Chess Lesson #25

Black, to move, is a Bishop down.

Does he have a chance?

Oh! Please! Please! I'm rated 1800 and I know the answer! Please can I post it? Please?

No. Let someone lower-rated have a go.

Cor blimey!

Originally posted by Bowmann
No. Let someone lower-rated have a go.

Cor blimey!

what is whites rating?

Originally posted by horsey
what is whites rating?

Equal to Black's.

No more clues.

looks like a draw to me with a perpetual check with the queen

Originally posted by Sicilian Smaug
Qc4+ leads to a draw from repition

what about if white moves pawn to B3 (unless white is only rated 1100)

Originally posted by horsey
what about if white moves pawn to B3 (unless white is only rated 1100)

or will white take the pawn on c2? sorry, had a couple of beers so thinking like a 900

Yes, then the pawn is taken, Qxc2+ = draw by repitition.

Solution:

Black draws by 1...Qc4+ when White has two replies.

If White interposes the Pawn by 2. b3, then 2...Qxc2+ which allows perpetual check after 3. Ka1 Qc1+ 4. Ka2 Qc2+ etc.

If, instead, White replies by moving the King to his first rank by 2. Ka1 or b1, 2...Qf1+ then forces White to repeat the position by 3. Ka2 whereupon Black once more checks by 3...Qc4+ and so on.

Game drawn.

you gotta be kidding us.

Originally posted by Bowmann
[b]Solution:

Black draws by 1...Qc4+ when White has two replies.

If White interposes the Pawn by 2. b3, then 2...Qxc2+ which allows perpetual check after 3. Ka1 Qc1+ 4. Ka2 Qc2+ etc.

If, instead, White replies by moving the King to his first rank by 2. Ka1 or b1, 2...Qf1+ then forces White to repeat the position by 3. Ka2 whereupon Black once more checks by 3...Qc4+ and so on.

Game drawn.[/b]

Are you serious? We know.

Originally posted by cmsMaster
Are you serious? We know.

You do now.