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Can White win a piece in this position ?

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well what I calculated(spoilers):

Qxe7 Rde8 Qxc5 Rxe2 Nh4 winning the bishop on f5

well what I calculated(spoilers): Qxe7 Rde8 Qxc5 Rxe2 Nh4 winning the bishop on f5
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@Bishop1964 said ^

@lq2
Are you sure that you can keep the piece in the line 3. Nh4 Qf6 4. Nxf5 Re5 ?

oh... uh... no T-T I lose it

@Bishop1964 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/C3ssejVL) > @lq2 > Are you sure that you can keep the piece in the line 3. Nh4 Qf6 4. Nxf5 Re5 ? oh... uh... no T-T I lose it
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  1. Yes
  2. X-ray
  3. About a minute up to Re5, then I wasted maybe 3 to 5 minutes down a rabbit hole, trying to exploit a back rank weakness before deciding that I cant make it work, then maybe another minute before spotting the defence.
1. Yes 2. X-ray 3. About a minute up to Re5, then I wasted maybe 3 to 5 minutes down a rabbit hole, trying to exploit a back rank weakness before deciding that I cant make it work, then maybe another minute before spotting the defence.

@Bishop1964 said ^

@lq2
Are you sure that you lose the piece again. Maybe you can defend it ?

I RAGED SO HARD UNTIL I SAW Rd5 T-T

@Bishop1964 said [^](/forum/redirect/post/c937SUCZ) > @lq2 > Are you sure that you lose the piece again. Maybe you can defend it ? I RAGED SO HARD UNTIL I SAW Rd5 T-T
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Indeed, I had overlooked and overread the b6 idea, so I had not seen that part. Fortunately, I had by accident however already looked at the key ideas, so now faced with b6, the solution is straightforward...

Indeed, I had overlooked and overread the b6 idea, so I had not seen that part. Fortunately, I had by accident however already looked at the key ideas, so now faced with b6, the solution is straightforward...

If the white knight in f3 is a really powerful knight, maybe he can do a very long jump and take the queen in g6

If the white knight in f3 is a really powerful knight, maybe he can do a very long jump and take the queen in g6

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