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 2 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 31 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess Tactics 88 View Post