Chiburdanidze – Dlugy (87)
White to move. How should white proceed?
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Chiburdanidze – Dlugy (87)
White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1.Rxd5 exd5 [1…Qxd5 2.Nxd7 +-]
2.Qg4 Now black has no defense against Qg7# and Nh6+ winning the queen.
White should play 1.b3, moving his pawns off the squares controlled by his lone bishop.
I think I saw this before somewhere..
1. Rxd5 exd5 (obviously. If not, black loses a piece)
2. Qg4 threatening mate + Nh6+, grabbing undefended queen..
1. Rd5: ed5:
2. Qg4 1-0
The position suggests that setting a knight fork on the black king and queen might be part of the solution. This suggests that Rxd5 might be the first or second move, if you can eliminate the possibility of black retaking at d5 with the e-pawn safely. Even without a chessboard, I can see this will work:
1. Rd5! ed5 (Qd5 2.Ne7+-)
2. Qg4!
With a double threat of Qg7# and Nh6+ opening up a discovered attack on the unprotected black queen. Black can resign since there is no defense at this point better than just trading the queen for the knight at f5. And it will do black no good to not capture at d5 by moving the queen to e8 or b7 on move 1 since white will just take at e7 with check and then move the rook out of danger netting a bishop advantage.
1Rxd5 exd5
2Qg4 threatens mate at g7 and also winning Q by Nh6+,wins.
1.Rd5 ed
2.Qg4
1.Rxd5! exd5 (1…Qxd5 2.Nxe7+) 2.Qg4 ! +- threatening both Nh6+ or Qxg7 mate !
By the way, Maia is no veteran, she is playing with so much youthful energy !
1 R:d5! e:d; 2 Qg4 g6; 3 Nh6+ and White wins
The Black Queen is lost, I think, along the G4 – D7 diagonal?
1.Rxd5 exd5 (if Qxd5 2.Nxe7 winning the queen) 2.Qg4 threating mate g6 3.Nh6+ winning the queen.
Rd5 next move Qg4!
1. Rxd5 exd 2. Qg4 g6 3. Nh6+
Rxd5
1. Rxd5
Qxd5 is an obvious no-go.
1. …, exd5
2. Qg4! – with the double threat of mate and Nh6+ discovery on the queen. No way to cover both.
Only other out is to simply move the queen, but that would only lead to Nxe7 followed by saving the rook and white is a decisive exchange up.
1-0
1.Rxd5 exd5 2.Qg4 looks deadly. Phil
Rxd5
(1)Rxd5 exd5
[ if (1)….Qxd5 (2)Nxe7+ loses the Queen ]
(2)Qg4 threatening both Qxg7 mate and Nh6+ winning the Queen.
Both threats can not be parried. So 1-0
1. Rxd5
(A) 1… Qxd5 2. Nxe7+
(B) 1…exd5 2. Qg4 threatening both 3. Qxg7# and 3. Nh6+ winning the queen
1. Rxd5 exd5
2. e6!? fxe6
3. Rc7 Rxf5
4. Rxd7 Rxf4
5. Qxe6+ Kh8
6. Qxe7
That works nicely. But White has a much stronger 2nd move.
1. Rxd5 exd5
2. Qg4!
Threatens both Qxg7# AND Nh6+ with discovered attack on Black’s queen.
1. Rxd5 exd5
(not Qxd5 2. Nxe7+)
2. Qg4 with the threats of:
i. Na6+ followed by Qxd7; and
ii. Qxg7 mate
Black cannot stop both threats