Torsten Lindestrøm (2200) – Emil Hermansson (2400)
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White to move. What is the best continuation for White?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
I think Qd5 wins for white. If I’m right this is very easy!
I think c4 wins for White!
Mark
Qd5 isn’t right. After 1…Qxd5, white doesn’t have the mate on f7, so has to play 2.Rxd5. Black obviously can’t take the rook, but plays 2…Bxe5, and the game will go on for a bit.
Maybe 1.Rd5? Now if 1…Qxd5, then 2.Qxd5. Can’t take the queen because of mate, and if black takes the knight on e5, white recaptures with the queen, with check and a win.
Even with good defense by black, white picks up at least an exchange from the f7 check.
after 1.Qd5 there is .. Qd5: 2.Rd5: Be5:
and after c4 there is Qg3+.
1.Rd5 is the right way i think.
Yes, you’re right, 1.Rd5 is the move.
Both 1.Rd5 and 1.Qd5 look like they lead to a win for White, but there’s still work to be done in either case. I don’t know about you, but I once messed up a R+P ending that I should have won.
White does have a clearcut win here.
Well, after 1.Rd5 Rdf8 and…?
1.Rd5 and 1.Qd5 are both good moves. And we all know what to do when we find a good move.
you need to open the file…
Nxg6+ hxg6
Qxe7 allowing rook exchange and eventual Qh4
Nxg6+ hg6 I agree.
But not than Qxe7.
The move is Qxg6! and black is lost.
1.Nxg6+! hxg6 2.Qxg6?? Bd4+.
Anon 6:34 has it right. 2.Qxe7! is the winner.
Well, I’m thinking:
1.Rd5 Rdf8
2.Rd7!
[of course not 2.Nxg6+ hxg6 3.Qxg6 QxR and black wins]
And it seems that black has no good moves left.
Ex:
a)
2……….BxN
3.QxB+ Rg7 [3….Rf6 4.Qxe7 mates]
4.Rxe7 Rf7
5.Rd8+ mates
b)
2…..Bh6 (or Bf5)
3.g5 followed by 4.Rxe7 & 5.Nf7+ and winning the exchange.
Basically black can’t prevent white from playing 3.Rxe7 & 4.Nf7+ and winning the exchange…
1.Nxg6+! hxg6 2.Qxg6?? Bd4+.
Anon 6:34 has it right. 2.Qxe7! is the winner.
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In fact, Anon 7:17:00 was right.
..Bd4+ Rxd4!
Treat is checkmate with Qh5
..Bd4+ Rxd4!
Treat is checkmate with Qh5
Well, there is this small matter of 3…Rxg6.
1.Ng6 hg 2.Qe7 Bd4 3.Rd4
3.cd? Qg3! with perpetual check
3…cd 4.Qh4 Kg7 5.Re7 Qf7!? when it seems like Black is still in the game at least
DK –
4.Qh4+ does win, although White still has some i’s to dot and t’s to cross. But much more straightforward is 4.Qf6+!
1. Nxg6+ , hxg6
2. Qxe7 , Bd4+
3. Rxd4 , Rxd4
4. Qh4+ , Kg7
5. Re7+ , Qf7 ( if Rf8 6. Df6+ Qf7 7. Qxf7# )
6. Rxf7 , Kxf7
7. cxd4
Strange, I don’t see anybody proposing the obvious
1. Qa4.
Strange, I don’t see anybody proposing the obvious
1. Qa4.
1.Qa4 Rxd1
2.Qxb3 Rxe1+
3.Kf2 Rxe5
4.fxe5 Bxe5
5.Qa3
… might win for White (1…Qe6 is not my kind of gamble), but it’s a long slog. But 1.Nxg6+ clearly wins.