White to move. How should White proceed?
8/1b2P3/1Pp2pN1/2p3k1/8/2P3K1/4rP2/8 w – – 0 2
DeBarbieri, 1929
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White to move. How should White proceed?
8/1b2P3/1Pp2pN1/2p3k1/8/2P3K1/4rP2/8 w – – 0 2
DeBarbieri, 1929
1. Ne5
(1….Rxe5 2. f4+ , Black R goes and eventually White pawn queens)
(1…fxe5 2. e8=Q+)
1. Ne5
(1….Rxe5 2. f4+ , Black R goes and eventually White pawn queens)
(1…fxe5 2. e8=Q+)
1. Ne5 R:e5
2. f4+ and wins
looks like
Ne5 Rxe5
f4+ Kg6
fxe5 Kf7
exf6 and wins
1. Ne5 Rxe5
2. f4+ Kg6
3. fxe5 Kf7
4. exf6
Ne5 and the e pawn queens
first white goes Ne6 the black must respond with Rxe6 and then
f4+ winning the rook and devolping a queen
Nf5 Rxf5
f4 Kg6
fxe5 Kf7
exf6
Even I figured it out, thus it must be easy 🙂
Ne5
Black must capture, otherwise white can just waltz in with the e7 pawn for a queen. But if black captures either with the pawn or with the rook:
If with the rook, f4 check and there goes the black rook. Blacks best choice is (to get out of check) is to move to g6. fxe5 and there goes the black rook. Kf7 doesn’t help, because exf6 captures black pawn and protects e7 white pawn until the white king walks up and protects the f6 pawn.
If with the pawn, e8Q and the rest is routine…..even for me 🙂
1.Ne5! wins.
1…Rxe5
2.f4+ Kg6 (Kf5?? and after fxe5 the e-pawn can’t be stopped)
3.exf5 Kf7
4.exf6
This position is just lost for black, he can’t stop Kf4-e5-d6.
N to h4, Night will conver the two squares and dvanced Pawn in next move can corner the black king.
1. Ne5 Rxe5 (else the e pawn queens)
2. f4+ Kg6
3. fxe5 Kf7
4. exf6
now Black is tied up. The bishop cannot stop guarding the white b6 pawn. The king cannot leave the white e7/f6 pawns. So, all white has to do is advance the king and force queening of the f6/e7 pawns.
Nice puzzle.
1. Ne5! wins
Ne5
Arctic Knight
Ne5 Re5 f4+
1. Ne5!! Rxe5
2. f4+ Kg6
3. fxe5 Kf7
4. exf6 and white should win, by advancing his king.
1. Ne5 Re5
2. f4 and white should win from here. The best black can do is
2. Kg6
3. fe Kf7
4. ef the black B is tied to the b pawn.
Ne5
Ne5! Wouldn’t you just shit your pants?
I’d like to see the whole game to see how this position was arrived.
1. Ne5
1. Ne5
then
1. … Rxe5
2. f4+ Kg6
3. fxe5 Kf7
4. exf6
Ne5. The knight must be taken otherwise e8=Q.
if pawn takes, then white queens. If rook takes, then f4, forking king and rook. Then e8=Q.
amirite?