This was a game between 2 participants in the 2008 Women’s World Championship 14 years ago. White is Pia Cramling and Black is Claudia Amura.
It is White to move. Can you find the most accurate continuation for White?
2r3k1/3q1p2/1pnP1Bp1/pBb4p/4Q2P/5P2/6P1/3R3K w – – 0 0
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Perhaps..
1. BxN RxB
2. QxR QxQ
3. d7
Black cannot stop the pawn from promoting with mate following.
Also interesting is
1. BxN RxB
2. Qe8+ QxQ
3. d7
After 1.Bc6 Rc6 2.Qc6 Qc6 3.d7 Qf6 4.d8Q+ Kg7 5.Qf6+ Kf6 black is doing ok for me. And what about 2.Qe7 After 2 … Qc8 3.d7 would win I think
Ouch, I haven’t seen a tricky 2.Qe7 Rc7, but maybe 3.dc!? Qd1+ 4.Kh2 Bd6+ 5.g3 is good enough?
After 1.Bc6 Rc6 2.Qc6 Qc6 3.d7 Qf6 4.d8Q+ Kg7 5.Qf6+ Kf6 black is doing ok for me. And what about 2.Qe7 After 2 … Qc8 3.d7 would win I think
Good refutation in the first line.
Second line, I don’t see it:
1.Bxc6 Rxc6 2.Qe7 Qc8? (2…Qxe7 looks like a draw) 3.d7? (3.Bb2! wins) Bxe7 looks manageable for Black.
Ouch, I haven’t seen a tricky 2.Qe7 Rc7, but maybe 3.dc!? Qd1+ 4.Kh2 Bd6+ 5.g3 is good enough?
Fireworks! But Black has 5…Qc2+ and 6…Bxe7.
Possible improvements for both sides: 3.Be5 (instead of 3.dxc7!?); 4…Qg1+ (instead of Bd6+); and 5.f4 (instead of 5.g3).
Forget about the passed pawn. Black’s kingside is defenceless.
Bc4 (threatenening Qxg6+)
… Kh7
Rd5 (threatening Rxh5+)
You are all wrong,The winning move is simply 1Qe7
1. Qe7 Qxe7
then what?
I think Bc4 is correct. black can defend
1 … Qf5
but then
2.Qxf5 gxf5
3. d7
wins the knight, and ruins the black pawn structure so its an easy win. unless I miss something that is. e.g.
3 … Rf8
(3 … Rd8 4. Bb5)
4. d8=Q Nxd8
5. Bxd8
Qf4
The winning move is simply 1Qe7
1.Qe7?? Qxe7 and Black cruises to the win.
I think Bc4 is correct. black can defend
1 … Qf5
but then
2.Qxf5
2.d7! wins at once.
Qf4
1.Qf4 also wins. Whether you prefer that or 1.Bc4 seems like a matter of taste.
Yeah! Erick all right 1. Bc4!!
By Stulzer
Qc7
Qc6
b I think 1. Bg5 (renewing the threat of the sacrifice on c6 in order to advance the QP) would win. If 1. … Bxd6, 2. Bf4 wins a piece.
As others have pointed out, 1. Qf4 also should win. If 1. … Kh7 (to prevent Qh6), 2. Rd5 (threatens Rxh5+ followed by Qg5 after Pxh5. If Black then defends against the mate on g7 with Rg8, Qxh5 mates. If Black plays 2. … Rg8 then Bd3 pins Black’s g6 pawn and threatens Rxh5 with mate.
BxN
then Q takes, either R or Q.. d7
(camoteng kahoy)