Chess tactics 35 in Chess Tactics Chess Training on March 15, 2017 January 29, 2019 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Chess tactics 35 [White " Maier - Israel, 2008 "] [Black "White to play and win"] [Result "1-0"] [FEN "rnbq1rk1/pp2bppp/4p3/8/1P3N2/P2B4/1BP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w - - 0 1"] {The combination in this game is highly reminiscent of the game Lasker - Bauer: White starts with the "obvious":} 1 Bxh7+ Kxh7 2 Qh5+ Kg8 {And now comes the key move of the combination, the "quiet":} 3 Rd1!! {White gains a tempo on the queen to include his rook via 3rd rank.} 3... Qe8 {Trying to free himself with f5 next.} 4 Bxg7! Kxg7 {Forced, as Qh8 was a threat} 5 Qg4+ {It is better to force the king on h file} 5... Kh8 6 Rd3 {Rh3 is coming next move, and Black has no defence.} 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 34 Chess tactics 34 Next PostChess tactics 36 → Chess tactics 36 You May Also Like Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 101 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess tactics 74 View Post Chess Tactics Chess Training Chess Tactics 96 View Post