White to move. Can you find the best continuation for White?
Lombardy, W. James – Kramer, G. Mortimer (New York, 1957), presented by Andreas
5rk1/p2r1ppp/b2q4/3B4/8/Q3R1P1/PP3P1P/4R1K1 w – – 0 21
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I think white wins the eXchange with
1.Bxf7+ KxB
2.Qb3+ Qd5
3. QxQ+ RxQ
4.Rf3+
And if
1….Kh8
2.QxQ RxQ
3.Rd7 wins another pawn
”1.Bxf7+ KxB
2.Qb3+ Qd5
3. QxQ+ RxQ
4.Rf3+”
1.Bxf7 Rxf7 and black has the advantage.
Lombardy won quickly with Bc6! Black cannot take Qxc6 because of Qxf8+ and mate next move with Re8
yeah, I thought about playing 1.bc6 first but figured that black could play 1…QxQ.
What i failed to realize that 2.RxQ wins a piece. Alright, lesson learned.
OK, let me be stupid. Why can’t Black respond to Bc6 with a simple defensive Rd8?
Mark
Mark, 2. Qd6 Rd6
3. Re8 wins a Rook
also mark, the bishop on c6 shields the black queen’s protection of the bishop on a6 so after 1..Rdd8 white simply takes the bishop on a6 winning
2. Qd6 Rd6
3. Re8 wins a Rook
I’m not following this. It looks like it actually just loses the bishop 23…Rxc6.
Mark,
1.Bc6 Rd8
2.Re8 RxRe8
3.Re8 Qf8
4.Rxf8#
1.Bc6 Rd8
2.Re8 RxRe8
3.Re8 Qf8
4.Rxf8#
You’ve chosen to disambiguate “Rd8” as 1…Rfd8, which I’m guessing wasn’t Mark’s intention. As you point out, that loses quickly.
Take a look at 1…Rdd8 and see what you can come up with.
Ah, ok if it is
1.Bc6 Rdd8 then just
2.QxBa6 +-