Black to move. What is the best continuation for Black?
Alatortsev, Vladimir – Smyslov, Vassily (Moscow, 1942)
2r1r1k1/5pbp/p5p1/3Pn3/3QP3/N1B5/PP4qP/1K1R3R b – – 0 25
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Nc4
1.Nc4?? Qxg7#
… rxb
qxr nc4
qc2 nxn
pxn rb8
kc1 bh6
Rxf6 Followed by Ne6
RxB and white has so many threats on the b file, the 7th rank and the a1-h8 diagonal, not to mention the knight, that I can’t catalog them.
Josh, I think you meant Rxc3 and then Nd3. I agree.
1…Rxc3!
2.Qxc3 Nc4
[2…Nd3? 3.Qd2±]
3.Qb4 Nxa3+
[The actual game continued : 3…a5 4.Qb3 Nxa3+ 5.bxa3 Qxe4+ 6.Qd3 Rb8+ 7.Kc1 Rc8+ 8.Kb1 Qe5–+]
4.bxa3 a5
5.Qb5 Rc8
6.Qb3 Qxe4+
7.Qd3 Qe5 and wins
Pharaoh
1… Rxc3!! 2. Qxc3 Nc4!
2… Nd3? is not good because white play 3. Qd2!+-
3. Qb3
3. Qc2 Nxa3 4. bxa3 Rb8 5. Kc1 Bb2 6. Kb1 Bxa3-+
3… Qxe4 4. Qd3 Nxa3 5. bxa3 Rb8 6. Kc1 Bh6 7. Kc2 Qg2 8. Rd2 Qxh1 9. Rd1 Qxh2 10. Rd2 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Rb2-+
1… Rxc3!! 2. Qxc3 Nc4!
2… Nd3? is not good because white play 3. Qd2!+-
3. Qb3
3. Qc2 Nxa3 4. bxa3 Rb8 5. Kc1 Bb2 6. Kb1 Bxa3-+
3… Qxe4 4. Qd3 Nxa3 5. bxa3 Rb8 6. Kc1 Bh6 7. Kc2 Qg2 8. Rd2 Qxh1 9. Rd1 Qxh2 10. Rd2 Bxd2 11. Qxd2 Rb2-+