White to move. How should White proceed?
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Bxe7 a2
d6 a1-Q
d7 Qd1
d8-Q
-HH
Kinda tricky, I think, or hope. Just counting moves, white should be almost able to just take the rook with only one caveat- black might make things a bit more complicated by not queening at move 2:
1. Be7 a2 (else, Ba3 wins easily)
2. d6 a1(Q) (Kf7 below)
3. d7 and white will queen his pawn, too. The only real concern in this line is at move 2, but I don’t think black can draw or win with
2. …..Kf7
3. Nd5!
And, now, black has Ke8, Ke6, a1(Q)- taken in order:
3. …..Ke8
4. Bf6 Kd7 (a1Q 5.Ba1 Kd7 6.Be5)
5. Be5 Ke6 (a1Q 6.Ba1 Kd6 7.Nf4)
6. f4 a1(Q)
7. Ba1 Kd6
8. Nc3 a3
9. Nb5 with an easy win. Or, at move 3 above:
3. …..Ke6
4. Bf6 Kd6(a3/6/5 5.Ba1 Kd6 6.Nf4)
5. Nf4 and the loss of the king side pawns to the knight is decisive. Or at move 3:
3. …..a1(Q)
4. d7 Qh8 (else d8(Q) wins)
5. d8(Q)Qd8
5. Bd8 a3
6. Nc3 wins easily.
1.Bxe7 a2 2.Bc5 a1Q 3.Bd4+ with Ne6 to follow should win for white
Bxe7-> Bc5 -> Bd4+ (Q takes) -> Ne6 forks, wins the queen, and the game (hopefully)
White win with the next moves.
1. BxR a2.
2. Bc5!! a1=Q.
3. Bd4+ QxB.
4. Ne6+ and then NxQ.
Maybe black could draw the game but the advantage its for white i think.
Greeatings from Spain.
1. Bxe7 a2
2. Bc5 a1=Q
3. Bd4+ Qxd4
4. Ne6+
Not sure it is easily winning, but probably not losing:
1. B:e7 a2
2. Bc5 a1Q
3. Bd4+ Q:d4
4. Ne6+ etc.
Taking the easiest line first
Bxe7 a2 d6 a1(Q) d7 Qd4 d8(Q) it may be messy but white should win no? I must be missing a simpler solution but I don’t see a way to set up a bishop fork with the king and a1
Nice and simple.
1. Bxe7 a2
2. Bc5 a1Q
3. Bd4+ Qxd4
4. Ne6+ followed by 5. Nxd4 and Nc2
Black Rook is capturable:
1. Bd7: a2
2. d6 a1Q
3 d7
and black cannot stop the d pawn!
It appears that White can simply take the Rook.
1. Be7: a2
2. Bc5 a1Q
3. Bd4+ Qd4:
4. Ne6+
Lol. I totally missed 2.Bc5, but I still think my line is better, though easier to muck up over the board.
1 Bxe7 a2
2 d6!
2 Bc5 also wins per the previous comments, and it’s a pretty combination, but it’s not the easiest way to get it done, and White will have to maneuver his King and Knight around for a while to win the endgame.
2 …. a1=Q
The only other idea for Black is to try to cut off the d pawn by 2 … Ke7, but this fails to 3 Bg5, as 3 … Ke8 (3… a1=Q leads to the same line as the main line does), 4 Bf6 stops the pawn on a7 and wins easily, as Black’s King side pawns are easy prey for White.
3 d7 Qa2
This also loses, but after 3 … Qd8 (or Qd4), 4 d8=Q Qxd8 (not exchanging Queens leads to a fast mate) 5 Bxd8, and White stops the a Pawn.
4 d8=Q Qf2
Trying to defend. Almost everything else leads to a quick mate, beginning with 5 Ne6+
5 Bf8+ Kg8
Nothing is better, and of course the Bishop is immune due to Ne6+.
6 Bd6+ Kh7
7 Be5
And White mates in a few moves.
easy and nice: Bxe7 a2, Bc5 a1Q, Bd4+ Qxd4, Ne6 Kf7, Nxd4