Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Tactic 0036

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "Andrex"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r2q2r1/4bk2/p4n2/2p4Q/3p4/2N3RP/PPP3P1/5RK1 b - - 0 22"]

{Black to move, white just played Qh5+. }
{Black is under attack, what is the best way to hold on? }
{Second best is Ke6 (3.05), best is Kf8 (0.35) }
1... Kf8
(1... Ke6 {This doesn't work out as well, }
2. Re1+ Kd7 {the king is more exposed in the center. }
3. Qf5+ Kc7
4. Rxg8+ Nxg8
5. Nd5+ Kb7
6. Nxe7 Nxe7
7. Qf7 {White wins the knight. }
)
2. Rxg8+ Kxg8
3. Qg6+ Kh8
4. Ne4 Qg8
5. Rxf6 Bxf6
6. Qxf6+ Qg7
*

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