Chess tactics 19 in Chess Tactics Chess Training on January 15, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess tactics 19 [White " Gunsberg - Chigorin, Havana, 1890 "] [Black "Black to play and win"] [Result "0-1"] [FEN "6k1/7r/p1n1p1pq/1pp1p3/4PrPb/PP1P1P2/1B2Q1K1/1BR4R b - - 0 35"] {This is a beautiful combination on the theme of the deflection. Black wins by:} 35... Rxf3!! {White has three defensive tries, which all fail.} 36 Rxh4 {The trickiest defense is delaying the rook capture by sacrificing the exchange on h4} ({Taking with the king is no good:} 36 Kxf3 Qf4+ 37 Kg2 Qg3+ 38 Kf1 Rf7+ {And White gets mated}) ({Taking with the queen is only slightly prolong the loss:} 36 Qxf3 Qd2+ 37 Kg1 Bf2+!! {Taking advantage of the overloaded queen} 38 Kf1 Nd4!! {Taking advantage of the overloaded bishop. White is lost, for instance} 39 Bxd4 Qxc1+ 40 Kxf2 Rxh1) 36..Rg3+! {Most direct, although Qxh4 also wins} 37 Kxg3 Qxh4+ 38 Kg2 {and now the strongest is} 38... Nd4!! 39 Bxd3 Qh2+ 40 Kf1 Qf4+!! {And we can see the point of 38... Nd4 . The rook on c1 is left undefended.} your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard; alternatively your wordpress theme might suppress the html iframe tag from articles or excerpts Chess tactics Previous Post← Chess tactics 18 Chess tactics 18 Next PostChess study 5 – Yochanan Afek Study → Chess study 5 - Yochanan Afek Study You May Also Like Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 16 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 62 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 35 View Post