White to move. What is the best continuing plan for White?
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1. Bxb7 wins. If 1. … Rxb7, then 2. Qe4 with the threats of Qh7 mate and Qxb7. If 1. … hxg5, then 2. hxg5+ Kg8 3. Qh5 with mate to follow.
1. Bxb7 Rxb7
2. Qe4 Qf5 (or …g6 or …f5)
3. Qxb7
Hi, 1.Bxb7 looks strong. If 1…Rxb7, then 2.Qe4.
Eero
1)Bxb7 Rxb7 2)Qe4 +-
If 1)…hxg5 2)hxg5+ Kg8 3)Qh5 f6 4)Rd5 with the idea of pushing the pawn to g6
White plays Bxb7,
if 1. … Rxb7, then 2. Qe4 threats Qh7 Mate and forks the Rook at b7.
if 2. … hxg5,
3. hxg5 check, with mate to follow.
Black must lose a piece, while his position is much inferior and shall lose soon.
1. Be4-g6
–br
1.Bxb7 and simply 2.Qe4 should win for white, no?!
Beelze
1.Bxb7 Rxb7 2.Qe4 mates or wins the rook on b7.
Kamalakanta
BxB7, RxB7, Qe4 threatening mate and Rook. If BxN, hxB and the rook file opened giving significant advantage.
I would try 1. Bxb7 Rxb7
2. Qe4 forking Rook on b7 and threatining mate on h7
Bxb7 wins
Bxb7 Rxb7 Qe4
I thinks it´s Bxb7 followed by Qe4 in case of recapture of the bishop and hxg5+ in case of taking the knight!
1. Bb7 Rb7
2. Qe4 Bg5 (forced)
3. hg5 Qg5
4. Qb7 wins a rook.
Or
1. Bb7 Bg5
2. hg5 Qg5
3. Bf3 wins a bishop.
Or,
1. Bb7 hg5
2. hg5 Kg8
3. Qh5 f6 (f5?? 4. g6!!)
4. Qh7 Kf7
5. g6 Ke8
6. Qg7 and I don’t see how black surives this attack.
1. B:b7 wins a piece, since 1…R:b7 2. Qe4 threatens both the undefended R and mate on h7.
1. Bxb7 Rxb7 2. Qe4 +-
bxb7 and qe4
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“CraigB said…
1. B:b7 wins a piece, since 1…R:b7 2. Qe4 threatens both the undefended R and mate on h7.”
No, after 2.-hxg5 white wins “only” the exchange.
Although White is better after
1. Bxb7 Bxg5
2. hxg5 Rxb7
Black can resist more than in the other lines shown here, it seems. If/when White plays gxh6, Black can respond with … g6, as long as his Queen keeps d4 and e5 under guard to prevent the White Queen from the long diagonal aimed at the Black King.