Difficult, but not impossible. White to move and win.
wow, difficult, I felt hopless after Qd7
Do you have puzzles from any of your games Gonnosuke?
Good question! I'll have to think about it a little bit but I'll see if I can find something that will make a good puzzle.
i have it! in the first try! amaizing
First! :P ...
No but seriously nice puzzle. The whole concept ultimately boils down to time... black has no way to bring over any defensive troops in any effective manner!
Great puzzle gonnosuke, I should really stalk you more actively :P
very strong! big headache!
is there a clear win for white if black replies ...Bg7 after Rf3 ? after Rg3 Qd7 h3 Be7 Qxb6 white is better but with the opposite colored bishops I would still give black drawing chances
*Bg4 I meant
is there a clear win for white if black replies ...Bg4 after Rf3 ? after Rg3 Qd7 h3 Be7 Qxb6 white is better but with the opposite colored bishops I would still give black drawing chances
Yes, white still wins with reasonably accurate play despite the opposite color bishops. After Rg3 Qd7 h3 Be7 Qxb6 Kh8 Rxg4 the h-file is still a concern for black and the endgame looks difficult if not impossible -- I don't see any clear way for him to hold without help from white. That said, it may be black's best try under the circumstances.
I dont see a decisive win for white after 9...f5 in that line for example 10.exf5 Qxf5 11.Re1 Qf6 12.Qe3 Bd6 I think black can hold this with strong play
It's easy enough to find out -- give the position to two engines and let them slug it out. They'll either run around in circles, confused by the opposite color bishops, or white will pound out a victory in clinical fashion.
you can't play 9...f5, if 6...your bishop g4! is no more on the diagonal for your pawn to protect and chess!!
very hard puzzle.
deep puzzle
i meant "check" not "chess" i must improve my english too...
Very instructive. Nice puzzle. white has to keep bearing in, bringing up the reserves. Thanks for posting this one.
As I did this puzzle, the help button was the last thing keeping me sane.
yes
this is a great puzzle by a great GM. White either forces mate or forces opponent to resign. I like it, show them who is tough and who is the man!!!!!!!
i am very happy. i solved this, but at the last moment i repeated my moves twice.
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