7
dxe7+ Ke8
exd8 = queen double check mate
1. Nxf7 Kxf7 2.d6 Kf8 3.d7 Rb8 and I don’t see how to proceed…
3.Qe7?? Nxe7 4.dxe7 Qxe7 5.Rxe7 Kxe7 and white is a rook down.
You can find the continuation hereNow if someone could just explain it to me…
In the game Black played Qxf7 and lost quickly as shown by Anon 4.05.
Seems to me that after
1) Nxf7, Kxf7
2) d6+, Kf8
3) d7, Rb8 (Rook can’t leave back rank coz of threat of Qe8)
Black’s king is fatally stuck in the centre. White has, for example:
4) Bc4 (planning Qa3+ and R-d4-f4)
eg
4)……Ne7
5) Qa3, a6 (no useful moves)
6) Rd4, g5
7) Rd6, Qg7
8) Rxe7, Qxe7
9) Rf6+ wins
I checked this with crafty because all this is way over my head. Naiditsch must have missed 23.d7! in the game continuation which leaves white the exchange up in the end. (23..Bc6 instead of Kh7 seems more resilient). However, it’s not so easy after 21…Kxf7.
4…Lc4 as suggested by elephant doesn’t quite work in that exact variation because of 4…Qg5 5.Qg3(5.Qa3 Qc5)5…Qxg3 6.fxg3 Ng8 with the idea Nf6 and black is better.
This might be best: 1.Nxf7 Kxf7 2.d6+ Kf8 3.d7 Rb8 4.Rd4! and now:
a) 4…Bxg2 5.Kxg2 Nh4+ 6.Rxh4! +- Qxh4 7.Qe6
b) 4…Qg5 5.Qg3! Qxg3 6.fxg3 and now white wins easily by playing his e-rook to the f-file, for example 6…Ba6 7.Re3 Bb7 8.Re2 Ba6 9.Rf2+ Ke7 10.Rf7#
c) 4…a5 5.Bc4 (5.Rg5 +/-)5…Qg5 6.Qa3 Qc5 7.Qd3 b5 (7…Ne7 or Nh8 8.Qh7 leads to mate; 7…Qc6 8.Bd5 +-) 8.Qxg6 bxc4 9.Rf4 Kg8 10.Re8 etc.
d) 4…Bc6!? 5.Qd2 a5 (5…Rxd7 6.Qb4! Re7 7.Re6! Qg5 8.Rxc6 White won his piece back, and still has an attack. This should win.)6.Re6 Qg5 7.Qxg5 hxg5 8.Rxc6 Ne5 9.Rc7 Ke7 10.Rd5 should be winning for white, but not too straightforward.