White to move. How should White proceed?
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White to move. How should White proceed?
looks like Ba6
Na6 axb
Qc6 and black seems helpless
I think Qxb7 then after king takes queen push the pawn with check and if king goes to c8 then mate with bishop or if king goes to a8 then push pawn again and then king comes to b7 then bishop to a6+ and pawn promotes after king takes bishop
ooops never mind I see some errors in my thinking I will look at it some more 🙂
White is so lost!
1 Ba6 bxa
2 Qc6 Bd8
3 Qd6+ Kc8
4 Qxd8+ Kb7
5 Qc7+ Ka8
6 Qc8#
hmm. 1.Qxb7 was the first line I thought of but it doesn’t work.
However
1.Ba6! wins of the spot
1……..bxB
2.Qc6 and black has two options for defense
a)2….Bd8
b)2….Nd7
a) 3.Qc7+ Ka8
4.Qc8+ Nb8
5.c6 and mate next move
b)3.Qd6+ Ka8 (3…Kc7 4.c6+ Ka8 5.Qxd8#)
4.Qxd8+ kb7
5.c6#
Qxb7 Kb7
c6+ Ka8
c7 Kb7
Ba6+ Kxa6
c8(Q)+ Kxa5
Qc7+ Ka6
Qc6+ Ka5
Kb3 Ng1
Qa4++
Qxb7 Kb7
c6+ Ka8
c7 Kb7
Ba6+ Kxa6
c8(Q)+ Kxa5
Qc7+ Ka6
Qc6+ Ka5
Kb3 Ng1
Qa4++