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1.Bf4 comes to mind, as white wins the exchange after 1…Bxf4 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Be4+ and 4.Bxe2. Not sure if this is “best” though but right now that’s all I got…
1. Bf4
black is in trouble after
B-f4
if black plays
… bxf4
Ra8+ Kh7
be5+ g6
bxc2
Still some work to do but should be a win for white.
1. Bf4! springs to mind quickly, the not so obvious part seems to me to be the long term outcome which you have to consider, however, once the exchange has been won with Be4+ and so on, it becomes obvious white’s pawn is then unstoppable.
I always take a double look at winning the exchange when the losing side ends up with the two bishops, since these can sometimes provide adequate compensation – not so here.
A man entered a pet shop, wanting to buy a parrot. The shop owner pointed out three identical parrots on a perch and said, “The parrot to the left costs $500.”
“Why does that parrot cost so much?” the man wondered.
The owner replied, “Well, it knows how to play chess.”
The man asked about the next parrot on the perch.
“That one costs $1,000 because it can do everything the other parrot can do, plus it has a GM title.”
Naturally, the startled customer asked about the third parrot.
“That one costs $2,000.”
“And what does that one do?” the man asked.
The owner replied, “To be honest, I’ve never seen him do a thing, but the other two call him ‘Boss!”’
Seems white can win an exchange with 1.Bf4 Bxf4 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Be4+ or after 2…Bc8 3.Bxc8 the bishop is en prise and white is threatening Bf5.
“not so obvious” helped a lot, my first idea was 1.Ra8 but that was way too obvious! 🙂 Not sure I would have found this OTB.
Kind regards,
PdV
This time the first move doesn’t give check, but prepares the checks that follow:
1.Bf4! Bf4: (what else?) 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Be4+ picking up the rook.
1. Bf4 Bf4 2.Ra8+ Kh7 3.Be4+ +-
Bf4, 1.5 seconds
1.Bf4!
Mmm – is this a joke against the hostess of this blog … in which case I think it is in very poor taste
‘Not so [as?] obvious’ as what?
wB en prise, bR and bK-flight-square on same diagonal, only bB preventing check from a8 … how about Bf4 …
1. Bf4 Bxf4 {what else}
2. Ra8+ Kh7
3. Be4+ and 4.Bxc2 wins xchange
How about B-f4?
1. Bf4 looks fun
if 1. … Bxf4
2. Ra8+ Kh7 (blocking with the bishop or rook will lose that piece shortly)
3. Be4+ and you’ve gone up the exchange
Unfortunately, the bishop has nowhere else to run after Bf4 and is going to lose it anyway.
How about…
1.Bf4…Bxf4
2.Ra8+…Kh7
3.Be4+ followed by Bxc2 should give white good winning prospects.
very poor taste.
For the puzzle, white should try:
1. Bf4, B:f4
2. Ra8+, Kh7
3. Be4+
winning the rook.
very poor taste.
As for the puzzle, white can try:
1. Bf4, B:f4
2. Ra8+, Kh7
3. Be4+ winning the rook.
@ anonymous 11:16
I googled the original joke and I found out that the first parrot knows how to use a computer, while the second parrot knows how to use UNIX operating system.
Now, my question is the following: what kind of a parrot are you?