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1. Bxc6
1. … Qxf3
2. Bxf3, winning one pawn.
1. … bxc6
2. Qxc6, threatening mate or loss of material in a few moves.
Bc6 jumps out at me immediately, though I have to admit that in a blitz game, I would be flying by the seat of my pants to play this move:
1. Bc6 bc6 (Qf3 is probably best)
2. Qc6 and mate is surely going to follow unless black gives up the queen by playing Qe6 immediately.
Black does better to just concede the pawn and get the queens off the board:
1. Bc6 Qf3
2. Bf3 Rh7 (what else?)
3. Rd6
White can try Bd5 here, but black might do well to liquidate into a bishop of opposite color endgame by playing Bg5 and allowing the rook exchange at f7. White would have the only winning chances, but I don’t know, without a lot of work, if it is decisive. I just think Rd6 is clearer since it threatens both Rxd4 and Rd7. Continuing:
3. …..f6
Maybe Kb8 is better, I really can’t tell very easily. White might then take at d4 allowing Kc7, or maybe white can play 4.Rd7 instead forcing black to play b5 and allow white to push to c5 giving another passer. Complicated ending. Continuing:
4. Rd4 and white is up two clean pawns. This is a difficult ending, but is probably decisive with correct play. As white, I would start pusing the queenside pawns, along with the king to force a second passer.
1. Bxc6
I) 1. – , Qxf3
Perhaps the best defence for black, but after 2. Bxf3, Rh7 3. Be4 the black rook has to retire back to h8 and white will take yet another pawn after 4. Rxf7, threatening to take the b7-pawn too in his next move. Black cannot protect both the b7-pawn and his bishop on h6 with his rook. The game is lost. Attacking white’s bishop on e4 won’t help: 4. – , Re8 5. Rxb7+, Ka8 5. Re7+ and white wins a rook.
II) 1. – , bxc6 2. Qxc6
… IIa) 2. – , Kb8 3. Rxf7 and black is about being checkmated.
… IIb) 2. – , d3 3. Qxa6, Kb7 3. Qb5+, Kc7 4. Rc6+, Kd7 5. Qb7+, Kd8 6. Rc8#
… IIc) 2. – , Qe7 3. Qxa6+, Kb8 4. Rb6+, Kc7 5. Qa7+, Kc8 6. Rb8#
Since nobody seems to be responding, what about:
1. Qxe3 Bxe3
2. Rxf7 Rxh5
3. Bxc6
with the promise of winning more pawns, and eventually the game.
The possible mate/discovered check on b7 also will help to forestall the threat of the black pawn on d4.
Bxc6 looks strong:
1. Bxc6 bxc6
2. Qxc6
and the king is naked, or
1. … Qxf3
2. Bxf3
and another pawn is gonna drop.
greets, jan