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nc5 nc5 bc wins a piece
Nc5, and if black doesn’t take the knight, then Qf4 to attack the rook.
Ano, does black have an alternative to taking?
White is threating Nxb7 and Nxd7 as the knight on f6 is pinned, both winning a piece.
What can black do against those threats instead of taking the knight?
Nc5 Nf8
BxN BxB
RxB Rh7
might make a fight of it.
Nc5 Nf8
BxN BxB
RxB Rh7
Nh5 ifxh5
Bxh7
1. Nc5 Nf8
2. Bc2! Nh7
3. Bf4 Rd8
4. Be5 Bc8
5. Bxf6 Nxf6
6. Rxf6 Bxf6
7. Qxf6 Rg7
8. Rf1
and white has a superior position