Sunday, October 11, 2009

Tactic 0209


[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "swagger"]
[Black "jbennett"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r6k/ppn3pP/2p1b3/2qp2N1/5R2/2NB4/PP4PP/4R2K w - - 0 25"]

{White to move, black just played Bxe6. }
{Second best is b4 (1.80), best is Rxe6 (8.19) }
1. Rxe6 Rf8 {The f7 square must be defended to prevent Nf7 mate. }
2. Rxf8+ Qxf8
3. Rd6 {Threatening Rd8! }
3... g6 {To provide an escape square for the king. }
4. Rxg6
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