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!

Originally posted by horsey
what is whites rating?

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

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

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]

Originally posted by cmsMaster
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