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I’m guessing Nxd5?
Nxd5 would be a most impressive move! I personally like Nxd6
Nxd5
Nxd6 Rxd6
Qxe5+
My guess is the simple Rg1
Greg Shahade
1. Nxd6 Rxd6
2. Qxe5+ Bf6
3. Rxh6+ Kg7?
4. Qg3+! Kf8
(if 4..Kxh6 5. Rh1+ Bh4 6. Rxh4 Qxh4 7. Qxh4+ white wins)
5. Rh8+ Ke7
6. Rxd8 Rcxd8?
7. Rxd6 Rxd6
8. e5! white loses
if Bxf3, exd6+, Kd7, Qxf3 wins
if Bxe5, Qxe5+, Re6, Qc7+, Kf8, Bxc6 wins
if Rd1+ Bxd1 wins
1. Nxd6?, Rxd6
2. Qxe5+, Qf6! (why did no one take a look at that move so far?)
and what now?
3. Qxd6 (what else?), Qxf3 and black is more than fine.
Am I missing anything (I do not use a board so that can happen quickly)?
So I do not think the obvious Nxd6 is the best move here…..
Shahade’s 1. Rg1 and 1. Bh5 are other moves I was looking at but until now none of the moves really convinces me.
Perhaps the “White is so lost” poster would be right here but I still hope to find a good continuation.
Or perhaps someone can show me my mistake in the Nxd6 variation…
Jochen
Congrats Susan Polgar, Paul Truong, and Randy Bauer. You guys are going to do a lot of good for the USCF.
1. Rxd6! Rxd6 2. Qxe5+ Kg8 3. Qxd6 nets a pawn.
1.Nxd6 Rxd6
2.Qxe5+ Qf6
3.Qxd6 Qxf3
4. Rxh6+ Bxh6
5. Qxh6+ Kg8
6. Rg1+ Kf8
7. Qh8+ and White should win
yes david I agree only continue:
if 2 qe5+ kg8 3. qd6 we 2 pawns, not one.
but after 2 qe5+ rf6 white has the devistating looking 3. nh6 and in view of all the threats 3.. bh6 seems forced, and then 4. rh6+ kg7 5. rg1+! kh6 6. qg5+ kg7 7. qg7x
1.Nxd6! does indeed win, but it takes some analysis to prove it. After 1…Rxd6 2.Qxe5+ we have:
A: 2…Qf6 3.Qxd6 Qxf3 4.Rxh6+! This is the necessary follow-through. Now 4…Bxh6 5.Qxh6+ and 6.Rg1+ mates quickly, but 4…Kg8 5.Rg1 is also deadly. A little better — but not enough to hold — is 4…Kg7 5.Rg1 (anyway!) 5…f6 and now maybe just 6.Rxg5+ Kxh6 (6…Kxg5 7.Qg6+ Kf8 8.Rh8+ mates) 7.Rf5! and Black has no good way to hold onto the pawn at f6, since the check at h1 doesn’t have any follow-through.
B. 2…Bf6 is critical. But fortunately 3.Rxh6+! Kg7 4.Qg3+! Kxh6 5.Rh1+ wins because after 5…Bh4 6.Rxh4+ Qxh4 7.Qxh4+ Black’s Rook on c8 is undefended and White picks it up with a Queen check at g4 next move.
In this line, anonymous gives 4…Kf8, but after 5.Rxd6 Black has no checks so I would stop analyzing here and call it +-.
Something similar goes for 4…Bg5 5.R(either)xd6 +-.
Phew!
1.Nxd6! does indeed win, but it takes some analysis to prove it. After 1…Rxd6 2.Qxe5+ we have:
A: 2…Qf6 3.Qxd6 Qxf3 4.Rxh6+! This is the necessary follow-through. Now 4…Bxh6 5.Qxh6+ and 6.Rg1+ mates quickly, but 4…Kg8 5.Rg1 is also deadly. A little better — but not enough to hold — is 4…Kg7 5.Rg1 (anyway!) 5…f6 and now maybe just 6.Rxg5+ Kxh6 (6…Kxg5 7.Qg6+ Kf8 8.Rh8+ mates) 7.Rf5! and Black has no good way to hold onto the pawn at f6, since the check at h1 doesn’t have any follow-through.
B. 2…Bf6 is critical. But fortunately 3.Rxh6+! Kg7 4.Qg3+! Kxh6 5.Rh1+ wins because after 5…Bh4 6.Rxh4+ Qxh4 7.Qxh4+ Black’s Rook on c8 is undefended and White picks it up with a Queen check at g4 next move.
In this line, anonymous gives 4…Kf8, but after 5.Rxd6 Black has no checks so I would stop analyzing here and call it +-.
Something similar goes for 4…Bg5 5.R(either)xd6 +-.
Phew!
Rg1 – which rook?
Has anyone looked at Bh5