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1…Dxd4 2.Dxd4 Fa3+ 3.Db2 Fxb2+ 4.Rxb2 Txe2
This does look like something straight out of a tactics book…
… Qxd4
Qxd4 Ba3+
Qb2 Bxb2+
Kxb2 Rxe2
Qxd4
From Spain…
1)…,Qd4
2)Qd4,Ba3+
3)Qb2,Bb2
4)Kb2,Re2 +-
black plays
1)…,Qxd4
2)Qxd4 (anything else ?), Ba3+
3)Qb2(forced), Bxa2+
4)Kxa2(forced), Rxe2
black would at least be up in material after this (up a bishop for a pawn)…and should be able to press for a win after this.
… Qxd4
Qxd4 Ba3+
Qb2 Bxb2+
Kxb2 Rxe2 -+
Looks like QxB wins. If QxQ
then Bh3+ followed by BxQ and RxB
leaves black a piece up.
1. Qxd4 – Qxd4
2. Ba3+ – Qb2
3. Bxb2 – Kxb2
4. Rxe2
Easy to figure this one without moving the pieces.
1… Qxd4
2. Qxd4 Ba3+
3. Qb2 Bxb2+
4. Kxb2 Rxe2
1. … QxB
2. QxQ Ba3+
3. Qb2(forced) BxQ
4. KxB RxB
Black wins a piece.
Mark
Qd4 looks pretty obvious in light of the crisscross mate threat of Ba3.
1. …..Qd4
2. Qd4 Ba3
3. Qb2 Bb2
4. Kb2 Re2 wins a bishop overall.
Looks like black can go ahead and take the bishop.
1 …QxB
2. QxQ Ba3+
3. Qb2 BxQ
4. KxB RxB Winning the light square bishop.
Have to play the endgame carefully to deal with white’s d-pawn and the 3/2 queenside pawns. Having the extra bishop should be enough for the win.