4 Responses to Friday Quiz

  1. Yuichi Sato says:

    (a) 1.Qc4+ Rxc4 2.Bxe3 Rc8 ( or 2. …Rc3 3.a7 Rc8 4.a8=Q Rxa8 5.Bxa8 +- ) 3.a7 Kf7 4.a8=Q Rxa8 5.Bxa8 and it is almost impossible for Black to stop a promotion of White’s b file pawn. +-
    (b) 1.Qc4+ Kf8 ( or 1. …Kh7 2.Qxc1 Qxc1 3.a7 Qa1 [ or 3. …Qc8 4.a8=Q +- ] 4.a8=Q +- ) 2.Qxc1 Qxc1 3.a7 Qa1 ( or 3. …Qc8 4.a8=Q Qxa8 5.Bxa8 +- ) 4.a8=Q+ Qxa8 5.Bxa8 +- 

  2. bumpaguv says:

    First idea was 1. Qc4+ Kh7 [1…Rxc4 2. Bxe3 +-] 2. Qxc1 Qxc1 3. a7 +- but more forcing and stronger is 1. Bd5+ Kf8 2. Qb4+ Ke8 3. Qe4+ Qxe4+ 4. Bxe4 +- and Black must give up the rook for the passed pawn on a6.

  3. yelenadembo says:

    Very good! White played 1.Qc4 in the game.

  4. yelenadembo says:

    Well done!

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