Saturday, September 12, 2009

Tactic 0180

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "Pawnscum"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "2rqr1k1/1p1b1p2/p3pnpp/n3N3/P2PP3/B2Q4/2B2PPP/R4RK1 w - - 0 18"]

{White to move, black just played a6. }
{Second best is Rfb1 (2.46), best is Nxg6 (2.48) }
1. Nxg6 {Since Rfb1 is just as good, here is that line: }
(1. Rfb1 Bc6
2. Qf3 b5
3. Bc5 Nb7
4. Nxc6 Rxc6
5. axb5 axb5
6. e5
)
1... Rxc2 {Of course Nxg6 is more interesting. If fxg6, then: }
(1... fxg6
2. e5 Ne4 {Sacrifice the knight to get some protection for g6. }
3. Qxe4 Qg5
4. Qxg6+ Qxg6
5. Bxg6
)
2. Ne7+ Rxe7
3. Bxe7 Qxe7
4. Qxc2
*

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