White to move. How should White proceed?
Stein, Leonid – Filip, Miroslav (Moscow, 1967), presented by Andreas
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Tuesday chess tactic
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1. Rxf6 Kxf6 2.Qe6+ Kg7 3.Rxe7+ decides.
Kamalakanta
Yes, 1.Rxf6 sure is the move, and even though 1…Rxb1+ seems more resilient than taking on f6 with the king is also loses to 2.Kg2.
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DV
Yes, 1.Rxf6 sure is the move, and even though 1…Rxb1+ seems more resilient than taking on f6 with the king is also loses to 2.Kg2.
After 1.Rxf6 Rxb1+ 2.Kg2, doesn’t 2…Rh2+ rescue Black? Not 3.Kxh2 because of 3…Qh8+.
Not
1. Rxf6 Rxb1
2. Kg2? Rh2+!
But
1. Rxf6 Rxb1
2. Qxb1 Kxf6
3. Qe4 wins
1 Rxf6 Rb1+
2 Qxb1 Kxf6
3 Qe4 Qf7
I don’t see how to make progress, while black has moves like Rh5 at his disposal
Also, after
3 Qc1 Rh5
4 Qf4+ Rf5 I don’t see how to make progress
I think 1 Kg2 may be best
2 Rf6 is now a real threat, and I don’t see how to meet it as black needs to cover a1, e7 and e6
eg 1 Kg2 R a8
2 Rf6 Kg6
3 Qe6 Kg5
4 f4+ Kg5
5 Qh3 mate
1 Kg2 g5
2 Rf6 Rf6
3 Re7 +
If
1 Rxf6 Rb1+
2 Qxb1 Kxf6
3 Qe4 Qf7
Black is toast after 4. Qd4+
1.Rxf6! Rxb1+
(1… Kxf6 2. Qe6+ Kg5 (2… Kg7 3. Rxe7++-) 3. f4+ Kh5 4.
Qh3#)
2.Qxb1 Kxf6
3.Qe4 Qf7
4.Qd4+ Kg5
5.Qe3+ Kh5
6.g4+! Kxg4 7. Qxh6+-
Pharaoh
To anon 9:10:00 AM :
1 Kg2 g5
2 Rf6 Rf6
3 Re7 +
After,
1.Kg2 Be5
and black is not too bad.
1 Rxf6 Rb1+
2 Qxb1 Kxf6
3 Qe4 and instead of Qf7,d5 instead.Looks like a much better try for black but I have probably missed something.
Rxf6 Rb1+
2 Qxb1 Kxf6
Qb2 mates
1 Rxf6 Rb1+
2 Qxb1 Kxf6
3 Qe4 and instead of Qf7,d5 instead.
This loses to Qf3+ followed by Qe3+ and g4+ as in a previous line. It looks like it also loses to simply ed en passant.
It’s amazing how tied up black is after 3.Qe4! He has to guard e7 especially with qe6+ in the air, and the rook is loose, and mate is always a danger as well.
1Rxf6
3…e5
4dxe5 1-0
3…Qf7
4Qf4+ Kg7
5Qd4+ 1-0