Unlock Your Genius - January 2009 (Problems)

by dlwyatt, Ohio, Thursday, February 12, 2009, 01:56 (5908 days ago) @ tapestry

? ? 1... Bc6 2. Nd4 Nb3 3. Nxb3 axb3 4. Bxe4 (4. Qxb3 Nd2 -+) fxe4 5. Qxb3
? ? Qf7, and it looks like Black's in control now. He can play b6 then
? lift
? ? the rook to a5 and over to c5 or f5 with a lot of pressure.
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? That looks a good idea. If instead white captures 3. Nxc6, after 3...bxc6
? 4. Rc2, the knight on b3 would be difficult for white to kick away.
? Presumably, black would then aim to double rooks on the b file.

Heh, color me stupid. I figured White couldn't capture on c6 due to the hanging rook on c1, overlooking the simple Ne7+ fork. Black's position after that exchange on c6 isn't terrible, but not really what I was looking at.