Sunday, February 8, 2009

Tactic 0001

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Antwnis"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q1rk1/pp1bp1B1/3p3Q/5p1p/4P1p1/2N2n2/PPP5/2KR1B2 w - f6 0 17"]

{This is a Sicilian Dragon, in which black has played fast and loose, and deserves to be punished. }
{Black just played f5, to avoid the mate on h8. }
{White, in the game, played the intuitive move Bc4+. }
{However black can defend with e6. }
{What is the best way for white to proceed? }
{Second best is Be2 or Qh8+ (+1.97) best is Rxd6 (+4.56) }
1.Rxd6! e6 {If exd6, then Bc4+}
2.Qh8+ Kf7
3.Bxf8 Qg5+
4.Kb1 Rxf8
5.Qh7+ Kf6
6.Qxd7 {White is a piece up, and the attack continues. }
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