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Rb3?
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,nice,some interesting combination exist for this chess puzzle.
Black wins the game – I will wait to see others set of moves for this chess puzzle,if required I will post my moves for this chess puzzle.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
1. … Rb3
2. Bd4+ Kxd4
3. Rxb6 Rxb6
4. Kxb6 c5
5. a4 c4
… both pawns queen in 4 more moves
…
8. a7 c8(Q)
9. a8(Q) Qc5+
forcing a queen exchange on a8.
if 10. Kb7 Qd5+
or if 10. Ka6 Qa3+
after the queens are gone, with the white K on a8 and black K on d4, black picks up the g pawn, and black’s g pawn will queen. the black king is too far to defend.
e.g.,
12, Kxa8 Ke5
13. Kb7 Kf5
14. Kc6 Kxg5
15. Kd5 Kf4
16. Kd4 g5
17. Kd3 Kf3
18. Kd2 Kf2
etc.
Rb3 Bd4
White trades pieces, then trades rooks, then trades queens and then wins a simple endgame.
Venky, I think you are afraid of posting a wrong answer. Man up and share your thoughts.
1. Rb3 2.Rxb6 Rxb6 3.Bd4+ Kxd4 4.Kxb6 c5 5.a4 c4 6.a5 c3 7.a6 c2 8.a7 c1=Q 9.a8=Q Qc5+ 10.Ka6 Qa3+ 11.Kb7 Qxa8+ 12.Kxa8 Ke5
1. … Rb3 looks good to me. The bishop is attacked and a second threat is Nc4+, which wins the rook. If the bishop leaves pawn a3, then it is mate by Rxa3#. So the answer seems forced:
2. Bd4+ Kxd4
3. Rxb6 Rxb6
4. Kxb6 c5
5. a4 c4
6. a5 c3
7. a6 c2
8. a7 c1=Q
9. a8=Q Qc5+! and whereever the king goes, Black can swap queens, get pawn g5 and win easily, e.g.
10. Ka6 Qa3+
11. Kb7 Qxa8
12. Kxa8 Kf5
13. Kb7 Kf4
14. Kc6 Kxg5
15. Kd5 Kf4 and nothing stops the pawn.
1. … Rb3
seems to win a piece for a pawn:
A)
2. Rxb6? Rxb6
This quality gain should win easily.
B)
2. Be5? Rxa3#
C)
2. Bc1? Nc4+ (the point)
3. Ka6 Rxb8
is up with a full rook.
D)
2. K or R move Rxb2
is up with a piece.
E) (seems critical)
2. Rg8 Rxb2
3. Rxg6
and black has still work to do, but should win.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Well,at this page,already others had given the set of moves for this chess puzzle – “Rb3” and its variations.
So,nothing to had further.
By
Venky [ India – Chennai ]
Rb3, Bd4+, Kc4, threatening Rxa3#
Newbie here, what’s wrong with Nc4+?