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The Process of Decision Making in Chess Volume 2: Practice positions and solutions. Position 9.6

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Spochman
Apr 20, 2018
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#1

Solve the challenge below:

 
Diagram 9.6- black’s a6 pawn is currently overprotected, and looks safe for the moment. But having a scheming mind such as yours, this potential weakness didn’t go unnoticed; a quick glance and you found an idea to attack it- double rooks on the a file and bring the knight to c5, all the while the a6 pawn has to stay put in order for your conspiracy to succeed. Hence we determine the move order of our newly formed plan: first Ra1 to blockade the pawn, then double rooks, and finally Nd2-b3-c5 to reach our dream position as planned. In that scenario, we notice that black can never defend the pawn more than twice, while we are going to attack it three times-we are winning the pawn by force.
 
Challenge: the moment the knight begins its journey to c5, black can go Bf8 and meet Nc5 with Bxc5. Does this save black’s position?

 

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Leon-Campeon
Apr 20, 2018
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#2

Yes Bf8, looks solve black position, I think why not our knight brings a5 attack a second weak pawn? It is my opinion.

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Billkingplayschess
Apr 20, 2018
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#3

Yes that solves the triple threat and white would end up with two pawns on the C file, if the Knight moves to c5 anyway. The position looks pretty closed at this stage.

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KingOnAString
Apr 20, 2018
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#4

No it doesn't solve blacks problems, ...BxNc5 2.bxc5 opening up the b file. Black cannot move his rooks or he will lose his a pawn. White simply puts one of his rooks on the b file and then moves it to b6 and will win one of blacks pawns.

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Sergeledan
May 8, 2018
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#5

No it does not solve black's problem .... for the same reasons given by cheeseplease right above..