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1.Bxd6+, Bxd6
2. Rf7, Qxf7
3. Qxf7+ easy win
1. ………, Qxd6
2. Rxd6, Bxd6
3. Qf7+ easy win
1.Bxd6+!.Bxd6.2.Rf7!.Be7.3.Qe5+!.Qd6.4.Qxh8! White is an exchange up with a continuing attack which will net the bishop too for a easy win.
>A-4…Kd7.5.Qc3! So that black cannot give perpetual checks!.Ke8.6.Rh7! And so on to win!
>B-4…Kc6.5.Qc8+.Qc7,6.Qxc7+.Kxc7.7.Rxe7+ a R up with a easy win!
>C-4…Kb7.5.Qc3! And the bishop will fall to f6 and black has no perpetual check!
If 1…Qxd6.2.Rxd6 and white is a Q up vs B and R which are hanging and the f pawn will queen!
If 1…Kc8.2.Qa8#!!
If 1….Kd8.2.Qa8+.Qc8.3.Qxc8+.Kxc8.4.Bxe7 and white is a B up and the f pawn will queen for a easy win!
Harry
A bit tough puzzle for me but I feel this may work…
1.Rf7 (Threatening 2.f6, attacking the Bishop)
1…Rf8 will not work because of
2.f6 RxR
3.QxR Bd8
4.Qg7! h4
5.Be1 Kc8
6.f7 Be7
7.f8=Q+ BxB
8.QxB+ and White is a Bishop ahead with many pawns on the board. Of course this is not a brilliant finish and I feel a master can win easily from this position. I feel there can be a better solution which crushes black quickly…
A skewer at Rf7 suggests itself.
Very nice! Square d6 seems to be sufficiently protected, but…
1. Bxd6 Bxd6 What else?
1. … Kc8 2. Qa8#
2. Rf7 Be7 Again: What else?
3. Qe5+! and everything hangs.
3. … Qd6 4. Rxe7+ Kc6 5. Re6! +-
4. … Kc8 5. Qxh8+ +-
3. … Kd8 4. Qxh8+ +-
1.Bxd6 Bxd6
Alternatives are not good enough.
(2… Kc8 2.Qa8#)
(1.Kd8 2.Bxe7+ Kxe7 [ Ke8 3.Qf7#]3.Rf7+ wins Q)
2.Rf7 Be7
3.Qe5+ Kd8
4.Qxh8+ Qe8
worse is 4…. Kc7 5.Qe5+ Kd8 6.Qb8+ Qc8 7.Qxc8+ Kxc8 8.Rxe7 with full R up)
5.Qg7 or h7 or Qxh5 should win.
Harry,
In your line
1.Bxd6+!.Bxd6.2.Rf7!.Be7.3.Qe5+!.Qd6 how did you miss 4.Rxe7+? The B could be taken even without support as black Q is pinned but even if pin is overlooked R had Q’s support.first I thought Qd6 was typographical error instead of Bd6 (oh! then also Q is lost.)but your
A-4… Kd7 suggested you intended 3.Qd6. Some detective work on my part.
Find it easy? Try to win against stockfish.
Prof. Bhat,
You are right. I put up my post early morning my time in a hurry.i was unhappy with Qc3 and was sure I was missing something.
Later I realized my stupidity in missing Rxe7+ but then decided it was too late to correct my mistake and that would serve as a reminder to be more careful in future!
Thanks.
Harry
Some suggested Rf7, pinning/setting up a skewer. It’s certainly one of the themes at work but it’s the wrong move order. It removes one piece from the attack on d6 and gives time for the Black Rook to move from its vulnerable square. Nevertheless Black has to be careful — I originally thought 1…Re8 or 1…Rd8 was adequate, overlooking the simple pawn push f5-f6 hitting the pinned piece.
But 1…Rh6 seems to do the trick covering both d6 and f6. White’s position may still be good but obviously there’s a better, tactical solution
There’s something pleasingly simple and unexpected in 1. Bxd6 — in trying to exploit a diagonal, you don’t usually give up your Bishop that works on those colored squares and at same time bring the enemy Bishop to the diagonal! But at least it’s fairly easy and thematic to see the threat posed by 2. Rf7 forcing the Black Bishop off the diagonal and opening it up for the Queen to attack.
– Craigaroo