White to move. How should white proceed?
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White to move. How should white proceed?
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Rh7 rh4 qd6
Rh7 rh4 qd6
Rxh7 Kxh7
Rh5 winning the queen
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7
2. Rh4+ Nxh4
3. Qxd6 …Nf3+
4. Kg3(if 4. Kh1 Rd1#) Rxd5
5. Qxf8 (threatening Qf7+) Ng5
Line given by Fritz
3…Ng6(to prevent Be4+)
4.Qc7+ Kh8
5. Be4 f5
6. Bxf5 Rxg2+(6… Rxf5
7. Qc3+)
7. Kxg2 Nh4+
8. Kh1 Qxa7
White is winning, but still i dont see it as an easy win.
i think, the crucial line might be:
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7
2. Rh4+ Kg7
3. Qxd6 Nxh4
4. Qe7+ Kh6/h8
5. Qxf8+
that’s it, queen ag. rook! white is winning.
greets, jan
White can win the black queen for the two rooks on a first glance. Not usually a trade you want to make, but I think this leads to direct and indirect threats on the two black rooks that should then win additional material:
1. Rh7 Kh7 (only move)
2. Rh4 Nh4
3. Qd6
And now, white is directly threatening the rook at f8, and threatening a discovered attack on the rook at d2. I don’t see how both threats can be parried:
3. …..Ng6
What else? Trying to protect f8 with Kg7 (also getting the king off the white squares so the bishop cannot check) fails due to Qe7+ and black will lose both rooks for the bishop. Continuing:
4. Bg8 Rg8
5. Qd2 Rg7
6. Qf2 Rf7
And white has his work cut out for him to win this. He is clearly better, and the winning plan will involve bringing the king and the two kingside pawns forward to pressure black’s fortress. It should be decisive, but isn’t trivial.
1. Rxh7+ Kxh7
2. Rh4+ Kg7
3. Qxd6
if … Nxh4
4. Qe7+ Kh6
5. Qxf8+ wins
Mahernoz,
Yes, in the line I gave, white does better with 4.Qc7 and 5.Be4. This wins the f-pawn and makes white’s task easier than my crude 4.Bg8.
Qc7-Be4 is tough to see, at least for me- I never even considered it.