pawnless ending

Wulebgr

Angler

Only Chess

26 Mar 06

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

26 Mar 06

White to move

Who has the advantage?

Amaurote

No Name Maddox

County Doledrum

Joined: 04 Feb 05
Moves: 16156

26 Mar 06

2 edits

It looks like White after Bd5 setting up a mating pattern and double attack, but I dread to think what Black is doing with his rook in the two half-moves of the set-up...

CrazyLilTing

Argentina

Joined: 23 May 03
Moves: 2029

26 Mar 06

1 edit

Originally posted by Wulebgr
White to move

[fen]7n/b7/4r3/8/4B2R/8/8/k1K5 w - - 0 1[/fen]

Who has the advantage?

IMHO, the white.
Beginning with 1. Kc2.

DeepThought

Losing the Thread

Quarantined World

Joined: 27 Oct 04
Moves: 87415

26 Mar 06

3 edits

Originally posted by Amaurote
It looks like White after Bd5 setting up a mating pattern, but I dread to think what Black is doing with his rook in the two half-moves of the set-up...

You don't want to move the bishop off the a2-h7 diagonal to keep b1 covered, also the black rook can't stop the threat of mate by 1... Ra6 if the bishop goes to d3. So after 1.Bd3 checkmate is threatenned on a4 and black has 1. ... Ka2 2. Bc4+ which drops the rook, 1. ... Re1 2. Kc2 is good for white as is 1. ... Be3+ 2. Kc2 Rc5+ 3. Bc4.

Wulebgr

Angler

River City

Joined: 08 Dec 04
Moves: 16907

26 Mar 06

White has a forced checkmate in fourteen.