White (16 year old Ukrainian Zherebukh – winner of 2010 Cappelle) to move. How should White proceed?
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1. f6 does it.
if 1… Qxf6 2. Rd7+ 1-0
or 1… Qe8 2. Qg7+ 1-0
or 1… Qf8
2. Rd7+ Ke8
3. Re7+ Kd8
4. Qf4 threatening 5. Qd6+
4. … Nb5
5. Rd1+
1-0
1. f6 Qf6
2. Rd7 wins the queen for a rook. Other replies for black also fail:
1. f6 Qe8
2. Qg7#
Or
1. f6 Qf8
2. Qh5 Kf6 (Kg8 3. Qg5 wins)
3. Rd7 with an unstoppable attack on the exposed black king with the threats of Qf3, Rh3 etc.
Will 1. f6! win immediately?
1…Qxf6 2. Rd7+ wins the Q.
1…Qf8 2. Rd7+ Kg8 3. Rg7+ mates next move.
1… Qe8 2. Qg7 mate.
f6, right?
f6
f6
f6 seems obvious.
1. f6 Q:f6 2. Rd7+ Qe7 3. R:e7+ looks good to me.
1) f6 Qf8 2) Qh5+ K x f6 3) Td7 and Th3
1.f6
1.f6 Qxf6
2.Rd7+
White has to act before Black closes up the position with …Nd5. Therefore 1.f6! wins, gaining access to the square g7. Black cannot take the pawn with 1…Qxf6 because of 2.Rd7+
Kamalakanta
f6 If Qxf6 or Qf8
Rd7+
If anything else
Qg7+
Mark
f6 after the queen moves Rd7+ and white will win.
1. f5-f6
threatening 2. Qh6-h7+ or 2. f6xe7
If now 1. … Qe7xf6 2. Rd1-d7+ wins the Black Queen
If 1. … Qe7-f8 2. Rd1-d7+ Kf7-e8 3. Rd7-e7+ Ke8-d8 4. Rh1-d1+ Nc7-d5 5. Qh6-g7 and White appears to have the better position. I agree this is a vague statement, but even after an exchange of Queens, the Black Knight on d5 is pinned and can be taken using a pawn advance to c4….
–br
Almost solved it completely. With best play for black, after 3. Re7+ Kd8, I missed the winning 4. Qf4, since 4. Rd1+? runs into …Nd5