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Black wins material after 1…Nxg2 2.Kxg2 Nf5 3.Qg5 h6 4.Qf6 Rxd2.
…. Nf5
exf5 Nxg2
and black gets the piece back on d2, with a crushing position thrown in.
I played Nigel Davies in a few blitz games many years ago, before he was a GM. He beat me more often than not, but I won quite a few. I don’t suppose I would win too many these days!
Ng2 to weaken Whites pawn defense seems like a good next move,
but there are too many variables for me to consider the next best move after that. 🙁
This is a good one.
1… Nxg2!
2. Kxg2 Nf5 is winning for Black
After 2. Qg5 or 2.Qh6 the black knight returns to f4 with an extra pawn.
Nxg2 and then Nf5
1…Nxg2! 2.Kxg2 Nf5 3.Qg5 h6 4.Qf6 Rxd2 et cetera
Nxg2 2.Kxg2 Nf5 3.Qg5 h6
Nd3
But i’m not sure
i think the pawn on g2 is not guarded very well:
1. … Nxg2
2. Kxg2 Nf5
3. Qg5 h6
4. Qg4 Rxd2
Another piece will drop due to the double attack on the bishop on c2 and the knight on e2. White of course doesn´t have to take the knight on move 2.
greets, jan
1…N:g2 for if 2. K:g2 Nf5 3. Qg5 h6 and Black recovers his piece with a strong position and an extra pawn.
RU – doesn’t 1… Nf5 2. ef N:g2 3. Qh6 give white quite a lot of play, with the threat of f6 in the air?
Oops! Right Craig B. Qh6 is completely winning. Even Qg5 must be pretty good. I had overlooked the e3-h6 diagonal being opened. As I said, I wouldn’t do too well against Davies these days 🙂
But the same motif seems to work in the other move order.
… Ng2
Kxg2 Nf5
Qg5 h6
So black seems to pick up a pawn.
The very first move I would want to play is Nf5 to drive the queen away from protecting the knight at d2, but I can’t do that. However, if the king were at g2, then the e-pawn is pinned. This suggests 1….Ng2 as a way to win at least a pawn in the position, and, hopefully, more:
1. …..Ng2
2. Kg2
(alternatives below)
2. …..Nf5
3. Qg5
(if 3.Qh3 Rd2 4.Kf1 Nd6!)
3. …..h6
4. Qf6
(if 4.Qg4 Rd2)
Here, black can’t carelessly play 4….Rd6 to “trap” the queen as white plays Qe5 with the advantage. Continuing:
4. …..Rd2
5. Kf1
(if 5.Bd1?? Rd6 6.Qe5 6.Nh4! and the king on either the third or first rank, the rook checks with a discovered attack on the unprotected queen)
5. …..Qd6
6. Qd6 Nd6
7. Rc1 Be4 and black should have a decisive edge here as white’s position will continue to fall apart. For white, I think he does best by not taking the knight at g2:
1. …..Ng2
2. Qh6
(if 2.Qg5 f6! 3.Qf6? Rd2! 4.Rd1 Rd1 5.Bd1 Be4 6.Ng3 Bb7 with a piece up; or, 2. Qg5 f6! 3.Qf6 Rd2 4.Qe6 Kg7! 5.Qg4 Rc2 6.Kg2 h5 7.Qf3 Qd7)
2. …..Nh4 (Qd7 possible, too)
And black has multiple threats here that white must carefully defuse. Continuing:
3. Rd1
(3.Qh4 Rd2 4.Bd1 Qd6 wins; or 3.Nf1 Nef5! 4.ef5 Qc6! 5.f3 Qf3 6.Qg5 f6 7.Qg3 Qe2 with an overwhelming attack)
3. …..Rd2
4. Rd2 Nf3
5. Kf1 Nd2
6. Qd2 f6 and black has won a pawn overall. I have spent a lot of time looking at this, and this is the best I see for black. I get feeling I am missing something quite a bit more forcing, but I have no idea at the moment what it is.