Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Certainly seen this one somewhere before, perhaps on this site. 1. …Rb3 leads to a deadly quadruple attack. The back rank weakness kills here.
I think the best move should be 1… – Rb3!!
1…Rb3 !!
1…Rb3 !!
1. …. Rb3
If either rook or queen takes on a5
2. …. Rb1+
with mate to follow
Any other move loses either queen or the f5 rook
1… Rb3
r-b3
R-B3
Black’s winning tactic here is to threaten mate by attacking the b1 rook by Rb3 simultaneously attacking the queen. Black will either trade the rook for the queen or go a full rook up.
1. …Rb3
2.Rxb3 Qxd2
and black has the advantage.
1. …Rb3
2.Qc1/d1/e1 Rxb1
3.Qxb1 Qxf5
and black is a rook up and should win.
Of course the queen is safe due to the back rank mate threat.
1. …Rb3
2.Qxa5? Rxb1+
3.Qe1 Rxe1+
4.Rf1 Rxf1#
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1. … Rb3!
Black seems forced to find
1……… Rb3!
2. Qc1 Rxb1
3. Qxb1 Qxf5
0-1
1. .. Rb3