White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1 Qxe4 dxe4 2 Rgh1 If f5 3 g5 If Qh5 gxh5 and a piece up with attack
Nice one! 1. Qxe4 dxe4 2. Rgh1 and
1) 2…f5 3. Rh8+ Kg7 4. Bd4+ and 5. R1h7#;
2) 2…g5 3. Rh8+ Kg7 4. R1h7+ Kg6 5. f5#.
first thing to consider is Qxe4 and double rooks, and it seems to work. I don’t have time to analyze thoroughly
queen takes bishop, followed by doubling the rooks on the h-file?
1.Qxe4! and there is no way black could avert mate after white doubling rooks on the h-file. Nice!
Beelze
1.Qxe4 followed by 2.Rgh1 with mate to follow.
Once Q#B what does Black do about Rh1? and mates?
Simply 1.Qxe4 dxe4 2.Rh1 and Black will loose his queen or face mate.
The key to black’s defenses is the queen’s bishop- it covers h1 and h7 after g5.
1. Qe4 de4
2. R1h1 f5
3. Rh8 Kg7
4. R1h7 Kf6
5. g5#
Also,
2. …..g5
3. Rh8 Kg7
4. R1h7 Kg6
5. f5#
First attempt: 1. Qxe4! dxe4 2.Rgh1 +-
1. QxE4
If black takes:
2.Rh1 and ther eis nothing Alexandra can do to stop the mate..
1 Qxe4 dxe4 2. Rgh8 with mate to follow
Qxe5 followed by Rh8?
Qxe4… I was following the game live…
Qxe4 perhaps?
Qxe4 and Black cannot avoid mate.
1. Qxe4! then 2. Rgh1 should spell doom for black.
1.Qxe4 dxe4
2.Rh1 g5
3.Rh8+ Kg7
4.R1h7+ Kg6
5.f5#
Qxe4 ..dxe4
Rgh1
QxB followed by R(1)H1
1.Qxe4 dxe4
2.Rh1 f5 (g5 is worse)
3.Rh8+ Kg7
4.Bd4+! (Bf6 or Rf6)
5.R1h7 mate
Queen captures bishop then prepares for mate with R(g)h1.
if black f5, white g5, if black g5, white f5.
Qxe4 and Rgh1 looks embarrassing for Black
martimmins
Deep, Dark and Dummy says QXB.
Being just a lowly class A player, I see no dramatic move here, just that Black’s (Kosteniuk’s) bishop at e4 is the mainstay of her position, and if it can be neutralized, then all heck will break loose as White’s rooks can be doubled up on the h-file. So, 1.c4! and if the Black Q moves, then 2.Nc3!
1. Qxe4 followed by Rgh1; if necessary g5 seal the black king.
Let’s try:
1. Qe4 de
2. Rgh1
Black can wiggle, but mate should follow.
QxB followed by R(g)1H
QxB followed by R(G)H1
Qxe4 followed by Rgh1 seems to seal the deal for white.
f5
First sacrificing the Queen with 1.Qxe4 and then (after dxe4) 2.Rgh1 and the tanks roll the king down.
After 1. Qxe4, dxe4
2. R1h1
the other tries for black also don’t work.
e.g.,
2… f5
3. Rh8+ Kg7
4. Bd4+ Bf6
5. R1h7#
Note: after 2… f5, _not_ 3. g5?
because 3… Bxg5 4. fxg5 f4+ 5. Bxf4 Qd3+ gives Black counter play.
On 2 … g5
3. f5
and there is no defense to the mate threat.
Sac Q for B and play Rh1. If black plays g5, f5 closes the door. If black plays f5, Rh8 kg7 Bd4+ Bf6 R1h7 mate