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10/30/2010 - March of the Pawns


  • 3 years ago · Quote · #141

    Xenekaro

    Is there anything wrong with these set of moves?

    1. c6, Nc5

    2. c7, Na6

    3. c8, Rb8

    Are there any alternate moves?

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #142

    ArmedRaccoon

    Triiickyyyy...

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #143

    Xenekaro

    nvm lol. Missed the pesky bishop guarding rook's path.
  • 3 years ago · Quote · #144

    BenTal

    chesswiz625 wrote:

    chesswiz, thanks for posting an alternative line to 1...NxRb7. It is indeed best for black to leave the rook alone, but there is a slight mistake in the line you posted, and with correct play, white will still win. Here are some lines...

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #145

    BenTal

    itachi476 wrote:


    Instead of Nc5, black must play Nd6, which makes the win much harder for white.

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #146

    BenTal

    As several posters have mention, black is slightly better off rejecting the offered rook, though it would take a brave player to turn it down. Kf8 and Nc6 are the main alternatives. I have posted some lines for Nf8 above, following on from Chesswiz395's post at the bottom of page 7, so I'll post about Nc6 here (which is preferred by my software). Here are some lines...

  • 3 years ago · Quote · #147

    Palmtree16

    Great puzzles, buuyuu. 

  • 16 months ago · Quote · #148

    ReyRambler1960

    Tricky.

  • 13 months ago · Quote · #149

    stephen_33

    Clever - made quite a few false moves in that.

  • 10 months ago · Quote · #150

    carlosmadura

    good


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