White to move. Can you close out this game?
This was sent to me by Eve Zhurbinskiy. This is her game against Darrian Robinson. Thanks Eve!
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Be5
This is a really crazy position. Depending of on how White plays all 3 results are possible.
Be5 is not good because Black plays Nxc2 and d4, returning material and escaping via d5, with equal play.
f3, NeXf3
Nf2#
or
f3, NdXf3
Nf2#
or
f3, KXf3
Rg3#
QUOTE
f3, NeXf3
Nf2#
/QUOTE
Ummm, N(e)xf3 is a check on the white king.
Nf2# is illegal in that position.
How about Bxe5, threatening mate on two squares. If Black answers with …Nf3+ then Kd1 seems to leave Black with no answers.
After 1.Bxe5 move Nxc2! is much stronger then Nf3. After 2.Kd1 d4 how will you win? The difference: after Nf3 White has a strong move (not immediately) c2-c4!
why not … Qh7+ f5 Ng5+ Kxf4 Nh5 wins queen
whow! a great one – it took me over an hour to realize that
1.qh7+ ng6
2.rxg6 rh8
what i thought to be the best defense, and discarded 1.qh7+ for this reason, but:
3.rg4+!! rxh7
4.bd6+ kf3
5.rg3+ ke4
6.re3#
is a MATE!
so 2…rh8 is not a defense and white wins easily after
2… nxc2
3.kf1…
greetings
On 1. Qh7+, 1…Nf5 holds the extra piece.
I really don’t see anything better that 1. Kd1 to avoid the fork on f3 and to protect c2.
The complete solution as follows:
1.Re1+ Ne2 2.Rxe2+ Be3 3.Bxe3 d4 4.Qf4+ Kd5 5.Qxd4+ Kc6 6.Qc5+ Kd7 7.Rd2+ Nd3 8.Rxd3#
The catch is that White’s King is in fact at d1 and not at e1.
Read my post, last sentence 😉
1. Kf1 !
Xargon, the true one …
I have no board in front of me, but the following line looks plausible:
1 f3+ (allowing the check) Ndxf3+
2 Kf1 Nxg1
3 Re1+ Kf3
4 Ng5+ fxg5
5 Qh3#
if 2… Nd2+
3. Bxd2 followed by Qf4
Brad Hoehne
1. Bxe5 fxe5??
(Not 1… Nxc2+! which would cause me trouble)
2. Qe3# 1-0
1. Kf1! and what play Blacks ?
White thread 2. Re1
I think that 2. … Nc2 is the better for Black but now after Qh7+ not exist the defense Nf5.
Xargon, the true one …
“Xargon said…
1. Kf1! and what play Blacks ?
“
NxC2 stops the Re1 move and happens to be a check as well AND provides the black king with an escape square should white manage to get the rook to e1.
Quote: “I have no board in front of me, but the following line looks plausible:
1 f3+ (allowing the check) Ndxf3+
2 Kf1 Nxg1
3 Re1+ Kf3
4 Ng5+ fxg5
5 Qh3#”
Black play 3…Kd4 and win.
—-
1.Kf1 is the best, even if Black play Ne2
1. Kf1!
if 1… Nxc2
2.Qh7+ f5 (not Ng6 for Rxg6)
3.Ng5+ Kxf4
4.Qh6! and now no good moves for Blacks !
Xargon, the true one…
Does this puzzle have a solution?
1. Bxe5
due to the two mate threats of Qe3 and Of4, white wins atleast a piece in all variations.
I don’t think white is winning immediately though he certainly is going to have a very strong attack for a long time.
With ..Ne2 ..d4 black can return the piece and march his king to relative safety.
The computer can up with this:
1. Kf1 Ndf3
2. Bxe5 d4
3. Qf4+ Kd5
4. c4+ Kc6
5. Qxf3+ Kd7
6. b4 Ba7
7. Nf4 fxe5
8. Ngxe6 Ke8
9. Qd5 Bxe6
10. Qxe6+ Qe7
11. Re1 d3
12. Qxe7+ Kxe7
13. Rxe5+ Kf7
14. Rf5+ Ke8
15. Rxf8+ Kxf8
16. Nxd3 etc.
how did the black king end up there???
– Vinay
Eve sacrificed a bishop on h7 on the 10th move.
Could someone show the full game somewhere? I would like to know if the white king whas really on e1 or d1 🙂
White king never moved, so it in e1.
Sorry if I insist:
has anyone the full score of this game?
Thank you.
I guess Susan has the record of the game, but where is she?