White to move. Is this a win, draw, or loss for White? How should White proceed?
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check, check and then re5 and pawn queens
ne6+
Win for black
Ne6 Nxe6 (forced or else Black loses both N and R thru’ N checks)
fxe6+ f5 (also forced)
Re5! (now the e6 pawn can’t be stopped)
1.Ne6+
Then Black has 2 choices:
A)1..N:e6 2.f:e6+ f5 3.Re5 and White should Queen the pawn.
B)1..Kh5 K:f4
1. Ne6+ Nxe6
2. fxe6+ Rf5
3. Rxf5+ Kxf5
4. e7
1…Nxf5 wins for Black.
Ne6+ Nxe6
fxe6+(discovered)
(If king moves, you get the rook)
..f5
Re5! and there is nothing to stop the e-pawn from promoting.
1. Ne6+ and it’s a clear win for white. If 1. …Ne6 2. e6 + (open check) and black rook is either exchanged or totally lost while e6 goes full steam to queen promotion.
Or if 1. …K scampers away from fight, black rook is again taken with no opposition at all.
1.Ne6+ wins
After 1…Nxe6 2.fxe6+ Black must play 2…Rf5. Then the White pawn will march to e8 after 3.Rxf5 Kxf5 4.e7!
white should win
1.Ne6+ Nxe6
2.fxe6+ f5
3.Re5 dxe5
4.e7
and the king can escape the perpetual moving to c3
1.Nf3 Rxf3+
2.Kxf3 Nxf5
should be good for black
Hello.
White wins
1. Ne6+ , Nxe6
2. fxe6 , Rf5
3. Rxf5 , Kxf5
4. e7 winning
Greetings from Spain
Easy :).
1. Ne6 Nxe6
2. fxe6 Rf5
3. Rxf5 Kxf5
4. e7 +-
1. Ne6+, Nxe6 (forced; else 2. Nxf4) 2. fxe6+, f5 (forced; Rf5 3. Rxf5+ +-; Kg6 3. Kxf4+-) 3. Re5! and sooner or later (black can give some checks but the king flees queenside) the pawn promotes.
Is it right? It it not? We’ll see. 🙂
Good morning to the chess world!
Jochen
1. Nf3+ 1-0
1.Ne6+ Nxe6 2.fxe6+ Rf5 3.Rxf5+ Kxf5 4.e7 wins.
Kamalakanta
Has everyone missed that after
nE6+ NxN
F5e6+ f6F5!
RxP looses the white rook
E6E7 looses to f4e4
Not a clear win for white yet.
THeller
Some more interesting things about this position:
1.Ne6+ N:e6 {only move}(1..Kh5 2.N:g7+! Kg5 3.Ne6+ Kh5 4.N:f4+ Kg5 5.Ne6+ Kh5 6.Rd2 {with mate to follow}) 2.f:e6 f5 (2..Rf5 3.e7 {unable to stop the pawn from promoting}) 3.Re5 d:e5 4.e7 {and pawn will promote.}