This is an actual game between GM Inarkiev(2681) and GM Kazhgaleyev(2594) in the 6th round of the Moscow Open. I saw this position on Chess Today. It is a really interesting game. It is White to move. Is it a win, loss or draw for White?
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Rf7 +++
henryk is my hero
No, Rf7 is answered by Qxf7 and black is ahead a rook. 1 Rh1 !! Qxh1 first to deflect the queen. Then 2 Rf7+ Kg8 3 Re7+ Kf8 4 Rxe8 Kxe8 5c8=Q leading to a mate thanks to the combination of the queen and bishop…
Anon # 2, you are right, but miss a line.
1.Rh1 QxR
2.Rf7+ Kg8
3.Re7+ Kh8
4.RxRe8+ Kh7
if
5.c8=Q it is not check, and Black has 5…Qh3++
so
5.Rh8+ is needed before queening the c-pawn.
Very nice.
white wins.
WCM Claudia Munoz
womancandidatemaster.blogspot.com
Yes, 1.Rh1 wins, but it’s harder than you think.
1.Rh1 QxR
2.Rf7+ Kgo
3.Re7+
and now
a)3……….Kf8
4.RxR+ KxR (a1)
5.c8(Q)+ Kd7
6.Qe6+ Kd8
7.QxR Qg2+
8.Kf4 g3!?
9.Qxf6+ Kd7 [9…Ke8 10.Bd5 wins]
10.Bd6+ and white is clearly winnig
a1)
4…..Kg7
5.Rg8+ Kh7
6.Rh8+ KxR
7.c8(Q)+ Kg7
8.QxR Qg1+
9.Kf4 g3!
10.Qh5! [threating mate with 11.Qf7+ Kh6 12.Qf8+ Kh7 [12…Kh5(kg5) 13.Bf7+ mates] 13.Bg8+ Kg5 13.Bf7+ mates]
10…..Qc1+
11.Kg4! and black has no more checks…
Well, this was my two cents…
PS. to the first anon…who are you?
Can black defend Rh1 with:
1. … Qh3+
2. Rxh3 Rc5
3. …
no, not really…
its a win.
1.Rf7+ Qxf7 [if 1…Kg8 then 2.Re7+ Kh8 3.Rxe8+ K anywhere 4.Rd7+ etc.]
2.Bxf7 Kxe7
3.Rd7+ Kf8
4.b4 and black can’t prevent the pawn at c7 from queening
jm