White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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Black having R and 4 Ps for N &B may be materially up. But he faces mate or loss of another piece R.
agreed:
ne5+ kh8
ng6+ hg6
rh2++
else
ne5+ rf7
bf7:+ kf8 ( or kh8 and as above )
nd7+ kf7:
nb8: etc.,
No more need for Nb8.. Bc5 mates
Both above solutions are incomplete. It is forced mate in 4!
1. Ne5+!
1……Kh8. 2. Ng6+!. hxg6. 3. Rh2#
1……Rf7. 2. Bxf7+.
If 2……Kh8. 3. Ng6+. hxg6. 4. Rh2 #!
If 2……Kf8. 3. Bc5#!
When I looked at the diagram, I missed the bishop on e3.
Many people think N move is difficult to guess. Beginners are so scared that they exchange their Bs for Ns invariably. I have found many times a B sitting innocently at backbenches strike the final blow. I have expressed this in the same column sometime ago. Probably if I had set the position on the board and moved the pieces I could get it but still i am not sure.
first move rook takes bishop
2nd move double ch and mate
Not at all convincing. Double check does not mate. Even if it could do so first move has no bearing on it. But I will give you a helpmate.
1.RxB RxN
2.RxR#