Friday Quiz

4 Responses to Friday Quiz

1. Yuichi Sato says:

   January 3, 2014 at 13:40

   (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:

   January 3, 2014 at 13:51

   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:

   January 4, 2014 at 08:42

   Very good! White played 1.Qc4 in the game.
4. yelenadembo says:

   January 4, 2014 at 08:42

   Well done!