Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
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1. … Rxe4
2. Qxe4 Qh1+!
3. Kxh1 Nxf2+
4. Kg1 Nxe4
White can resign.
Mark
1. … Txe4
2.Dxe4 Dh1+
3.Rxh1 Cxf2+
4.Rg1 Cxe4
1. … Txe4
2.Dxe4 Dh1+
3.Rxh1 Cxf2+
4.Rg1 Cxe4
1. … Txe4
2.Dxe4 Dh1+
3.Rxh1 Cxf2+
4.Rg1 Cxe4
1. … Txe4
2.Dxe4 Dh1+
3.Rxh1 Cxf2+
4.Rg1 Cxe4
1. R:e4 Q:e4
2. Qh1+ K:h1
3. N:f2+ K any
4. N:e4
(I like to think) I’d go for 1. … Rxe4 2. Qxe4 Qh1+! 3. Kxh1 Nxf2+ and 4. … Nxe4.
I couldn’t find any combination that resulted in a significant advantage for black. Fritz 13 found nothing that looked that great. So, I looked up the actual game:
25. Rxe4 Rxe4
26. Qxe4 {I found these myself}
26… Qh1+ {Clever, but doesn’t win; in the actual game white resigns here, prematurely, in my opinion; but playing on to see what could happen:}
27. Kxh1 Nxf2+ {Forking the king and queen}
28. Kh2 Nxe4 {Black has a mere pawn advantage and not that great a position at this point, unless I’m missing something important. From here, things just get muddy and complicated. White should not have resigned. Perhaps a draw would have been more appropriate.}
Probably I am missing the solution, but this should win:
1. Rxe4 Qxe4
2. Qh1+!! Kxh1
3. Nxf2+ Kg1
4. Nxe4 and the g3 pawn will fall soon too. Two pawns up and a better position should be winning.
Is there something better than winning the pawn with Rxe4 Qxe4 Qh1+ Kxh1 Nxf2+ Kg1 Nxe4
How about
1. …..Re4
2. Qe4 Qh1
3. Kh1 Nf2
4. Kg1 Ne4 wins another pawn for black, and is probably a decisive position for black given the weak pawns he has remaining.
All I can see is a 1 pawn net by black with:
1. …. Rxe4
2. Qxe4 Q-h1+
3. Kxh1 Nxf2+
4. K-g1 Nxe4
and I’m sure chasing the g3 pawn around would be fun for black
Maybe best is …Qxb5 before returning to h5 with the threat of …Rxe4 to win a second pawn.