Ill go with motion... @static shadow : kh1 rxf1 rxf1 and then? Black has no good move left and face a multiple check mate. Such as bg6 kg8 qh7. #.... What do you think ?
As a matter of fact there is a direct mate threat with the rook wich mean that black has to move his knight...either he plays nf6 loosing the knight Or nd6 keeping the knight but letting the white rook control of the file. Either way black looks pretty helpless...?
Its not helpless, Im gonna try to win now but its rather difficult, looks more like a grind in a sharp position.
I mean white looks winning but I dont think I have enough strength to beat stockfish8 with that advantage.
Its a positional advantage easy to lose, its not like a material advantage.
I mean white looks winning but I dont think I have enough strength to beat stockfish8 with that advantage.
Its a positional advantage easy to lose, its not like a material advantage.
now this position is clearly winning by white
even if I did not make good moves
but I dont understand why he sacrificies his bishop.
http://en.lichess.org/5nM8kwh1vDoy
even if I did not make good moves
but I dont understand why he sacrificies his bishop.
http://en.lichess.org/5nM8kwh1vDoy
#11, I don't see how Qh7 is mate after the rook has moved. The king can move to the f8 square and retreat to e7, as I had said a few times already.
And as for #12, there is no mate threat with the rook if you simply capture the rook, which gives the king a retreat square and eliminates the threat of White's rook. White's attack here is crippled after Rxf1. I'm fairly sure Black is holding that position. I haven't checked with an engine though...no fun in that.
And as for #12, there is no mate threat with the rook if you simply capture the rook, which gives the king a retreat square and eliminates the threat of White's rook. White's attack here is crippled after Rxf1. I'm fairly sure Black is holding that position. I haven't checked with an engine though...no fun in that.
#14 looking at your game there, it seems SF agrees with me about Rxf1 for Black being the equalizing move. The reason the engine sacrifices the bishop is to activate it's counterplay.
The darksquared bishop isn't doing much, and White's attacking game will eventually penetrate while he has the bishop pair and he queen on the h file. f8 is a very important escape square. In fact it's why playing the bishop out to f4 before giving check on the king by moving the bishop was likely stronger than immediately going in for the attack.
So, the sacrifice gives Black counterplay against that idea. With the knight active and the queen in the game, down a piece for a pawn, but with White's bad king safety...I don't know if I'd call it objectively winning for White. It's definitely an advantage, but Black's position there still looks like it might hold.
The darksquared bishop isn't doing much, and White's attacking game will eventually penetrate while he has the bishop pair and he queen on the h file. f8 is a very important escape square. In fact it's why playing the bishop out to f4 before giving check on the king by moving the bishop was likely stronger than immediately going in for the attack.
So, the sacrifice gives Black counterplay against that idea. With the knight active and the queen in the game, down a piece for a pawn, but with White's bad king safety...I don't know if I'd call it objectively winning for White. It's definitely an advantage, but Black's position there still looks like it might hold.
knight f6 is much stronger in my opinion if u want to sacrifice a piece.
the machine played that against me,
but for some reason, It does not play always the same moves, It changes.
because after knight f6 it threates both white pieces and taking with pawn gives f column for black, queen there
so looks a better idea than giving the bishop.
the machine played that against me,
but for some reason, It does not play always the same moves, It changes.
because after knight f6 it threates both white pieces and taking with pawn gives f column for black, queen there
so looks a better idea than giving the bishop.
now here white is way better
something like that
http://en.lichess.org/9hMIHG98AMl6
just moving the bishop first to protect the double knight threat.
something like that
http://en.lichess.org/9hMIHG98AMl6
just moving the bishop first to protect the double knight threat.
#9
Very sharp. After the queen is off. There are several ways to win.
http://en.lichess.org/qyCLibMK6QUV
Very sharp. After the queen is off. There are several ways to win.
http://en.lichess.org/qyCLibMK6QUV
quiteirate has a very interesting solution
, reminds me of kings gambit control of the f file, I will look at it tomorrow trying to summarize it a little
Im very tired as usual but I think the difference is that he understood the game from a column perspective and I went diagonally and both work
, reminds me of kings gambit control of the f file, I will look at it tomorrow trying to summarize it a little
Im very tired as usual but I think the difference is that he understood the game from a column perspective and I went diagonally and both work
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