1kr1q2r/1p2bpp1/pP1p1nnp/3Pp3/4P3/2P3PP/3BQPB1/RR4K1 w – – 0 1
White to move. This is an actual game. How should White proceed? No computer please 🙂
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1.RXa6 bXa6
2.b7 Anymove
3. Qxa6 Anymove
4.Qa8#
1 Rxa6 bxa6 2 Qxa6 Qd7 3 b7 Tce8 4 Qa8+ Kc7 5 b8Q+ Rxb8 6 Qa7+ and over.
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Anonymous said…
1.RXa6 bXa6
2.b7 Anymove
3. Qxa6 Anymove
4.Qa8#
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2 … Qa4. Posiibly white is still winning but it is not obvious: 3. bcQ+ Kxc8 4. Be3 Nd7 5. h4 h5
1.Rxa6 bxa6
2.Qxa6 Qd7
3.Ra1 Qb7 (to stop Qa8#)
4.QxQ KxQ
5.Ra7#
The only trick is to see all the ways the King is trapped in, 1.Rxa6 is totally obvious when given the position as a puzzle to solve.
If Black tries to give back the rook with 2…Rc7, only the 3.b7 and now c8 is blocked for the King.
-Ken