Saturday, May 9, 2009

Tactic 0074

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Khevalier"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1n3r1k/3N1p1p/p5p1/1pP1b3/8/1P2q1P1/P6P/2RQ1RK1 w - - 0 24"]

{White to move, black just played Qxe3+. }
{What's the best way to get out of check? }
{Second best is Kh1 (-0.30), best is Kg2 (1.39). }
{Notice that Rf2 loses the knight on d7, because if the }
{queen retakes, then white loses the rook on c1. }
1. Kg2 {If Kh1, then: }
(1. Kh1 Qe4+
2. Qf3 {If the king moves, then Bd4+ }
2... Qxf3+
3. Rxf3 Nxd7
)
1... Nxd7 {If Qe4+, then Kh3. }
2. Re1 Qd4
3. Qxd4 Bxd4
4. Rcd1 Nxc5
5. Rxd4
*

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