White to move. Does White have compensation for the pawn? What is White’s best move?
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Bxd5
If…Bxd5 Rxd5
If the black queen moves away then Nxh6+
The problem with your combination is that you loose rook, without mating attack.
how about h4?
e4?
1.Bd5x Bd5x. 2. Rd5x is correct!
If queen takes on d5 you play Ne7
Yeah 1. Bxd5 seems to win back that pawn immediately.
After 1. Bxd5, Bxd5 2. Rxd5 neither black queen nor the knight can capture d5.
But I think black is okay if he does not retake on d5 in his first move.
So what about 1. Bxd5!, Bd7 (Bb5? 2. Bxf7+).
The threat of Bxf5 (and afterwards or if the knight moves to d6 black may play Nxd5 because there is no more mate on g7) should give black time to defend that pawn c4 (at least for a while).
I think white is only slightly better.
Greetings
Jochen
The queen sacrifices herself on c4!
1.Qxc4, xc4 2.Rxd8 and now the rook is hard to capture due to the fork on e7 in combination with the bishop en prise at c6
greets, eva