Friday, May 15, 2009

Tactic 0079

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "HeIsLord"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "rr3b2/2n3k1/3p2pp/q1pP1bN1/pnP1N3/5Q1P/1P3PP1/1RB2BK1 w - - 0 24"]

{White to move, black just played h6. }
{White is down a rook, and needs to find a way to save the game. }
{There are two moves that don't lose. }
{Second best is Qc3+ (0.00), best is g4 (0.22) }
1. g4 {With Qc3+, there is a draw by perpetual check: }
(1. Qc3+ Kg8
2. Nf6+ Kh8
3. Nh5+ Kg8
4. Nf6+
)
1... hxg5
2. gxf5 Ne8
3. fxg6 Ra7 {If Kxg6, then Qxf8. }
4. Bxg5 Kg8
5. h4 {Black will have to give up a piece to stop the pawns. }
*

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