White to move. How would you assess this position? Can White hold on? No computer please.
8/3b4/pkp4B/1p6/P2qp3/8/7Q/7K w – – 0 1
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Couldn’t find a win for white … so I thought maybe a draw is the best thing he could get …
1. Be3 Qxe3
2. Qf2 Qxf2
3. a5+ Kxa5 and it’s a stalemate
Kibitzer, that’s note for note what I get, too.
1. Be3 QxB Attraction principle
2. Q b8 + King moves
3. QxQ … Skewer
You both stayed in front instead of moving behind Black’s King.
Peter / chesstoplay
Sorry left the real line 3 out…
1. B e3 QxB Attraction principle
2. Q b8 + Kc5 Forced
3. Q a7 + King moves
4. QxQ … Skewer
You both stayed in front instead of moving behind Black’s King.
Peter / chesstoplay
Uh, why can’t the black king play Ka5 after 2. Qb8+?
An@12:08
Yeah, doesn’t look right as someone else mentioned Ka5. But I was looking for a draw while you were looking for a win… I don’t really like that.
1. B e3 QxB Attraction principle
2. Q b8 + Kc5 Forced
Sorry, but it doesn’t look forced to me. 2…Ka5 wins in a walk.
Solution is :
1.Be3 Qxe3 (forced)
2.Qf2 QxQ (forced
3.a5+ King moves stalemate
Pharaoh
Pharaoh has it right.
And I should have gone to bed at midnight rather than look at a chess puzzle… lol.
My bad.
Peter / chesstoplay