You know, I found the win position after 1.Qxg6 a little hard to win since lack has some trick lines. Let’s say.
1.Qxg6 PxQ 2.h7 Qxb4 3.h8(Q) Qxc4
(let’s say instead white plays. 3.Ne4 [protecting the c-pawn] f5 4.N-(moves) Qd4 and stops qhite pawn from promoting. Or 3.Nb7 Qg4 4.h8(Q) Qh5+ 5.QxQ pxQ and black has three pawn for a queen. And he might play for win here with the idea of f5,e5,e4, hence blocking the white bishop h1-a1 diagonal, bring his king to the center and with the help of the bishop try to promote his b pawn)
Now, lets say after:
4.h8(Q) Qxc4 (threatening both 5….Qxe6 getting the piece back and/or 5…..Qh5+ , trading queen with a superior endgame.)
5.Qg7+ (forced) Ke8 6.Nc7+ and white wins the queen.
of course, that line only works if black plays the greedy 4…..Qxc4. But lets say black plays instead 4…Qd4, keeping the pressure on the c-pawn, protecting its f pawn and also with the idea of pushing the b pawn as a counter-attack/defence.Then after:
4……Qd4 5.Qg7+ Ke8 6.Bxc6! Qd2+ (not 6…BxB 7.Qf8+ kd7 [7…kc7 8.Qc8#] 8.Qe8+ kc7 9.Qc8#) 7.kh3! and black has no more checks and black can just resign.
So yes, 1.Qxg6!! wins but you haved to calculate a bit further to see 6.Bxc6! for the forced win.
Very good Henrik. I like your addition . You are right. One should learn not to stop calculating but to continue until fog clarifies to put it poetically.
Well, heck, 1. Qxg6 looks mighty pretty! Wins a piece by queening the pawn.
Brad Hoehne
Yep , its mighty pretty as Brad said.
I found the solution on my own.
You know, I found the win position after 1.Qxg6 a little hard to win since lack has some trick lines.
Let’s say.
1.Qxg6 PxQ
2.h7 Qxb4
3.h8(Q) Qxc4
(let’s say instead white plays. 3.Ne4 [protecting the c-pawn] f5 4.N-(moves) Qd4 and stops qhite pawn from promoting. Or 3.Nb7 Qg4 4.h8(Q) Qh5+ 5.QxQ pxQ and black has three pawn for a queen. And he might play for win here with the idea of f5,e5,e4, hence blocking the white bishop h1-a1 diagonal, bring his king to the center and with the help of the bishop try to promote his b pawn)
Now, lets say after:
4.h8(Q) Qxc4 (threatening both 5….Qxe6 getting the piece back and/or 5…..Qh5+ , trading queen with a superior endgame.)
5.Qg7+ (forced) Ke8
6.Nc7+ and white wins the queen.
of course, that line only works if black plays the greedy 4…..Qxc4. But lets say black plays instead 4…Qd4, keeping the pressure on the c-pawn, protecting its f pawn and also with the idea of pushing the b pawn as a counter-attack/defence.Then after:
4……Qd4
5.Qg7+ Ke8
6.Bxc6! Qd2+ (not 6…BxB 7.Qf8+ kd7 [7…kc7 8.Qc8#] 8.Qe8+ kc7 9.Qc8#)
7.kh3! and black has no more checks and black can just resign.
So yes, 1.Qxg6!! wins but you haved to calculate a bit further to see 6.Bxc6! for the forced win.
Henryk (I forgot my password, doh)
Very good Henrik.
I like your addition . You are right. One should learn not to stop calculating but to continue until fog clarifies to put it poetically.