Black to move. How should black proceed?
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Black to move. How should black proceed?
Source: ChessToday.net
Nc2+ 0-1 (really? is it that simple?)
Nc2+ wins the queen. If rxc2, rd1#
Nc2+! Rxc2 Rd1# else White loses queen
Marcelo
Nc2+
..Rxc2 Rd1#
..Kf1 Nxe3+ Ke1 Qxf2#
..Kf1 Nxe3+ Kg1 Qxf2+ Kh2 Qxg2#
It was the first moves I saw.
1nc2 2rd1
1. …Nc2+ wins white’s queen since 2.Rc2 allows Rd1#.
It is so easy that I don’t feel liking posting the answer 🙂
Yeah, these are way too easy Susan! Challenge us!
Nc2 check , 0-1.
1. … Nc2+ 2. Kf1 (2. Rxc2 Rd1#) 2. .. Nxe3+ 3. Kg1 (3. Ke1 Qxf2#) 3. .. Qxf2+ 4. Kh2 Qxg2#
1-Nc2
1. … Nc2+ wins Queen. (2. Rxc2 Rd1#) It took me only a couple of seconds to see this.
Mate in 4 starting with ‘a jump’.
Here I in quick sequence notice 3 things:
– e5 is taboo for black to take, but this turns out to be unimportant here…
– Qe3 must defend f2. Interesting to attack it…
– After knight move Rc1 must defend Rd1#. Wow, that’s the point:
1. … Nc2+
and white’s queen is lost to this fork since he can’t take my knight.
2. Rxc2 Rd1#
1. … ♞c2+
2. ♖xc2 ♜d1#
2. ♔f1 ♞xe3+ etc.