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White is losing.
1. Bd4 and who’s losing now? White threatens Qxh4, Qxb4, with the B now blocking the Rook and defending f2.
What are black’s responses to 1: Qxh4+?
The only king move is to f8, which is no good after 2: Qxd8.
So we have f6, g5, Qf6 or Nf6.
1: … Qf6
2: Bxf6
1: … Nf6
2: Qxf4 Re1
3: Ng1 Rxa1
4: Qc7+
for example
So f6 and g5 remain.
I think the simple h3 wins, N move, then Be5 and black cannot stop Qxb4+
Don’t forget Black threat :
for example 1. h3 ?
1 … Rd1 !
2. Qxd1 Nf2+
Olivier
This is a horribly complicated position, but I can’t see a win for Black after 1.Bd4. If the knight on b5 stood on, say, a5 instead then 1.Bd4 would fail to Rxd4! But it isn’t, so it doesn’t.
I’d play the bishop on d4 , and i don’t see any immediate threat of black now , i don’t think white is losing , but i may be wrong .
I agree with 1. Bd4. I would take white, though it is quite complicated.
Perhaps:
1. Bd4 a5?
2. Bxb6 +/-
1. Bd4 Nd5
2. Bc5+ Kf6
and I do not see a decisive continuation, (Qxh4+ g5; Qa1+? Nc3…perhaps Bc5+ is not it)
1. RxBd4 NbxR
2. a5
and white has a piece for two pawns, black has the initiative.
After Bd4, I think black has to be more careful than white, but I cannot find a knockout punch to follow Bd4.
Anybody have anything else?
I do not like the Qh4+ suggestion:
1. Qh4+ f6
2. h3?? Rd1+
3. Ne1 Qh2# or
3. Qe1 RxQ+
4. Ne1 Qh2#
so 2. Qe1?? Rd1
3. QxR Nf2+ picking up the queen
how about 2. Bd4? Qc1+
3. N(Q)e1 Qxc6
1. Qxh4+ g5 seems even worse:
2. Qxg5+ QxQ
3. NxQ Rd1#
and 2. any other queen move
2. …Rd1(+) and white is mated or loses the queen.
I like 1 Nbd4. This protects white against 1… Nf2+ and … Rd1 which wins the queen for a rook and a knight (If white takes the knight.) Moreover, 1. Nbd4 allows white to play Qxh4+ and Qxb4+ with impunity. After Qxh4+ black plays f6 and white returns to the first having created a weakness on e6.
Brad Hoehne