White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
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1.Rd8+ Bf8 2. Qxc4
Rd8+! and QxQ on the next move.
1.Rd8+ Bf8 2.Qxc4! winning the a8 rook!!
1. Rd8+, Bf8
2. Qxc4, Rxc4
3. Rxa8
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Ok, play Rd8 then take the queen, or else you win elsewise.
Anyway, On the Vienna game, 1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 (and this is not a must) d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 is better than any Petroff.
Rd8+ Bf8
QxQ RxQ
RxR
Sorry but for instance 6. Bd3 might be good! 🙂
Rd8 of course.
1. Rd8+ then
1… Rxd8; 2. Qxc4 or 1… Bf8; 2. Qxc4 Rxc4; 3. Rxa8
Ok, someone tell me why 1. e5 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. f4 d5 4. fxe5 Nxe4 5. Nf3 Be7 6. d4 is worse than a Petrof. (Already answered the problem)
Rd8+
1.Rd8+
if 1…Bf8 2.QxQ
if 1…Rxd8 2.QxQ
Rd8+ Bf8
QxQ
3 seconds to find a solution maybe for a good player (still you have to look for a counter moves), average player will need a few minutes, and many people will not see it at all
solution is not difficult if you know similar positions
1.Rd8+!
If 1…Rxd8, 2.Qxc4.+ –
If 1…Bf8, then 2.Qxc4 Rxc4 3.Rxa8 + –
Whites Rook to D8 wins blacks queen for a rook.
1.Rd8+,Bf8 2.Q:c4
Hello.
1. Qxc4 , Rxc4
2. Rd8+ , Rxd8
3. Bxd8 winning
Greetings from Spain
1.Rd8+ Bf8 (rook on c8 is tied to protect her queen) 2.Qxc4 Rxc4 3.Rxa8 wins.
-mark m
1. Rd8+ Bf8
2. Qxc4 Rxc4
3. Rxa8
Black loses a rook
1.Rd8+
Hi Susan Polgar,
Best comments already given by other best players in this blog.
I go with Rd8+
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