Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Krogius, Nikolai – Aronin, Lev Solomonovich (Yerevan, 1962)
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1. …Rxc7
2. Bxc7 b2
3. Rd1 Nc1
4. Bd6+ Ke6
5. Ba3 b1=Q
Black’s move
1) … Rxc7 pawn
2) BxRc7 b2 aiming to queen black’s b pawn
3) Rd1 Nc1 blockade from Knight
Both Black Bishop and Rook can’t stop the b pawn from Queening.
4) Bd6+ Ke6
5) Ba2 b1 (Q)
6) BxNc1
Queen vs Rook + Bishop end game is reached
Just two notes as an addition to the notes above about the effectiveness of 1. ….Rxc7!
It might be easy for some to miss why black can’t play 1. …Rxd8 since I missed this for about a couple of minutes when I first looked at the problem.
1. ……….Rd8??
2. Bf6! and white wins.
The position will reduce down along the following line once black takes at c7:
1………….Rc7
2. Bc7 b2
3. Rd1 Nc1
4. Bd6 Ke6
5. Ba3 b1Q
6. Rc1 Qd3
7. Bc5 a4
8. g3 a3
9. Ra1 a2
10. Bd4
This is still a tough finish for black.
Bc3! wins