White to move and win. How should White proceed?
3K4/3N4/5P2/3N4/4n3/8/8/7k w – – 0 0
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White to move and win. How should White proceed?
3K4/3N4/5P2/3N4/4n3/8/8/7k w – – 0 0
The moves seem forced to me.
1 f6-f7 or else black captures the pawn. There are no checks, so this move is forced to avoid a draw.
1…Ng5, also forced, threatening to capture the pawn if it doesn’t move, or forking with Ne6+ if it queens instead.
2 f7-f8/N again forced, to avoid the royal fork. Now white has three knights against one knight. I know that forced mate with 3 knights is possible, though I don’t know if I could do it. With black having a knight as well, it looks even harder. But it’s the only chance for a win, I think.
Looks like 1. f7 Ng5 draws and any other white move draws. So it must be something unusual.
1. f7 Ng5
2. f8=N
i don’t know the next line…
the usual endgame of two knights versus a lone king is a draw but in this game i have three knights against a king and a knight…so this is a very unusual endgame..
are 3 knights capable of delivering a a win for white?
knight the pawn
hint — 1. f7 Ng5 draws unless White promotes to a Knight…
1. f7 Ng5 2. f8=N!
Then trap the black knight.
Oh, but of course!
I found it =)
Is 1.f7 Ng5 2.f8=N winning? I can’t think of anything else that could work.
Here’s an idea:
1- f7; Ng5
2- f8=N, so now black’ fork on e6 doesn’t work.
I’m not sure where white goes from there, but it should be possible to corner and mate the black king without exchanging kight for kight (which would lead to a textbook draw).
Perhaps White can win with three Knights against one–1.f7 followed by 2.f8=N!? Phil
all that occurs to me is to promote to a 3rd knight:
f7 Ng5
f8=N
1.f7 Ng5 2.f8=N and then hope that black resigns in frustration instead of making you prove three knights against one because seriously who knows how to do that.
Knight the pawn.
Promote the pawn to a 3rd knight, stops the fork.
White underpromotes to knight to avoid the fork on e6? Can three knights plus king win against one knight plus king?
Three knights generally win versus one knight, see Fundamental Chess Endings, p. 403. It takes up to 86 moves, and presumably they win in this position.