Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1…Rc8 2. N:a6 Rc6 3. Nb8 Rb6 and the N is a goner. White’s moves are forced; the N is lost earlier on any deviation.
…..Rc8
Nxa6 Rc6
Nb8. Rb6 and white Knight trapped.
Black rook captures white knight
in simple 3 moves.
Task looks to be to get the bereft WN.
1….Rb7 doesn’t work
2.Nxa6 Ra7 or b6 3.Nxc5
but 1….Rc8 does
2.Nxa6 Rc6 3.Nb8 Rb6 with d7
being covered by BN.
0-0-0
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1. … Rc8 2. Nxa6 Rc6 3. Nb8 Rb6 0-1
I like the idea of Rb6 followed by Rc6 for black
I have found this theme to be somewhat common in my own online play- an adventurous knight finding itself trapped behind enemy lines. White’s knight looks a bit uncomfortable to me, and I would like to capture it. Black can attack it with the rook from b7 or c8, but needs to be cognizant of the maneuver of Nxa6 followed by Nxc5 allowing the knight to escape, so the attack must come with Rc8 which allows black to attack again from c6 while covering c5 at the same time:
1. …..Rc8!
2. Na6 Rc6!
3. Nb8? Rb6
And the knight can’t be saved. White probably does best to just give up the knight at c5 on move 3 above, at least getting two pawns for the piece instead of one. I would think black’s edge is decisive in that case, but he will still have to play technically precise chess to bring the win in without sweating it.
1. … Rc8
2. Nxa6 Rc6
3. Nb8 Rb6, trapping the knight.
Rc8 and black wins
Rc8 c6 b6
This one was a 5 second problem.
I see most answers are already published 🙂