White to move. How should White proceed?
8/2k2N2/4p1p1/4P3/P1q3P1/8/3P1PK1/1R6 w – – 0 1
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White to move. How should White proceed?
8/2k2N2/4p1p1/4P3/P1q3P1/8/3P1PK1/1R6 w – – 0 1
I think Rb7 just wins the queen.
1. Rb7 Kc6 2. Nd8 Kd5 3. Rd7 Kxe5 4. f4 and White wins.
4…Qxf4 5.Rd4!
Like Bob says, it wins.
Dear Susan ,when you post a study ,please give the author name ,source and date.Thank you.
I see that position as very difficult with a lot of loose pieces not well organized. I think black still has very good chances with simply black not taking the pawn and going 4. .. Ke4
on Bob’s line
1. Rb7 Kc6 2. Nd8 Kd5 3. Rd7 Kxe5 4. f4 and White wins.
1.Rb7 Kc6
2.Nd8 Kd5
3.Rd7 Kxe5
4.f4 Ke4??
5.d3+
It’s all about getting the queen:
1.Rb7+ Kc6 (else fork)2.Nd8+ Kd5 3.Rb5+ Kd4 4.Rb4 Qxb4 5.Nc6+ (forking the queen) 1-0
1.Rb7+ Kc6 (else fork)2.Nd8+ Kd5 3.Rb5+ Kd4 4.Rb4 Qxb4 5.Nc6+ (forking the queen) 1-0
Doesn’t 3…Ke4 save the day?
The solutions given by bob and anon are correct. In the early part, 1.Rb7+ Kc6 2.Nd8+ Kd5 3.Rd7+ Kxe5 other choices produce a nice variation, but not too deep yet. Now a great move 4.f4+ has four possible answers, but three lead to short conclusions: 4… Kxf4 5.Rd4+ and a N fork, or 4… Ke4 and a P fork, or 4… Kf6 5.Rf7 mate. The most spectacular is the final possibility, 4… Qxf4, 5.Rd4!!! producing a very beautiful position. The Q from f4 is skillfully dominated: Out of 14 possible squares she can move to, she gets captured immediately on 9, falls to a knight fork on another 3 (d4, g5, h6), and seemingly escapes by moving to f6 or f8. But 5…Qf6 produces 6.Nc6 mate! Finally 5…Qf8 only prolongs her fate a bit, since 6.Nc6+ Kf6 7.Rf4+ .
It’s a pity to miss the beauty of all these variations.
Susan, if you composed this, congratulations. It is great and surely publishable. If it is a published study, you should definitely give the author and source.
Thanks,
George
This is pretty hard too see…Ironically everything is forced.
Well,
1.Rb7 Kc6
2.Nd8+ Kc5
3.Rd7+ Kxe5
4.f4+
And now
a) 4………..Kxf4
5.Rd4+ QxR
6.Nxd6+ wins
b) 4……Kf6
5.Rf7#
c) 4……….Qxf4
5.Rd4! and blac’s queen has now where to go:
5…..Qg5,Qh6 6.Nf7 wins; 5….Qf6 6.Nc5# ; 5…Qf8 6.Nc5+ Kf6 7.Rf4+ wins;
—Henryk
Wow, this was a great one. I thought I had it before, now I’m glad I didn’t. Beautiful!
1. Rb7+ Kc6
2. Nd8+ Kd5
3. Rc5+ Ke4 (if Kd4, then 4. Rb4 QxR, 5. Nc6+ picking up the queen).
4. f3+ Kf4
5 Rb4! QxR
6. Nxe5
1. Rb7+ Kc6
2. Nd8+ Kd5
3. Rc5+ Ke4 (if Kd4, then 4. Rb4 QxR, 5. Nc6+ picking up the queen).
4. f3+ Kf4
5 Rb4! QxR
6. Nxe5
“6. Nxe5” isn’t a legal move. Did you mean 6.Nxe6+? Black just plays 6…Kxe5 and wins easily.