Friday, March 22, 2013

Tactic review


White to move. What is the plan for White? How should White continue?

6k1/5rpn/bpRp3p/p4p2/3NpP1P/2QqP1P1/1P3KB1/8 w - - 0 1

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Qc1 and watch black scirm

Anand Gautam said...

Beats me!
I can see a draw for White, but a winning line eludes me...

Anonymous said...

JustaLad says
1) Qc1 Nf6
2) Bf1 Ng4+
3) Kg1 Qxe3
4) Qxe3 Nxe3
5) Bxa6 and cleans up pawns to win.

Anonymous said...

Looks like W can win by
1.Qe1 threat Rc3 (not Bf1)
despite
1.....Nf6
2.Rc3 Ng4+
3.Kg1

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Anonymous said...

1. Qc1, threatening 2. Rc3, capturing the black queen. If 1... Bb7, then instead 2. Bf1, and the queen is once again captured.