White to move. How should White proceed?
Capablanca, Jose Raul – Alekhine, Alexander (Buenos Aires, 1927), presented by Andreas
6rk/p5p1/1pQ1Np1p/8/3B3P/4P1P1/5PK1/1q6 w – – 0 32
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N g7
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1012490
1. Nxg7 Rxg7
(1.. Kxg7 2. Qxf6+ Kh7 3.Qf7+ 1-0)
2. Qxf6 Qh7
3. Qf8+ Qg8
4. Bxg7+ 1-0
Also,
1.Nxg7 Rxg7
2.Qxf6 Qe4+
3.Kg1 Qb7
4.Qxh6 Kg8
5.Qxg7 Qxg7
6.Bxg7 Kxg7
and white wins.
i’m not sure if this sequence wins for white, since there are 2 passed black pawns on the queen side.
1.Nxg7 Rxg7
2.Qxf6
ok boys, what ig
1 Ng7
2 Qg6 ????
now what?
ok boys, what ig
1 Ng7
2 Qg6 ????
now what?
Funny you should ask, since that’s what Alekhine played. You can see the whole outcome for yourself here. Some subsequent moves by both sides seem (to me) to be slightly less than optimal, but you can convince yourself that Capablanca had the right idea, and that Alekhine was helpless to do very much about it.
i’m not sure if this sequence wins for white, since there are 2 passed black pawns on the queen side.
1.Nxg7 Rxg7
2.Qxf6
A lone king easily stops two connected passed pawns. In fact, a lone king can stop three connected passed pawns if the pawns aren’t too far advanced. (Try it: White king on b1, Black pawns on a7, b7, and c7, for example.)
Nxg7 appears to be a good start.