White to move. How should White proceed?
R2Nq1bk/2p3p1/1p3n1p/3Pnp2/2PQ4/p3B1PP/4BP1K/1r6 w – – 0 2
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White to move. How should White proceed?
R2Nq1bk/2p3p1/1p3n1p/3Pnp2/2PQ4/p3B1PP/4BP1K/1r6 w – – 0 2
how about
1. Qxe5 Qxe5
2. Nf7+ Kh7
3. Nxe5
this wins a knight. is it the best way to play? i don`t know.
greets, jan
1. Qxe5 wins knight. If 1. – , Qxe5 then 2. Nf7+ and wins queen instead.
Qxe5 wins a cool piece!
1. Qxe5 Qxe5
2. Nf7+ Kh7
3. Nxe5 1-0
Qxe5 wins a cool piece!
1. Qxe5 Qxe5
2. Nf7+ Kh7
3. Nxe5 1-0
1. Qxe5 Qxe5
2. Nf7+ Kh7
3. Nxe5
A move that immediately screams out here, is:
1. Qxe5!
If black takes queen, then white retakes with a knight fork Nf7+, due to the pinned bishop.
White is up with a bishop and wins the game.
It looks like just a very simple tactic, but I can’t see any real complications, perhaps I’m missing something.
Qxe5!
Winning the Knight for free. If Black puts hopes into the a-pawn with say …Qf8, Qxc7 looks safe enough.
If …Qxe5, Nf7+ Kh7, Nxe5 and the a-pawn is also no threat in this line
1Qxn 2Knight fork Piece up
Qxe5!
Black cant take coz Nf7+ and the LSB cant take the knight coz its pinned by the Rook.
1. Qd4xe5
–br
1.Qxe5 Qxe5 2.Nf7+ Kh7 3.Nex5
Kamalakanta
What if Black does not take the white queen but instead advances the a3-pawn?
1. Qxe5 a2
If
2. Qxa2
then
2. … Qxe5
and
3. Nf7+
no more works.
Is
2. Bd4
good? Or is
2. Qxe8
better?
Well, if 1.Qxe5 a2 2.Bd4! seals the deal.
Kamalakanta
1. Qxe5 a2
2. Qxe8! a1=Q? (Nxe8 Rxa2 is still up with just a piece)
3. Rxa1! Nxe8 (enforced, Rxa1 Qg6 is down with queen)
4. Rxb1 is up with rook and piece.