Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Tactic 0211


[Event "ICC Blitz"]
[White "jbennett"]
[Black "BananaBreath"]
[Result "*"]
[Annotator "JB"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "r3q1k1/1Q3ppp/1p6/2b1N3/8/2B4P/P4PP1/6K1 w - - 0 30"]

{White to move, black just played Bc5. }
{Second best is Nd7 or Nd3 (-2.30), best is Nxf7 (0.25). }
{There is really only one good move here, otherwise white is losing. }
1. Nxf7 Bxf2+ {If Qxf7, then Qxa1+. }
{If Rxa2, then there is a pretty mate in 2: }
(1... Rxa2
2. Nh6+ gxh6 {If the king moves, then Qxg7 is mate. }
3. Qg7#
)
2. Kh1 Qxf7
3. Qxa8+ Qf8
*

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