White to move. How can White get out of this mess? How should White proceed?
8/8/7p/4p2P/k7/1q6/4N2K/rB1Q4 w – – 0 1
Bayer, 1855
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Bc2
… RxQ, 2. BxR QxB 3. Nc3+
Otherwise either BxQ or QxR nest turn.
1. Bc2 Rxc1
2. Bxd1 Qxd1
3. Nc3+ Kb4
4. Nxd1
And white can now win.
1) Bc2 Rd1
2) Bd1 Qd1
3) Nd3
Seems to wrap things up.
Still, I’m not sure I’d say white’s position is a mess even without the tactic.
1.Bc2 Rxd1 2.Bxd1 Qxd1 3.Nc3+
I think 1.Bc2 Rxd1 2.Bxd1 is very strong and if 2… Qxd1 3.Nc3+ Kb3 4.Nxd1, winning, or I believe it 🙂
1.Bc2 Rxd1 2.Bxd1 Qxd1 3.Nc3+
Bc2 wins as in the end a knight fork leaves white ahead in material.
1..Bf7 2.Rxe8 Bxe8 3.Qxe8 Nf6+ 4.k moves Nxe8 -+
Bc2! Rxd1
Bxd1! Qxd1
Nc3+ (forks the queen)
I think Bc2 holds because of the fork Nc3+.
Lucas, do you have the board the right way?
1. Bc2 Rxd1
2. Nc3+ Kb4
3. Bxb3+
Black can take the B or N, but the other piece will capture the R. White ends up with a piece up.
The first few moves are rather obvious.
1. Bc2 Rxd1
2. Bxd1 Qxd1
3. Nc3+ Kb3
4. Nxd1 Kd2
But winning from here is not that easy. I would certainly blow it in OTB play…
/L
Ne4 might work as well, if dxe4, Qxe4 + gets the rook.