Sunday, October 21, 2007

Tactics time

This position came about during analysis of a game I played recently. Black to move, find the line that wins the most material.


3 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 21, 2007 at 12:33 PM

    This is quite a quagmire. I like the simple

    1. ... c1=Q
    2. Nxc1 Rxc1

    which wins a knight for a pawn. More importantly, Black's threat 3. ... Rg1+ looks devastating for White.

    At first I considered 1. ... Rxd3, but after

    2. Bxd3 Qb3
    3. Bxc2 Qxc2

    both players have gained equal material (worth 6 pawns).

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  2. SlattsOctober 22, 2007 at 8:07 PM

    Thanks for the comment. I think you may consider:
    1. ... Rxd3
    2. Bxd3 Qd1

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  3. AnonymousOctober 22, 2007 at 11:34 PM

    But of course!! There it is, clear as day. Thanks!

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