Have a look at this position.Black has come under enormous pressure and played Nf7 in desperation.
Find White's best move.
White to play and win.
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Answer [
1. Rxh8+ Nxh8
2. Qxd6!! Qxd6
3. e7 and
Black must have give up the Black Queen else
4. e8=Q+ loses either the Knight after
5. Qxh8 or the Black Queen as
4.... Kc7 loses to the Knight fork with b5+]
I guess you have to search a way to move the e-pawn to e7 with threat e8Q. So to clear the back rank Rxh8 is needed. And to remove the queen from e7 a move like Qxd6 looks playable afterwhich we can play e7 and if black allows e8Q.
ReplyDeleteSo i guess the winning line goes as follows:
1. Rxh8+ Nxh8 2. Qxd6 Qxd6 3. e7 and black can only stop the promotion of the e-pawn by capturing it with its queen. So in the end white will get a won position being a rook up.
chesstiger: that is indeed correct and the line i chose in the game. well done! :)
ReplyDeleteNice puzzle!
ReplyDeletethanks!
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