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Assess black's chances. Black to move



from a game against my phone.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Assess black's chances. Black to move

[fen]8/7p/8/2p1k3/2Ppb2P/PP6/1KBBn1r1/R7 b - - 0 42[/fen]

from a game against my phone.

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Assess black's chances. Black to move

[fen]8/7p/8/2p1k3/2Ppb2P/PP6/1KBBn1r1/R7 b - - 0 42[/fen]

from a game against my phone.

Originally posted by rooktakesqueen
black will need to check and mate quickly cause of the pawns of the left, they are covered by the rook so could easily be promoted

Originally posted by Korch
What about moving knight to c3? Its first what I could advice. Moving pawn to d3 isnt bad too, but Nc3 is better.

Nc3 is the best move by far, then he takes with bishop, then check him with Rxc2+ only move is to Kb1, therefore Rc3+/kb2, Rc2/kb1, promote d-pawn= D1++

Originally posted by MrVandalay
Nc3 is the best move by far, then he takes with bishop, then check him with Rxc2+ only move is to Kb1, therefore Rc3+/kb2, Rc2/kb1, promote d-pawn= D1++

Originally posted by Wulebgr
but 2.Bxc3 is a horrid move. Can your analysis support the strength of 1...Nc3 after white follows with a reasonable move?

yes true yugoslav, but then Be4? bc that is not a mate.

Originally posted by YUG0slav
1. ...Nc3 seems to win for black. 2. Bxc3?? is mate in 4 for black

in fact, moving the d2 bishop at all is mate

so...white has to defend it with Kc1 (Nc3 opens a discovered attack on the d2 bishop by the rook, for those who don't notice)

then 2. ...Rg1+ 3. Kb2 Rxa1 4. Kxa1 Bxc2 and black wins

I would have gone for Nc3 but it looks like Ng3 is pretty good...

Originally posted by Wulebgr
Perhaps you can point out where I went wrong.

Fritz 9 - Wulebgr
27.12.2006
75MB, Fritz9.ctg, WULEBGR-DESK 42...Nc3 43.Kc1 Rg1+ 44.Kb2 Rxa1 45.Kxa1 Bxc2 46.Kb2 Bd1 47.Bxc3 dxc3+ 48.Kxc3 Kd6 49.b4 cxb4+ 50.axb4 Kc6 51.Kd4 h6 52.Ke4 Be2 53.Kd4 Bf1 54.Ke5 Bxc4 55.h5 Be2 56.Kf6 Bxh5 57.b5+ Kxb5 58.Kg7 Bf7 59.Kxh6 ½–½