White to move and win. Can you find the right plan for White?
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White to move and win. Can you find the right plan for White?
How about this?
1. Ne6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Qg7#
Or if instead
1. Ne6 (anything else)
2. Qg7#
its not mate Qg7? K can take g7 and black win. I like only the plan with 1.Ne6 if 1..f6 then 2.NxR. If like anonymous said 1.Ne6 fxe6 2.Bxe6+ Rf7 3.Rc7 attack both B and N and win also the Rf7 for the B.K cant go to f8 for protect the N because Qh8 go for mate. nice and easy.
nice position! after
1.Ne6 f6 i think that
2.Nc7+ is better than
2.Nxf8+
then, if instead
1.Ne6 fxe6
2.Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Qf6 looks very strong – maybe followed up with Rc7 if needs be.
To me it seems that 1. Ne6 fxe6 2. Bxe6 Rf7 3. Rc7 wins in all variations and there is nothing better for black either. I am sure it must be the only way to win. But, I’m dumb, so no guarantee.
White is behind two pieces but well-poised for attack. Black wants to exchange to a winning endgame. 1.Rc7 Nxd5 2.Nxd5 Bxd5 3.Qxd5 exd5 4.Rxb5 and White’s endgame is looking up. If Black avoids exchanges, after Nxd5 White can play Nf6!, setting up some discovered attack against the black king along the a1-h8 diagonal.
1.Ne6 fxe6 2.Bxe6+ Rf7 3.Rc7 or 1.Ne6 f6 2.Nxf7, yes, those look like the correct solutions! Drat, I can never spot 3-4 move combos within 60 seconds.
in my eyes only half the truth …
1.ne6 fxe6
2.bxe6+ rf7
3.rc7 qf8
and now dear friends – the game continues …
4.qf6 or rxe7 or rxb7 or bxf7+
which move to secure the win?
let’s say
4.qf6 bc8
5.bxf7+ qxf7
6.qxf7 kxf7
and black will win, won’t it?
:)) yours Vohaul
I am all confused here.
the first few moves look good but then I lose track of what to continue. I need to change the board to work the problem from there.
1. Ne6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rc7 Qe8
4. Rxb7 with Qf6 & Rex7 to follow
Black is tied up and cannot move the N to help protect f7.
Well, this isn’t a complete answer either, but for what it’s worth . . .
While
1. Ne6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rc7 Qf8
4. Qf6?! Bc8
5. Bxf7+ Qxf7
6. Qxf7+?? Kxf7
appears to win for Black, what’s wrong with
6. Qxe7 Qxe7
7. Rxe7 Kf8
(to prevent Re8+ and Rxc8; are there any better Bishop moves?)
8. Ra7 Be6
(if 8. … a4 9. Ra8 b3 10. Rxc8+ Ke7 11. axb3 wins easily)
9. Rxa5 and will win easily.
Of course
4. Qf6 Bc8
5. Bxf7+ Qxf7
6. Qxe7 Be6
is much less clear. I suspect White can still win, but it’s complicated.
So I’d prefer
1. Ne6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rc7 Qf8
4. Rxb7
This is an amazing position, but this is the final answer:
1. Ne6 fe
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rc7 Bd5
4. ed Qf8
5. Qf6 Qg7
6. Qxf7+ Qxf7
7. Rxe7 and White will be a rook ahead.
1. Ne6 f6
2. Bxb7 Qxb7
3. Nxf8 Kxf8
4. Qxd6 Qa8
5. Qxf6+ Kg8
White ends up a rook ahead again.
1. Ne6 fxe6 2. Bxe6+ Rf7 3.Qf6 Qe8 or Qf8 4. Rc7 with too many threats to answer. White will end up the exchange ahead and can clean up the queen side pawns. Best looks 3… Qf8 4. Qc7 Bc8 5. Bxf7+ Qxf7 6.Qxe7 Be6! 7. Qd8ch Qf8 and now 8. Qg5. On 6. Qxf7ch, Bxf7, the queenside pawns look threatening.
I have found when analyzing postions that looking at forcing moves in various orders can hold the key to a decisive advantage.
@mayanking
3…bd5?? is a clear blunder …:)) and will – indeed – loose at once …
best line is
3…qf8
4.rxb7 nc6!
5.qb6! … (anything else 5… qg7 with threat of perpetual …) 5…nd8
6.bxf7+ nxf7
… best white can achieve is an advantage in exchange (rook vs. knight) – but 2 pawns down – sure enough black’s queenside pawns will fall to white queen’s hands – ensuring a win for white …
just my (last) two pence, Vohaul
But after
1. Ne6 fxe6
2. Bxe6+ Rf7
3. Rc7 Qf8
4. Rxb7 Nc6
5. Qb6 Nd8
(I had been thinking 5. Qf6 but anticipated 5. … Ne5; missed that … Nd8 defends there as well)
6. Bxf7+ Nxf7
7. Rb8
is strong, isn’t it?? 🙂