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well white is completely developed while black is attacking the queenside and has left his bishop on c8, and his kingside is somewhat weakened (h5,f7) white has the open c-file at the moment and should use it to his/her advantage by playing 1.Rc7 threatening to possibly continue with 2.Ng5 and perhaps then 3.Bxh5 with a direct assault against the black king. black should play 1…Qa5 to run the rook off for example 2. Re7?? Qd8! After 1.Rc1 Qa5 i think black can hold the position, but its a necessary defensive move.
I would say that the right target is black N+Q, so 1.Bc1 Qa5 (after Qa4 2. Rxc8 Qxd1 3. Rxf8+ +-) 2. Bd2 and black has no defence against Rb2, eg. 2. … Qb6 3. Rb2 a5 4. a3 and he loses the knight.
ah 🙂 i just noticed that when i set the position up on my chessboard to look at i forgot to put the king on g2 instead i had it on g1 so i looked at Bc1 but thought queen could just go to a4 and be fine but it seems at some point white anticipated black’s queenside actions and made useful move kg2! awkward position of the black queen it does not get trapped but the knight on b4 is having no safe square to return to can be used against him after 1.Bc1! qa5 (not Qa4? now because with king on g2 2.Rxc8!! Qxd1 3.Rxf8 check!(zwichenzug, in-between move) 2.Qd2 pinning the knight down to the defense of the queen followed by a2-a3 should win the knight ….nc6 dxc6 the white queen is defended
… and after 1. Bc1 Qa5 2. Bd2 Qa3 white has 3. Rc3 Qxa2 4. Bc4 Qa5 5. Rb3
wow im finding some complications here. 1. Bc1 Qa5 2.Qd2 (2.Bd2 Qa3 3. Rc3 Qxa2 4.Bc4 Qb2! 5.Rb3 Qc2! 6. Qe2 b5!) 2…f5! and now just 3.Rc4! but not 3.a3? fxe4!
I believe white needs to focus on the h5 pawn, by sacrificing his e2 bishop. First I though of 1.Ng5 (also threatening Nxf7+ and if Rxf7 then Rxc8) but then I saw that black could respond 1…Bg4, speculating with the fact that the Rc2 is threatened. Then I realized the 1…Rxc8! should win quickly. The line would then be:
1.Rxc8! Rxc8 2.Ng5! and black is hopeless agains Bxh5 with a quick win.
Along jimmds lines..sac first?
1. Rxc8 RxR
2. Ng5 … full kingside attack.
on black’s f7 and h5 pawns followed by Queen mating attack..
3. Bxh5 etc…
renzo got the sac line Rxc8 first!
i dont think Rxc8 works…..i looked at it but black has some counterplay. let’s take a look 1.Rxc8 Rxc8 2.Ng5 black has no time to waste its true 2…Nc2! a saving resource basically here is why even when white plays Bxh5 im not gonna take and when he takes Bxg6 i will recapture with pawn defending h5 square. so 3. Bd2(only move 3.Bxh5 Nxe3+ allows black counterplay …Qxa2 etc {3.Bc1? Ne1+!! hmm if that king was on h2 instead? lol) 3…Nd4 should hold for black. this is very instructive because i think many players would go for the “fantasy attack” on the kingside…white’s pieces just are not placed to checkmate black . instead the real weakness lies in the over ambitious black queen and knight on the queenside . simpley 1.Bc1 Qa5 2.Qd2 f5 3. Rc4! fxe4 4. Rxe4 black has nothing better than to play 4…Qxd5 5. Rxb4 etc white is piece up for a pawn
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note Susan post title “focusing on the right target” 🙂 that pretty much gives away what target white should be focusing on in this position
well done Susan – as usual
It would we excellent, to add (with the new riddle) an explanation and the solution and source of the last diagram.
As well, to finish the comments on your other questionaires with your opinion and/or a summary.