White to move. How should White proceed?
Speelman, J (2524) – Ami, E (2610) (London, 2008)
q1r4k/6pp/1Q3p2/3P4/4r3/P6P/1B1R1PPK/8 w – – 0 35
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Bxf6
Yes, I thought Bxf6 looked tempting to, but it took me a while to figure out the continuation if black took the bishop. The continuation would be: …gxf6 Qxf6+ Kg8 Rd3 with the threat of Rg3 mate. Black will have to give up stuff to defend, and even then I’m not sure it would work.
The actual game went differently, so I think black saw the consequences of taking the bishop and declined. He played something else and the game went for many more moves.
How about Qb8+! after Bxf6???
Yes, Qb8+ ist generelly a big problem I think. This is why White should play either
1.d6 But than? I have really no idea. And it also blockades the way to the King-side for the Queen!
or
1.f4 – (the Queen so would have a field on f2 or er if the Rook takes f4 on e3) but here I also see no continuation for white!
1.Kh1 or 1.g3 are even worse!
I think, has to do something against Qb8+ – and I see only
1.f4 or 1.d5. Because with the Queen he has no move.
What is wrong with d6 ? If Rb8 then d7 RXQ d8Q
Should work I belewe … ?
Here is the whole game :
Speelman,J (2524) – L’Ami,E (2610) [D11]
6th Staunton Memorial London ENG (4), 10.08.2008
1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6 4.e3 Bg4 5.h3 Bxf3 6.Qxf3 e6 7.Nc3 Bb4 8.Bd3 Nbd7 9.0–0 0–0 10.a3 Bxc3 11.bxc3 Nb6 12.c5 Nbd7 13.c4 b6 14.cxb6 axb6 15.Bb2 Ra4 16.Rac1 Qa8 17.Rc2 c5 18.cxd5 exd5 19.dxc5 bxc5 20.Bb5 Re4 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Bxd7 Nxd7 23.Rcd2 d4 24.exd4 c4 25.d5 Rde8 26.Qg3 f6 27.Qc7 Nf8 28.Rc1 Rc8 29.Qg3 Nd7 30.Kh2 Kh8 31.Rcc2 Nb6 32.Qd6 c3 33.Rxc3 Rxc3 34.Qxb6 [34.Bxc3] 34…Rc8 35.Bxf6! Qb8+
[35…gxf6 36.Qxf6+ Kg8 37.Rd3! Qb8+ 38.d6!]
36.Qxb8 Rxb8 37.Bc3 Kg8 38.d6 Rd8 39.Ba5 Rd7 40.f3 Re3 41.a4 Ra3 42.Rd4 Kf7 43.Bc7 Ke6 44.Re4+ Kd5 45.h4 Kc6 46.Rc4+ Kd5 47.Rf4 g6 48.a5 Rg7 49.g4 Kc6 50.Rf8 Ra2+ 51.Kg3 Ra4 52.g5 h6 53.gxh6 Rh7 54.Rg8 Rxh6 55.Bd8 Kxd6 56.Bg5 Rh7 57.Rxg6+ Kd5 58.Ra6 Ra1 59.Kg4 Rg1+ 60.Kf5 Rf7+ 61.Rf6 Ra7 62.Be3 1–0