Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
1. Ra2+ Ke1 [ … Ke3 2. h2]
2. Ra1+ Kd2
3. h2
Not that easy:
1. … Ra2+
2. Kf3 h2
3. Rb1
– 3.Kg2 Rxf2+ 4.Kh1 Ra2 -+
And now what?
Didn’t find anything better though.
3. Rb1 Rxa6
4. Rh1 Ra3+
5. Kg2 (to prevent Rh3) Ra8
6. R/Kxh2 Rh8(+) with rook-exchange
The game with a pawn up should be won for black.
ok,
3. Rb1 Rxa6
4. Kg2 Ra2 What else?
5. Rf1 and h2 will fall, leaving a rook-endgame with one pawn plus for Black. Likely to end in a draw in my opinion.
Very subtle position. When pawns a and h disappear it’s a dead draw
(however, if rooks also disappear it is obviously easy win for black),
so black has to find a way to keep his h pawn or take also white f pawn.
1… Ra2+ is a good start, it discoordinates white pieces.
2. Kf3 is the only move (Kf1 Ra1 and h2) and then 2… Rxa6 3. Kg3 Ra2
and it is hard to advise anything reasonable
4. f3 h2 wins because it must end with the winning pawn endgame.
4. Rf3 seems to be the main line, then Ra5, 5. Kxh3 Rf5 and after
exchange of rooks black wins the pawn endgame.
Very subtle position. When pawns a and h disappear it’s a dead draw
(however, if rooks also disappear it is obviously easy win for black),
so black has to find a way to keep his h pawn or take also white f pawn.
1… Ra2+ is a good start, it discoordinates white pieces.
2. Kf3 is the only move (Kf1 Ra1 and h2) and then 2… Rxa6 3. Kg3 Ra2
and it is hard to advise anything reasonable
4. f3 h2 wins because it must end with the winning pawn endgame.
4. Rf3 seems to be the main line, then Ra5, 5. Kxh3 Rf5 and after
exchange of rooks black wins the pawn endgame.
Nicely done. And a very, very good way to explain the thinking behind the plan.
Thanks for kindness :-)))