White to move and win!
Tarasyuk 1990
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White to move and win!
Tarasyuk 1990
1.Re5 dc6 2.b5 cb5 3.b4 then Re7!!
Hi! I think it might be: 1.Re5 dxc6 2.b5+ cxb5 (…Ka5 3.bxc6+) 3.b4 Rxb4 4.Re7 Ka5 5.Rxa7#
Correct study, but…
How can a practical player explain the existing fork attacking both white rooks?
However, great stuff!
Re5
g5
g4
Rc7-a7
1.Re5 dxc6 2.b5+ cxb5 (2…Ka5 3.bxc6+) 3.b4 Rxb4 4.Re7 Ka5 5.Rxa7#.
1. Re5 dxc6
else the rook on c6 escapes and black remains a piece down, loses
2. b5+ c6xb5
else if 2… Ka5, 3 bxc6 and the white c6 pawn will queen and white will win.
3. b4!
blocks the escape for the black king
3. … Rxb4 (or …Ra1)
4. Re7 any
5. Rxa7#
re5 leads to a forced mate (is that illegal)
1. Re5 for if dc 2. b5+ cb 3. b4 threatening the unstoppable Re7 and R:a2 mate.
Or 2… Ka5 3. bc+ and the pawn collects the black R, with an easy win.
Or 1…R:b4 2. Rc7 winning the a7 pawn and leading to 2R + 1P vs. 1R + 2P.
But, as Cortex says, this position is hardly possible.
1.Re5 Rxb4
(1…dxc6 2.b5+ Ka5
(2…cxb5 3.b4 Rxb4 4.Re7 Ka5 5.Rxa7#)
3.bxc6+ b5 4.c7 Rc4 5.c8=Q Rxc8+ 6.Kxc8 Ka4)
2.Rc7 b5 3.Rxa7+ Kb6 4.Rxd7 Rxb2 5.Rdd5
I Resign