White to move. How should white proceed?
GM Harika, Dronavalli vs WGM Girya, Olga (2016 Chengdu Women’s Grand Prix)
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Be4
1. Be4 f5 2. Rg3+ Kh8 3. Qh6 Rg8 4. Rh3 Rg7 doesn’t seem to be too bad for black
but,
1. Bd5 exd5 2. Rg3+ Kh8 3. Rh3 Qe4 4. Qxf6+ Kg8 5. Rg3+ wins the queen for a rook (plus a bishop already sac’ed)
however,
1. Bd5 f5 leaves us with a similar line as above. Is there anything different?
1. Bd5 f5
2. Qh6! f6 is better than 2.Rg3+ because the black rook won’t come to g8/g7
– 2. … exd5 3.Rg3+ and 4.Qg7#
– 2. … Kh8 3.Rh3 f6 4.Bxe6 +-
3. Re1 Kh8
4. Rxe6 Qg7
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White is a pawn up while the black king’s position is ruined, plus the weak pawns on the f-file.
1.Bd5 exd5
2.Rh3 and not 2.Rg3+
Bd5 f5
Qh6 f6
Bxe6+ Kh8
And I don’t see great ways to create a real mating net from here, So
Bxf5 and white is up two pawns and allows black to simplify from here.
Fajac’s 1.Bd5 f5 2.Qh6 f6 3.Re1! is best but 3.Bxe6+ is playable because …Qxe6? 4.Rg3+ Kf7 5.Rg7+ Ke8 6.Qc1 Rg8 7.Re1 pins the unprotected Q
Oh no, 1.Bd5 f5 2.Qh6 f6 3.Bxe6+ Qxe6 4.Rg3+ Kf7 5.Rg7+ Ke8 6.Qc1 Be7, and 1.Rfd1 followed by trying to get moves like Qg3+ Bc6 Rd7 Qf3 to work is so much easier so I’d be better off sticking to simple stuff because I can easily go wrong with risky tactics.