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1. Qd3 wins. How does Black prevent Qc3?
1. … Qc1
2. Qa3+ Kc4
3. b3+
1. … Qa1
2. Qc3 Ka4
3. b3+
jcheyne
“1. Qd3 wins. How does Black prevent Qc3?”
Simple: 1 … Pass
I did not get that. Nice going jcheyne
I don’t get this neither. What does 3. b3+ accomplish?
“1. … Qa1
2. Qc3 Ka4
3. b3+”
the discovered check wins the Qa1
The key point here is that after 1 Qd3 black is in zugzwang.