Real game chess position

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  Anonymous says:

  February 24, 2008 at 6:29 am

  R-b5! holds.

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  Anonymous says:

  February 24, 2008 at 6:32 am

  Rb5, sonoagun u r fast hombre.

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  Anonymous says:

  February 24, 2008 at 7:44 am

  Hold? It looks like Rb5 should win

  1. Rb5 Qxf2+
  (1.– Nxb5 2. Qxb8 mate)
  (1.– Rxb5 2. Qe8 mate)
  (1.– Qxb5 2. Bxb5 wins the queen)
  (1.– a3 2. Rxb2 axb2 3. Qxb8 mate)
  2. Kh3 Rf8
  3. Qxc3 wins the knight, and the a pawn will fall as well

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  Anonymous says:

  February 24, 2008 at 5:32 pm

  Dennis Monokroussos had a puzzle featuring the exact same motif (very different position, though) on his blog a week or so ago. I saw the winning move instantly there, as here…but I also made the point that in an actual game, there is no “White to play and win” caption on the table in front of you…in which case I might very easily overlook the idea.

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  Anonymous says:

  February 24, 2008 at 7:08 pm

  1. Rb5 Qxf2+
  (1.– a3 2. Rxb2 axb2 3. Qxb8 mate)

  I do believe White has a stronger second move 🙂

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  chessdiva.show says:

  February 25, 2008 at 5:33 am

  Rb5 is the key move.
  Even though black has a dangerous pawn, white is in a much better attacking position.