Black to move. What is the best continuation for black?
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White’s last move was a blunder.
1…. Ra6
at the least white loses a R as …. Qxf2+ after diversion of white Q is devastating.
1… Ra6! 🙂
if
2. Qxa6 Qxf2+
0-1
if
2. Qc5 Rxc6
3. Qxc6 Qxf2+
0-1
ps: anyone else finding the double capchas hard to decipher?
1. Ra6! e4 (Qxa6?? Qxf2 mates. Qd4 Rxc6 is down with rook.)
2. Qf7! (other moves may also work) Re2/Rc7/f3/Bf3
3. Rxb6
is up with Q for R.
E.g.
1. Ra6 e4
2. Qf7 f3
3. Rxb6 Rxb6
4. fxg4? Qf2+
5. Kh2 Qxe1
is up with Q for N.
Ra6…
1. … Ra6 2. Qc5 Rxc6 3. Qxc6 Qxf2+ 4. Kh1 Qxe1+ 5. Bf1 Qxf1#
I guess I forgot to mention the line:
1. Ra6! Be4 (e4 Qf7! Rc7 Rxb6 Rxf7 Rxf7 up with rook)
2. dxe4 Qxa6?
3. Qxf2+ Kh1
4. Qh2#
1)…Ra6 the idea is to move the white queen away from a7-g1diagnol so that black can Qxf7 Kh8, Qxe1#
The threat is
Qxf2+ leading to mate.
So:
1. . . Ra6!
If 2.Qxa6, then
2. . . . Qxf2+
If 2.Qc5, then
2…Rxc6 and Black has lost the rook.
If
2. Qd4 Rxc6
and Black is a rook up.
Ra6