Terry McCracken wrote:Terry McCracken wrote:Cubeman wrote:Terry wrote I've noticed the last two diagrams haven't any computer analysis, well it's nice to know we humans are smarter than these dumb machines.
But Terry your analysis of the second position claiming that Nxe6 is the best move and plan to follow up Qe5 with Rf6!! does not lead to a clear win like 1 Nd5!!.After your suggested 1 Nxe6 Qe5,2 Rf6 Bxf6,3 gxf6 Qxf6, what is your best plan.My dumb computer says 4 Nxf8 Qg7,5 Qxg7+ Kxg7,6 axb3 Nxf8,7 Nb5 Bd7,8 Nxd6 with a small + for White of 0.99.
This pawn advantage is so insignificant with the opposite bishop minor piece endgame.So maybe the computer is dumb.
Whereas the 1 Nd5!! leads to a huge +4.50 for White.
Did I overlook Nd5? How fallible of me.
I only looked at the positions briefly, I'll take another look.
I took another look. Indeed, Nd5!! is best with a crushing mating attack!
My Nxe6?! wasn't the best but it's a follow-up move!
1.Nd5 exd5 2.Ne6 fxe6 3.Qxg6+ Kh8 4.Qh5+ Kg8 5.g6
The point of Nd5!! is clear, it cuts of lines of communication, so no Qe5 is possible, leaving the Black King defenceless. Brilliant play!
Terry
Too bad your Ne6 line doesn't work because it is quite spectacular (in terms of hangning pieces!) after Qe5 Rf6! Quick analysis by SlowChess 2.1:
SlowChess Blitz WV2.1 (94 MB hash)
FEN: r1b2rk1/1p1nbp2/p2pp1pQ/q5P1/3NP3/1nN1B3/PPP4P/R4RK1 w - -
[13] 3.84 01:10.9 Nd5 Qxd5 exd5 Nxd4 Bxd4 e5 Rae1 Bxg5 Qxg5 exd4 Rd1 Ne5 Rxd4
[12] 3.52 00:27.0 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 Qxe6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 g6 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Nf6 Rxf6 Qe1+ Rf1 Qxf1+ Kxf1 Nd2+ Bxd2 dxe4
[11] 2.60 00:11.0 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 g6 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Nf6 Rxf6 Qe1+ Rf1 Qh4 Rf8+ Bxf8 Qxh4 Bg7 axb3 dxe4 Qd8+ Bf8
[10] 2.32 00:05.1 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 g6 Rxf1+ Rxf1 Nf6 Rxf6 Qe1+ Rf1 Qh4 Rf8+ Bxf8 Qxh4 Kg7 axb3 Kxg6 exd5 exd5
[9] 0.41 00:02.0 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 Qg6+ <draw>
[8] 0.41 00:00.8 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 Qg6+ <draw>
[7] 0.41 00:00.3 Nd5 exd5 Ne6 fxe6 Qxg6+ Kh8 Qh6+ Kg8 Qg6+ <draw>
[6] 0.40 00:00.2 Nd5 Bxg5 Qxg5 exd5 axb3 Qc5 exd5
[6] 0.00 00:00.1 Nd5 {++}
[6] 0.00 00:00.0 axb3 Qe5 Nf3 Qg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Bd4+ f6 gxf6+ Nxf6
[5] 0.00 00:00.0 axb3 Qe5 Nf3 Qg7 Qxg7+ Kxg7 Bd4+ f6 gxf6+ Nxf6
[4] -0.08 00:00.0 axb3 Qc7 Ndb5 Qc6
[3] -0.08 00:00.0 axb3 Qe5 b4
[2] -0.08 00:00.0 axb3 Qe5