Tactic 0207

[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "fershadpour"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "4r1k1/1pp2rpn/p1q3Rp/4p3/3QP3/2NR3P/PPP3P1/6K1 w - - 0 22"]

{White to move, black just played dxe5. }
{dxe5 unveils a double attack: the queen threatens the rook on g6, }
{while the pawn attacks the queen on d4. What is white's best response? }
{Second best is Rxc6 (-3.25), best is Qa4 (-1.19) }
1. Qa4 {Pinning the queen, so if Qxc6, then Qxe8+, and things are even. }
{If Rxc6, then: }
(1. Rxc6 exd4 {And black still has a double attack. }
2. Rc4 dxc3
3. Rdxc3
)
1... Qxa4
2. Nxa4 Ng5
3. Nc5 Kh7 {Unfortunately the rook is trapped, so white will be }
{down the exchange, for a pawn. }
4. Rxg5 hxg5
5. Nxb7
*