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Black to Move and Win

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Originally posted by kenan
[fen]6k1/p3b1pp/4p3/4Pp2/Pp1r1P1P/1P4P1/2p2R2/5RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
Bc5 🙂

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Originally posted by irontigran
Bc5 🙂
Bc5? hangs the passed pawn. This is not an easy question, requires tactical vision to find the first move and chess knowledge to find the remaining moves. Vica versa.

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I remember it.. some nub vs Botvinnik. good puzzle.

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Originally posted by kenan
Bc5? hangs the passed pawn. This is not an easy question, requires tactical vision to find the first move and chess knowledge to find the remaining moves.
but if they go Rxc2 cant black do Rd2+ ... ?

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Originally posted by irontigran
but if they go Rxc2 cant black do Rd2+ ... ?
Rxc5 takes care of that.

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Originally posted by irontigran
but if they go Rxc2 cant black do Rd2+ ... ?
Rc2xBc5.

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Originally posted by Heroic Metool
Rxc5 takes care of that.
It would appear you just beat me.

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Originally posted by Heroic Metool
Rxc5 takes care of that.
oops, thanks.. back to the drawing board

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Bc5 was the first thing came to my mind as well but has a solid refutation.

I'll give some time to let people think about before giving out any lines.

There is one key characteristic of passed pawns that allows black to win in this position.

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Originally posted by kenan
[fen]6k1/p3b1pp/4p3/4Pp2/Pp1r1P1P/1P4P1/2p2R2/5RK1 w - - 0 1[/fen]
At a glance, I'd go for, and in a match probably play, Rd3.

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I believe I've found the correct answer. Very nice.

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Originally posted by kenan
Bc5 was the first thing came to my mind as well but has a solid refutation.

I'll give some time to let people think about before giving out any lines.

There is one key characteristic of passed pawns that allows black to win in this position.
As far as I am aware, no chess piece has characteristics. I don't understand what you mean. Any pawn moves the same way.

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Originally posted by Heroic Metool
I believe I've found the correct answer. Very nice.
You made two edits while I posted once?! Btw, this had better not be Black to move and WHITE TO win... someone did that once, so annoying.

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I had posted the answer, but decided to delete it so that it won't be spoiled to other people.

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