White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Rc8!! Qxc8 (I don’t see any other move)
2. Ne7+
Not heavily up with material, but enough. The pair of bishops makes the win even faster, I guess.
1 – 0
Rc8 traps the Queen but it is not easy until the pawns in a & b files are handled
1. Rc8 Qxc8
2. Ne7+ Kh7
3. Nxc8 Rxc8
4. Qxa5 Bc4
I tried to be methodic, checking unprotected pieces or weakly protected, and then all of a sudden, I stumbled without any methodic reflexion upon the move 1.Rc8, without any reflexion (4 seconds). I tried to justify it and it worked! (another 5 seconds)
How I discovered 1.Rc8? Even now, I dont’t have the slightest idea about it. Drill perhaps.
1. Rc8 wins the Q for a R and N.
have to admit i didn’t see Rc8, which is nice.
i like 1 Nc7. this takes advantage of the fact that the b5 Bishop is hanging and pressures the soft pawn on a5.
not as dramatic as the rook thing but leads to a big advantage on the queenside. with black’s b3 pawn not holdable and black’s pieces on the wrong side (or being chased around or not having access to the dark squares on the q-side), white should be able to push the a and b pawns and probably win the e5 pawn along the way.
after
1 Nc7 Qb8
2 Qxa5
black’s position is a mess and it’s almost a technical win for white.
okay, maybe 1 Nc7 is too subtle. how about the more direct
1 Nf6 Nf6
2 Rc5
something has to fall. better?
okay, okay
1 Nf6 Nf6
2 Qd8 Rd8
3 Bc4 Ra8 or Re8
4 Rc5
i’ll get that a or e pawn one way or the other
(sorry, i meant)
okay, okay
1 Nf6 Nf6
2 Qd8 Rd8
3 Bb6 Ra8 or Re8
4 Rc5
i’ll get that a or e pawn one way or the other