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2 bishops overwhelm rook:

2 bishops overwhelm rook:

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From move 38 on the bishops have absolute control. The rook is helpless. Never had a game like this before!

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Hi Sonhouse,

The Bishops with a passed pawn will easily beat the Rook.

Back here just when you played Rxg4.


How could you resist Bf1 threatening Rc6 mate.

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Originally posted by greenpawn34
Hi Sonhouse,

The Bishops with a passed pawn will easily beat the Rook.

Back here just when you played Rxg4.

[fen]8/1p6/k2p4/p2P3p/P1R3bP/r1P1B1P1/6BK/8 w - - 0 35[/fen]
How could you resist Bf1 threatening Rc6 mate.
I saw that but was worried about the rook check, but I see the king has a hidey hole. Is there anything black can do about that b-f1 other than delaying mate for a couple of moves? For instance, B-f1, B-d7? I see after the B-f1. R-a2+ K-g1, B-e2 Doesn't that stop the mate?

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Except I had interposed the black bishop at E2 so the rook would say check but not double check.

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Right, it doesn't save the game, just the immediate checkmate. Then you hope the opponent blunders🙂