White to move. How should White proceed?
2r1r1k1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/1NnPb1B1/2R5/6PP/P3PPK1/2R5 w – – 0 24
Sargissian, Gabriel – Stellwagen, Daniel (Chess Olypiad 2008)
Olympiad Tactic
About Author
White to move. How should White proceed?
2r1r1k1/pp3p1p/3p2p1/1NnPb1B1/2R5/6PP/P3PPK1/2R5 w – – 0 24
Sargissian, Gabriel – Stellwagen, Daniel (Chess Olypiad 2008)
f4 gets a piece.
f4 gets a piece.
?
Bf6 pops out at me.
f4 leads to a6
Bf6 is better
“f4 leads to a6
Bf6 is better”
Bf6 leads to a6
🙂
hey. 1.f4 a6 2. fxe5 axb5 3. exd6! 1-0
sorry.. that isnt working
I want to play Rc5 followed by d6-d7.
Surprised no-one else considered it.
Then again I missed f6 which is a problem (after Rc5 dc5 d6) don’t want to give 2 minors for the rook- but interesting.
Now I prefer Bf6 a6 B takes bishop ab5 then simply retreat rook with advantage.
Scrap that embarrassing last comment- I am writing before thinking things through properly and miss obvious counters- my last line was complete rubbish as R takes bishop at the end!
hi from berlin
1.f4 a6 2. fxe5 axb5 3. rxc5 dxc5 4. d6 should win
anon 5:41- indeed! Just combine the 2 ideas together (chasing Bishop e5, exchange sacrifice for d advance) ! Well done!