Monday Chess Tactic

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  Anonymous says:

  March 25, 2008 at 11:34 pm

  1. Bxd5 Nxd5
  2. Nxd5 (B or R)xc6
  3. Nxe7+

  looks like it wins the exchange.

  Is there something better?

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  Chessed says:

  March 26, 2008 at 12:11 am

  I don’t think it does any more, but I looked at 1.f3 Qe6 (…Qf5 loses a piece) 2.Bxd5 Nxd5 3.Nxd5 Rxc6 4.Nxe7+

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  Anonymous says:

  March 26, 2008 at 12:16 am

  1. Bxd5 Nxd5
  2. Nxd5 (B or R)xc6

  They’re not equivalent. Taking with the rook is much better.

  3. Nxe7+

  looks like it wins the exchange.

  It wins the queen for a rook and a knight, not quite as good.

  Is there something better?

  Yes 🙂

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  Anonymous says:

  March 26, 2008 at 12:23 am

  1.f3 Qe6 (…Qf5 loses a piece)

  1…Qf5 may lose a piece, but it doesn’t lose as badly as 1…Qe6 2.Nxd5 Nxd5 3.Bxd5 does.

  2.Bxd5 Nxd5 3.Nxd5 Rxc6 4.Nxe7+

  Black does better with 2…Bxc6, although he still loses.

  1.f3 is the right idea.

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  henryk says:

  March 26, 2008 at 7:15 am

  I’m going for

  1.f3 Qe6 (1…Qf5 2.Bde5 wins a piece since 2….NxB 3.Nxe7 forks the queen)

  2.Nxd5! wins a piece since

  A)2….NxN
  3.BxN QxB
  4.Nxe7+ forks the queen

  b)2….Bxc6
  3.Nxf6 + wins the queen.

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  Anonymous says:

  March 26, 2008 at 10:17 am

  Would it be unsporting to suggest that ‘Monday’ is actually ‘Tuesday’?