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MSC157

How to win? Interesting game!

AndyClifton

another oops-fest

wbport

AndyClifton

well, that at least was cute...

Sun777

cool

asvpcurtis

wbport i believe you missed something

James_McGreevy

@p-wnattack

Surely you take the bishop with the rook and then white will surely win from there?

asvpcurtis
James_McGreevy wrote:

@p-wnattack

Surely you take the bishop with the rook and then white will surely win from there?

if the Rxf3 then Qxd1+  winning the bishop back and forking the king and rook, suddenly black is wining and also has the option of perpetual check



James_McGreevy

I see, I overlooked that. But what about Rd3?

asvpcurtis
FirebrandX wrote:

Instead of 36.Ra3, I'd play 36.Bxf3+  and white has two rooks and a bishop versus the queen for tactics. That 'should' be winning for white.

36. Ra3 does work, but it's a little more than I'd risk in a 3-min game.

Edit: By the way, p-wnattack, after 36.Ra3 Qc1, then 37.Rd3 is still winning. If black takes with the bishop, then of course Rh3#. Taking with the queen gives white a rook up endgame.

i know black is busted i was just pointing out there wasn't an immediate win for white like the OP suggests at the end of his diagram