Bonifratz@feddit.de to Chess@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoWhite to move and win (difficult) - Alexey Troitsky, 1897feddit.deimagemessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down12
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minus-squarerustyfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoQueen H1 to F1? Edit: I’m still an idiot.
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoPg2 Edit: Apparently I’m being downvoted by somebody who doesn’t understand white starts on row 1
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoQd3 Bg3 I think, followed by promotion
minus-squaredreadgoat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI think the definitive solution was already found further down the thread, but I think this could still work Qd3 Bg3 Nf4 Kh4 … at that point it becomes a sloppy chase but White takes an indomitable lead, taking B and a pawn easily
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoBg3 is a check, followed by black promoting their pawn to queen
minus-squarejafea7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·1 year agoThat’s what I would have thought, leaves the King nowhere to go and there’s nothing to block/capture the Queen.
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoBlack is moving down, Pg2
minus-squarejafea7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoDoh! My bad, 40+ years since I played. I’ll shut up now 🤐
Queen H1 to F1?
Edit: I’m still an idiot.
Pg2
Edit: Apparently I’m being downvoted by somebody who doesn’t understand white starts on row 1
Qd3 Pg3 Qf5
Qd3 Bg3 I think, followed by promotion
I think the definitive solution was already found further down the thread, but I think this could still work
Qd3 Bg3 Nf4 Kh4 … at that point it becomes a sloppy chase but White takes an indomitable lead, taking B and a pawn easily
Bg3 is a check, followed by black promoting their pawn to queen
That’s what I would have thought, leaves the King nowhere to go and there’s nothing to block/capture the Queen.
Black is moving down, Pg2
Doh! My bad, 40+ years since I played.
I’ll shut up now 🤐
Pawn to G2?