Black to move. How should Black proceed?
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Black to move. How should Black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Sorry, I can’t see it, I would move 1… f5 for black. The black queen has the sixth rank, the white can’t really get there, that’s what I would do. But I can’t calculate this, can’t see a forced combination, my intention is to follow with 2… f4 and full kingside attack.
Being down an exchange, black can get even, of course, by taking at d7, but I would be looking to get the queen on the h1/e4 diagonal to threaten mate. It takes two moves to do this, and I see three ways to get there- Qe7 followed by Qe4, Qf6 followed by Qf3, and Qg6 followed by Qe4. Let’s look at the latter two first because they are less accurate because white does have a defense to prevent the mate threat:
1. …..Qf6?!
2. Qb5! Qf3?
3. Qd5 and white will be up an exchange minimum. On 1. …Qg6, white defends the same way. Now, in both of these lines, black has better second moves, but he can just play this move on the first one:
1. …..Qe6!
Double threat of Qe4 threatening mate at g2, and Qd7 winning the full rook and being up a bishop total. White can’t defend both threats in one move.
Qe6!
1..Qe6 winning rook. If white tries to save it by any move, he get’s mated
2..Qe4
3.f3 Qxe3+
4.Kh1 Qxf3+
5.Kg1 Qg2#
Qe6
1.Qe6 with the idea of 2.Qe4 3.Qg2# or QxR
1…. Qe6
Threatens R, twice by Q and B, which is guarded only once.
2R7c7 Qe4 threatens mate at g2
3f3(what else?) Qxe3+
4Kh1 Qxf3+
5Kg1 Qg2#
White has no time to bring R(7) to c2 to guard g2.
Hi Susan Polgar,
Ooops,I think still week end fever lingers because,that reflects on the puzzle and its simpleness -lol.
Black wins the game in ease[ Variations exist ]
Example One
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1… Qe6
2.Rd8 Qe4
3.R*Rf8+ B*Rf8
4.Rc8 Qg2++ Mate
Example Two
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1… Qe6
2.Rf1 Qe4
3.f3 Q*Be3+
4.Rf2 Qc1+
5.Rf1 Q*Rf1++ Mate
Black wins the game.
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Venky [ India – Chennai ]
I want to put my queen on f3, so ignore the d7 rook and play 1…Qf6. I suppose white can delay …Qf3 by playing f4 but that just weakens the e3 bishop. I don’t see an adequate defense.
Looks like 1…Qe6 is even better. Black emerges a bishop up.