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1.Nxe5 dxe5 2.Bxf7+! Kxf7 3.Qb3+ Ke7 4.Rxe5+ Kd7 5.Rd5+ Nxd5 6.Bxb8 an wins.
Kamalakanta
1. Nxe5 dxe5
2. Bxf7+ Kxf7
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Rxe5+
with a discovered attack on the Q threatened, and the black k wide open, white should win
1-0
1. Bxe5..dxe5
2. Bxf7+..Kxf7
3. Qb3+…Ke7
4. Nxe5…Kd8
5. Rd1+…Kc8
6. Rc1+….Kb7
7. Qf3+…Kb6
8. Qc6+…Ka5
9. b4+….Ka4
10. Qc2+..Kxa3
11. Ra1#
White to move
1. Nxe5..dxe5
2. Bxf7+..Kxf7
3. Qb3+…Ke7
4. Bxe5…Qb6
5. Bd4+…Kd7
6. Qf7+..Kc6
7. Qxe8+…Nxe8
8. Bxb6…Nd6
9. Bd4…Nxf5
10. Bc3..g5
11. g4….Nh4
12. Re6+…Bd6
13. Rxh6…Nf3+
14. Kg2…Nh4+
15. Rxh4…gxh4
16. g5…..Bf4
17. g6….Bh6
18….g7…Bxg7.
19. Bxg7 wins
So both 1.Bxe5 and 1.Nxe5 wins for white with the crucial Bxf7+ if black captures with pawn. Even if Black captures with R then white ends up at least the exchange and 2P up for a easy win. Black has several ways to go wrong and lose more material or get mated as shown above in 1.Bxe5 variation.where the threat of discovered family check with N at e5 loses rapidly for black.
In the 1.Nxe5 variation white threatens a deadly discovered check as well as Bxc8 from Be5 again losing for black!
Somehow my feeling is I would play 1.Nxe5 over the board relying on the deadly check from Moving Be5. This leads to a longer game but I think it is more sure!
I am happy to have found Bxf7+ and Qb3+!!!
The weakness of f7 is evident and can be used to break through:
1. Nxe5 dxe5 removing the last defender of square f7 besides the king.
2. Bxf7+! Kxf7 or concede the exchange.
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Qe6+ Kd8
5. Rd1+ Kc7
6. Bxe5+ Kb7
7. Bxb8 Rxe6 What else?
8. fxe6 Kxb8
9. Rd8+ Kc7
10. Rxf8 +-
White has the exchange and two pawns, one of them a strong passed pawn.
Tough problem – best I could find
1. NxNe5 dxNe5
2. Bxf7+ KxBf7
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Rxe5+ Kd7
5. Rd5+ NxRd5
6. BxQb8 RxBb8
7. QxNd5+
White is left with Q+6p v R+B+5p
Scenario 2
from line 1 – B doesn’t have to take with the pawn
1. NxNe5 RxNe5
2. Bxf7+ KxBf7
3. Qb3+ Nd5
4. RxRe5 dxRe5
5. QxNd5+ Ke7/Ke8
6. Qxe5+ QxQe5
7. BxQe5
white is left with B+6p v B+5p
– not necessarily winning but I like W’s chances
The best I could find for white is –
1. Nxe5 dxe5 (1…Rxe5 2.Bxe5 and white is exchange up)
2. Bxf7+ Kxf7 (2…Kh8 3.Bxe8 and white is exchange up again)
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Rxe5+ Kd7
5. Rd5+ Nxd5
6. Bxb8 Rxb8
7. Qxd5+ with advantage
Not entirely sure, but I think:
Nxe5, dxe5
Bxf7, Kxf7
Qb3+
f7 is very weak. It seems fruitful to destroy its defending piece and then play B:f7.
Let’s try N:e5 first.
1. N:e5 de
2. B:f7+ K:f7
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Qe6+ Kd8
5. Rd1+ Kc7
6. B:e5+
This seems like the obvious line. Note that after 6…Kb7 7. B:b8 R:e6 8. fe K:b8 9. Rd8+ and 10. R:f8 leaves white up an exchange and a couple of pawns.
1. B:e5 de
2. B:f7+ K:f7
3. Qb3+ Ke7
4. Rd1!
White threatens mate on e6, and if black plays 4…Qb6 or 4…Qc8, then 5. N:e5 also threatens mate on e7.
I like B:e5 more, but both seem awfully good.
Bxe5, followed by Bxf7?
What am I missing? I see the “useless interposition” with the Knight after the Qb3+ as limiting the damage to Black.
1. Nxe5 dxe5 (or 1.Bxe5 dxe5)
2. Bxf7+ Kxf7
3. Qb3+ Nd5 the “useless interposition” at least creates a better flight square for the King
4. Qxd5+ Kf6 and here I didn’t see anything crushing for White although it’s probably a good position for White.
– Craigaroo